Bid Discovery
Not sure where to start? We'll show you exactly where you are and what needs to change.
Bid Discovery is a structured assessment of your current bid capability: how you find, qualify and respond to public sector technology opportunities.
Whether you're building a bid function from scratch or trying to understand a falling win rate, Bid Discovery gives you a clear, honest picture of what's working, what isn't, and exactly what to do next.
- Over 1 in 3 win rate for our clients, above industry average
- 93.48% quality score on a multi-million-pound central government bid
- £15m central government contract retained
- 19 bids supported over 12 months for one client
Who this is for
Tech organisations new to public sector bidding who want to understand what winning looks like before they invest
Tech suppliers whose win rate has stalled or dropped and want an honest picture of why
Organisations that have grown in the public sector organically but have never built a proper bid function
Any supplier who wants to improve response quality on a specific opportunity
What's included
- Review of your current bid process, tools and team structure (as-is)
- Assessment of response quality, qualification discipline and pipeline management
- Gap analysis against best practice for public sector technology bidding
- Clear recommendations and a prioritised to-be roadmap
- A written summary report to share internally and build a case for investment
Outcome and investment
A clear, honest picture of your current bid capability and a practical plan for what to do next, built around your organisation.
Fixed price. Scope confirmed at initial call.
Case study: listed on two DPS frameworks two weeks ahead of the submission deadline
Modular Data had grown to £2.1m turnover but were 100% reliant on a single HMPPS contract nearing renewal, with no pipeline, no bid function, and no structured approach to finding new work.
Our Bid Discovery gave them a clear picture of where they stood: a full assessment of their public sector position, pipeline gaps, framework opportunities, and how to leverage existing relationships to generate new work. With a prioritised roadmap in place, we secured listings on two DPSs.
Ready for hands-on help after your Discovery? See our bid support services.
Book a Bid Discovery
Tell us where your bidding stands today, and we will confirm the scope at your initial call.
Why Advice Cloud
- We are independent. We do not resell, we are tied to no supplier, and we have no reason to tell you what you want to hear.
- We manage framework applications every working day, so our advice reflects what buyers and the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) are doing now, not what was true last year.
- Every assessment is delivered by a public sector procurement specialist, not a generalist bid consultant.
- We have been delivering framework listings since 2012, across almost 400 competitive listings on 22 agreements.
"I wish I'd known about Advice Cloud sooner... they have helped us win over £104m since we started working with them. We hugely value their partnership."