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I Bid Therefore I Am
10 Mar, 2025 | 10 Mins Read

Responding to formal procurement tenders is hard. Responding well is harder still. Responding well whilst maximising your scores and actually winning is a whole other level of difficult. I've been do

The Origins of Our Bid Methodology
17 Mar, 2025 | 10 Mins Read

If you are a Business Owner, Sales Director, or Bid Lead, do any of these sound familiar? *"It's just quicker if I do it." "I'll only have to rewrite half of this anyway." "There's no point reviewing

Tender Methodology 101
24 Mar, 2025 | 10 Mins Read

In my last post I noted that I had concluded a number of tender-winning rules, having led and managed bid response teams since 2003. Whilst those rules are true, they are rather less helpful than the

How Generic AI Can Harm Your Bids
31 Mar, 2025 | 10 Mins Read

Most people's first experience of AI is harmless — even fun. You hear about tools like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and start by asking them to write a poem, plan a holiday, or fix a DIY problem. Impre

What Winning AI-Assisted Bids Actually Look Like
04 Apr, 2025 | 10 Mins Read

There is no shortage of content explaining how AI can help you write bids faster. Far less is written about what winning AI-assisted bids actually look like in practice. Not theoretical examples. Not