Defence Insights

In this co-authored article, BidWrite’s Rodger Manning and KordaMentha’s Mike Kalms examine the true cost of tendering in Defence. Their staggering $1.4 billion estimate represents an opportunity cost felt across project delivery, R&D and work-life balance. Rodger and Mike suggest practical approaches to help the Defence industry do better.

BidWrite excitedly announces our latest strategic partnership with Defence industry specialists De Stefano & Co, helping clients enter, navigate, and win work in the Defence sector. To celebrate, we co-hosted and recorded a collaborative webinar, titled ‘How to Win & Work in Defence’.

Rodger Manning shares his thoughts on what the Australian Government's recently released Defence Strategic Review (DSR) means for where the defence tendering industry is headed, and what Primes and SMEs need to keep in mind when preparing future tenders.

BidWrite is proud to have been named Consultancy of the Year at the Australian Defence Industry Awards. BidWrite Principal Rodger Manning was also recognised as one of the industry’s leading consultants, winning Consultant of the Year.

BidWrite has been acknowledged once again through the annual Australian Defence Industry Awards, being shortlisted as a category finalist for Consultancy of the Year. At an individual level, Principal Rodger Manning has also been shortlisted for Consultant of the Year.

The old adage that people work with people they know, like and trust stands equally true in the complex world of Defence. BidWrite Principal Rodger Manning explores how Defence primes and Australian SMEs can work together to forge strong partnerships.

Many organisations still struggle to develop a strategy that meets the expectations not just of Defence, but critically the Australian SME community. So how can companies develop AIC strategies that deliver the ultimate win, win, win - for industry, Defence and of course themselves?

We are pleased to announce that we’ve been named as a finalist in the Australian Defence Industry Awards, for the Consultancy of the Year category. Only 10 defence consultancies in Australia were shortlisted in this category – with BidWrite being the only tendering specialist making the cut.