Effective Bid Writing

Our bid writing training course focuses on creating winning bids by helping you with bid structure and content, and making your tender document more visually attractive.

The course will show you how to:

• set clear objectives throughout your bid response
• get your key messages across
• make your bid response reader-centered
• write confidently and clearly
• keep your audience reading, by making the tender document 'flow'
• build a persuasive argument
• give the tender document more impact
• leave a positive last impression
• write the executive summary

Effective Bid Writing Course Outline

• The various types of bids and tender proposal documents
  • – Free format bids versus prescriptive bid documents
  • – Analysing the ITT (Invitation To Tender)
  • – Where do I start with my bid response?
  • – Reading between the lines
• Developing your bid response
  • – The process of gathering information from those contributing to the bid document
  • – Identifying the audience and managing their expectations
  • – Create a visual theme for your solution (using outlines, storyboards etc.)
  • – Developing a strong objective throughout your winning bid
• Designing your structure
  • – Different structures for different types of bid responses
  • – How to create a logical structure
  • – Using a bid template
• Creating an executive summary
  • – When to write the executive summary
  • – What should the executive summary contain?
  • – How to get your key ideas across quickly
• Working on your writing style
  • – What goes wrong in bid documentation
  • – Learn the principles of clear writing
  • – How to maintain your writing style
  • – Avoid being sidetracked when writing
  • – Some tips on layout and style
  • – Using headings, lists and tables
• Editing your work
  • – Make sure your writing style is consistent
  • – Using illustrations within your bid document
  • – Polishing
  • – How to punctuate lists
  • – Proofreading your tender response
  • – Spelling and grammar checkers

If you are interested in presenting your bid, please look at our successful bid writing & bid presentation training page.

Call us now on 01952 257182 and we can advise you on the availability and most cost effective method of our bid writing and/or writing skills training, we will send you our bid writing and writing skills training pack along with our Costs and Terms of Business.

Alternatively submit a request for our bid writing and writing skills training pack using our Contact Us page.