Tender Writing - Why bother applying for tenders?

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Tender Writing Why bother applying for tenders?
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Tender Writing Why bother applying for tenders?

• Whether to apply for tenders really is a question
  that every tender writer should assess before
  embarking on the tender writing adventure.
• Applying for tenders is not an easy process, it
  is difficult at times, time consuming, there is
  no guarantee of success and so every prospective
  tender writer really should assess whether
  applying for tenders is something that the
  organisation should even be considering.

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Tender Writing Why bother applying for tenders?

• Firstly the organisation needs to consider why
  they want to apply for tenders in the first
  place. What do they believe winning a tender will
  add to their business.
• Will it give the business an enhanced profile,
  will it give them access to new markets, will it
  create a new revenue stream?
• There needs to be a definitive rationale as to
  why the organisation is considering applying for
  tenders.

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Tender Writing Why bother applying for tenders?

• Certainly winning tenders can give access to new
  markets. For instance say you win a tender with
  Council X and you do a great job and deliver on
  time, within budget etc and get great reviews
  from that Council, well that experience can then
  set you up to chase further tender opportunities
  with that Council or in fact assist you to apply
  for and win tender opportunities with other
  Councils therefore increasing your access to
  these new markets ie local Councils and maybe
  even Government departments which is a logical
  next step if you have won a Council tender.

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Tender Writing Why bother applying for tenders?

• Again winning a Council or Government tender can
  certainly bring an extra revenue stream to the
  organisation. This revenue stream can also be
  very very lucrative.
• Yes there is intense competition for
  Council/Government tenders and yes that puts
  pressure on pricing but in general
  Council/Government Departments will pay overs
  for services compared to what a commercial entity
  operating under commercial pressures will pay.

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Tender Writing Why bother applying for tenders?

• The skilled tender writer will be across all
  these issues. There are many reasons why an
  organisation will want to apply for tenders,
  however the tender writing process as mentioned
  before can be very very daunting, it is
  challenging, complex and can require significant
  time, commitment and dedication in order to
  achieve the outcomes the organisation seeks.

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Tender Writing Why bother applying for tenders?

• There also can be significant pitfalls for the
  inexperienced tender writer and organisation
  because if you promise to deliver
  goods/services/products via a tender at a stated
  price and made claims in your tender response
  that you simply cant deliver on then not only
  might your organisation face serious legal action
  from the Council/Government department or even
  the commercial entity if it is a commercial
  tender but you professional standing in your
  industry will obviously be damaged and
  compromised as well.

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Tender Writing Why bother applying for tenders?

• So yes the great tender writers out there will
  work with their organisation to determine if in
  fact tenders are something that will benefit the
  organisation.
• If so then you can embark on the tender writing
  process with some confidence that winning these
  tenders fits in neatly with the goals and
  objectives of the organisation going forward.
• But yes applying for tenders wont fit the needs
  and requirements of every organisation.

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Tender Writing Why bother applying for tenders?

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  more information about this article or if you
  require specialist grant or tender writing
  experience to help your organisation or business
  win grant funding or achieve successes with
  tenders.

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