ViewsTurn the tables: Using procurement tools to help you win
Dave Lunn, CP APMP, MCIPS A recent conversation with a Melbourne based client once again reminded me of how an understanding of procurement theory can help suppliers submit better bids. Our client was keen to share the news that it had been invited to bid for an upcoming tender. My…
NewsBidWrite Shortlisted For Defence Consultancy Of The Year
We are pleased to announce that BidWrite was last week named as a finalist in the Australian Defence Industry Awards, for the Consultancy of the Year category. Out of more than 100 submissions in this category, only 10 defence consultancies in Australia were shortlisted – with BidWrite being the only…
TipsPersuasive Thinking – The First Step To Persuasive Writing
By David Harvey, BidWrite Principal I was recently in Gladstone, running a ‘Next Steps – Tendering to Win workshop’ sponsored by Shell-QGC and Gladstone Engineering Alliance. This workshop (and accompanying one-on-one diagnostic sessions) was aimed at local businesses keen to improve their tendering capability. One key focus area was helping these…
NewsBiggest Week Of Training In BidWrite’s History
June was a massive month for BidWrite to round out the financial year. We closed out some major proposals and expanded our teams in Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane. We’re also proud to announce that we have just completed the biggest week of training programs in BidWrite’s history, consolidating our position…
ViewsIf Attacking Competitors Is Ok For Election Campaigns, Is It Ok For Tenders?
The concept of ‘ghosting’ competitor offerings in tenders is a well-known persuasion technique. Negative persuasion is proven to be extremely effective. But, in BidWrite’s experience, most Australian organisations are reluctant to use this technique. They believe it to be a bit ‘grubby’. Procurement professionals we talk to echo similar sentiments….
ViewsFound! An ‘Inviting’ Invitation
Did you know that an organisation’s procurement function also performs a sales role? Over the years BidWrite has written and presented a number of times about this seemingly oxymoronic concept (ie ‘buying’ people also ‘selling’). In our view, procurement’s rise as a sales organisation is founded in a number of…
APMPAPMP 40 Under 40 Award For Richard Southern
Congratulations to BidWrite’s Senior Consultant Richard Southern who was today recognised as one of APMP’s 40 Under 40 award recipients for 2019. The 40 Under 40 program recognises contributors around the world who have made a noticeable impression on their companies and the overall profession. The team at BidWrite covertly…
TipsTrust Me , I’m in Sales – 2019 Barrett Sales Trends Report
Trust is the heartbeat of business yet it’s in short supply. But there’s hope. The Barrett 12 Sales Trends Report for 2019 ‘Trust me, I’m in sales’, shows the answer that lies in human-centred sales teams and organisations. The report offers enlightening insights on trust and its effect on business….
NewsNSM Wins Major Naval Sustainment Contract With BidWrite Support
This week the Commonwealth announced that Naval Ship Management (NSM), headquartered in Western Australia, has been awarded the $1.5billion contract to support and sustain Australia’s largest warships – the Landing Helicopter Dock ships (LHDs) HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Canberra. Earlier this year, BidWrite supported NSM by providing a team of tendering specialists to…
ViewsNew To Tendering? Where Do You Start?
Have you recently discovered that there is a world of contracts available to win, through the tender process, but you are not sure how to get started? Tendering is certainly a great opportunity to secure some long-term contracts and build your business. ‘Going’ for anything and everything tendering-wise can, therefore,…
