Writing a Tender
Tenders are often difficult to write. A good tender specification document will outline all the information that you need to supply. It is usually best to stick to the order in which the clients have requested the information. So, if the tender specification asks for details of your financial status, how you would carry out the proposed work, the timescale you would complete it in and then your equalities/diversity policy, health and safety policy, then make sure that your tender addresses these issues in that particular order. This makes it so much easier for the people reading the tender. Remember, you want to keep them on your side!
It may seem glaringly obvious, but if you submit a tender full of spelling mistakes and grammar that is so bad that it is hard to make sense of the whole thing, then those awarding the contract will make two assumptions: first, they will assume you are offering a poor standard of service (after all, you couldn’t even write a proper tender) and, secondly, they will assume you don’t really want the contract, since you couldn’t even be bothered to run it through a grammar and spell checker. So make sure you use both a grammar and spell checking facility.
Don’t use the tender simply to tell your potential clients how wonderful you are. By all means, list all the skills, experience and fantastic credentials you have for this particular contract, but only list those that really are relevant to this specific contract, or they will lose interest after they become bored with reading how wonderful you are.
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