Pitch winning bids and secure competitive contracts with this complete and updated guide to best practice.
Bids, Tenders and Proposals is a practical guide to winning contracts and funding through competitive bids, proposals and tenders. Written in a clear, accessible style using examples and checklists from real-life winning bids and tenders, this book explains how to create bids that are outstanding in both technical quality and value for money. This fully updated fifth edition extends the scope and content of the book, making it suitable for established contractors as well as anyone who needs to put together a bid for business or funding.
This timely new edition covers the 2015 EU regulations for proposals, bids and tenders, including the latest regulatory changes to ensure that the reader has the most current guidelines. It also includes new content on bidding for contract opportunities in international markets and information resources to support bids. Bids, Tenders and Proposals provides fully up-to-date best practice and is essential reading for anyone involved in tendering for new business.
Online supporting resources for this book include checklists and sample templates for preparing a successful bid.
Explains how proposal writing for bids and tenders works, covering all aspects of tender writing for public sector, private sector and research funding
Provides advice on structuring a winning bid with expert guidance from a specialist who has written over 300 successful tenders and proposals
Provides the reader with the most up to date guidance reflecting the new EU regulations for bids, tenders and proposals
Online Resources: New to this edition are downloadable resources to support bid writers, including templates and pro formas
Harold Lewis
Harold Lewis is an independent consultant with more than 30 years' professional experience as a specialist proposal writer, technical editor and trainer. He is a leading authority on the development and writing of competitive tenders for professional services contacts and consultancy assignments.
Harold Lewis' extensive experience includes preparing successful bids for projects funded by agencies, government departments, local authorities, research bodies and corporate organisations in the private sector.
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