Bid Support Services
Bid support for public sector tech suppliers
Public sector tech bid experts, sized to your need, from a few hours to full management.
- 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
One-off tech tenders where you need an outside expert opinion
Critical tech tenders requiring senior oversight across the full bid lifecycle
Technology suppliers needing capacity and expertise across their entire pipeline
Three levels of bid support
Bid:Assist
On-demand support. Best for one-off tech tenders where you need an outside expert opinion.
- Assigned Bid Writer and/or Bid Reviewer
- Collaborative response writing
- Draft review and finalisation
- Compliance checks
- Independent storyboarding and scoring
Bid:Manage
Expert oversight. Best for critical tech tenders requiring senior oversight across the full bid lifecycle.
- Everything in Bid:Assist
- Bid planning and kick-off
- Technical SME content extraction
- Clarification process management
- Governance checks and submission
- Retrospective and debrief
Bid:Growth
Full pipeline support. Best for technology suppliers needing capacity and expertise across their entire pipeline.
- Everything in Bid:Assist and Bid:Manage
- Opportunities Finder
- Stotles Partner Level Access
- Content Library creation
- Senior ex-Government bid professionals
- Dedicated draw-down hours
Bid:Assist: public sector tech bid support, when you need it, scoped to the bid
You have a public sector technology tender to respond to. Maybe your team is stretched, maybe you want an independent view before you submit, or maybe you need a specialist writer who understands how government buyers evaluate tech suppliers.
Bid:Assist gives you access to specialist public sector tech bid expertise, without a retainer or long-term commitment. We work alongside your team with your technical SMEs and help you submit a high-quality, compliant response.
- Technology suppliers with an active public sector tender and limited internal capacity
- Teams who want an independent expert review before submission
- Tech companies responding to framework further competitions or open competitions
- Any supplier who wants to improve response quality and increase their chances of winning
Bid Writing
- Assigned Bid Writer with public sector tech experience
- Collaborative working with your team and technical SMEs
- Response writing and clear response structures
- Re-writing and finalisation of drafts
- Compliance checks
Bid Reviewing
- Independent reviewers
- Storyboarding support
- Templates and response structure guidance
- Multi-stage review and scoring
- Expert feedback and suggested edits
Higher-scoring, compliant responses delivered on time with reduced internal strain and a lower risk of failure. Our clients increase their win rates to over 1 in 3, above industry average.
Scope agreed ahead of each engagement based on bid size and complexity.
93.48% quality score on a multi-million-pound central government bid
Softwire Technology needed to retain an incumbent contract with a self-set target of 90% or above. We supported the review of 29 questions across 7 days, delivering up to three rounds of feedback. They won.
"They know their stuff and have a great way of cutting through the noise... it means my time can be spent on substantive improvements to our bids, knowing the answer has been structured really well by the time it reaches me."
Alex Wolff, Director, Softwire Technology
Bid:Manage: senior bid management for the technology tenders that matter most
When a bid is high value, high complexity, or simply one you can't afford to lose, you need more than writing support. You need someone who can run the process, manage the people, and ensure your submission presents your strongest possible case.
Bid:Manage provides a senior Proposal Manager or Bid Manager who takes full ownership of your bid, from kick-off to submission.
- Technology suppliers with a high-value or strategically important public sector bid
- Teams with an existing bid function that needs senior capacity or specialist oversight
- Leadership teams who need someone to run the process end-to-end
- Organisations where the cost of losing this bid outweighs the cost of expert support
Proposal Manager
- Input into Capture Management
- Proposal kick-off and bid planning
- Clarification process management
- Bid reviews and written feedback
- Submission management
- Content Library updating
- Retrospective and debrief
Bid Manager
- Everything in Proposal Manager
- Input into Bid Qualification
- Working with technical SMEs to extract content
- Regular Bid Team follow-ups
- Internal governance process checks
Full support across pre-bid, bid, and post-bid. Augments your team, reduces burden, and adds confidence and compliance, leading to a stronger submission on the bids that count.
Scoped to the size and complexity of the bid. Includes all Bid:Assist elements, plus approximately 20-30 additional hours of senior oversight. Scope and cost agreed before the engagement starts.
Retaining a £15m contract with a central government buyer
Adroc Group had worked with us before and came back when it mattered most. With a critical contract up for renewal, they needed someone to run the bid process end-to-end, with full management from start to finish. We managed the portal, kept the client updated throughout, coordinated 3 rounds of reviews across 11 days, and submitted the final version on their behalf.
Bid:Growth: build the capacity to win more public sector technology contracts, consistently
Bid:Growth is for technology companies who are serious about the public sector but tired of treating every bid as a separate scramble. As a retained partnership, it gives you consistent capacity and expertise across your whole pipeline. You'll have guaranteed draw-down hours, proactive opportunity identification, a built-out Content Library, and access to senior ex-Government bid professionals who think like the buyers you're pitching to.
- Technology suppliers with an active pipeline of public sector opportunities
- Tech teams experiencing recurring capacity pressure across multiple bids
- Companies looking to build or strengthen their bid function over time
- Senior leaders who want public sector to be a consistent growth channel, not a constant fire-fight
Everything in Bid:Assist and Bid:Manage
- Bid writing and reviewing on live opportunities
- Response writing, editing, compliance checks
- Proposal and bid management
- Pre-bid, bid, and post-bid support
- Content Library updating
- Retrospectives and debriefs
Plus, exclusively in Bid:Growth
- Opportunities Finder: tailored tech opportunities matched to your capability, delivered as they arise
- Stotles Partner Level Access: advanced public sector market intelligence
- Content Library creation built from scratch
- Access to senior ex-Government bid professionals
- Dedicated draw-down hours for guaranteed availability
A stronger pipeline, better bids, and higher win rates. You'll come out with a bid function that improves month on month, and a tech business that grows in the public sector. Our clients increase their win rates to over 1 in 3, above industry average.
Flexible retainer arrangements. Scope and draw-down hours agreed at onboarding.
19 bids supported over 12 months
A high-end software engineering consultancy had no internal bid function. Over a year-long Bid:Growth engagement, we supported 19 bids, built a reusable content library, and helped them develop a sharp understanding of public sector procurement. By the end, they'd hired their own bid manager. We continue to support them today.
Not sure where to start?
Our Bid Discovery is a structured assessment of your current bid capability: what's working, what's missing, and exactly what needs to happen next. The natural starting point for any technology company serious about growing in the public sector.
Talk it through with us
Book a short call and we will tell you which level of bid support fits your tender or pipeline.
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."