Creative agency tenders: What are they and where can they be found?

Posted on 17th December 202212th April 2023 by John Hudson

Creative agency tenders

What are creative agency tenders?

Creative agency tenders are requests for bids from the public sector to provide services such as:

Marketing
Advertising
Branding
web design
and other services.

Where can creative agency tenders be found?

They are typically found on tendering websites such as our very own Creative Tenders! Also, many government and local authorities will post tenders on their own websites.

How to bid on creative agency tenders?

Bidding on creative agency tenders typically involves submitting a proposal that states the scope of the project, the timeline, and pricing.

The proposal should include:

A description of the agency’s qualifications and experience
Examples of previous work

Once the proposal is submitted, the agency may be required to provide more information such as:

References
Proof of insurance
Financial statements

Tips to win Creative Agency Tenders!

Research the Tender: Before submitting a bid, take the time to research the tender and understand the client’s needs and requirements. The more information you have about the project, the better your chances of success.
Demonstrate Expertise: Be sure to highlight your experience and expertise in the industry. Showcase your previous work, providing industry-specific case studies, and share examples of how you have helped other clients succeed.
Showcase Your Team: Be sure to showcase the team that will be working on the project. Do this by including details on the qualifications of the team members, as well as any awards or recognition they have received.
Outline Your Process: Explain your creative process and how you plan to deliver the project. Be sure to include a timeline and any other key steps in the process.
Be Reasonable: Make sure you are submitting a bid that is reasonable for both parties. Do not overcharge for the project or under-price your services.

The 2-stage tender process for Creative Agencies

Pre-Qualification: The pre-qualification stage is the first step of the two-stage tender process. During this stage, the agency must provide information on their qualifications, experience and references. The agency must also provide evidence of its financial stability and insurance.

Tender Submission: The tender submission stage is the second step of the two-stage tender process. During this stage, the agency must submit a detailed proposal outlining the scope of the project, the timeline, and pricing. This proposal should include examples of the agency’s previous work and a detailed description of their team and process.

Creative Agency tenders include:

Website Design
Brand Identity & Logo Design
Digital Strategy & Social Media Management
Video Production & Animation
Creative Copywriting & Content Creation
Print Design & Advertising
Packaging Design
UX/UI Design
Event Design & Management
Photography & Videography

How can we help?

A subscription to Creative Tenders provides you with:

Access to all new public and private sector digital marketing contracts across the UK.
A daily email bulletin is sent straight to your inbox when new marketing opportunities are uploaded.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed (our bid writing division).
20 minutes of free consultancy with one of our Bid Management Consultants each month.

Need additional support?

They boast an 87% success rate and have over 60 years of bid writing experience.

The services on offer include:

A Tender Writing service
A Tender Ready programme
The Tender Improvement package
Tender Mentor.

Contact us to find out how we can help your business grow.

Also, we source opportunities for sectors including:

Book a free live demo with Creative Tenders to see how we can help your business grow.

A Comprehensive Breakdown of Tendering for Event Planning Contracts

Posted on 17th August 202216th August 2022 by John Hudson

Here’s an overview of what to expect and prepare for when tendering for event planning contracts

If you’re reading this article, you’re likely wondering two things about event planning contracts. The first is probably, what types of contracts are available for companies within the event planning sector? The second, what does the process of bidding for an event planning contract involve?

Finding tendering opportunities that match your services and capabilities can be an arduous and daunting process. Often, you need to filter through countless tendering platforms. The prospect of heading this process is what informed our foray into the industry. We implemented our strategy especially for bidders where existing responsibilities already take up so much of their time. At Creative Tenders, we have extensive expertise and consultancy experience in sourcing tenders and ultimately, in winning them!

The scope of event planning tenders

First, a disclaimer in relation to event planning bids is the breadth and diversity of tenders that are available. To provide a complete overview, we’ll tackle each prospective opportunity type. We’ll also look at what kind of processes you’ll need to follow when organising and constructing your tenders:

Considerations for event planning contracts

Event planning can itself be quite an intimidating term, inclusive of a diverse range of roles and responsibilities. Something we endeavour always to note with our clients is that the two most important factors to successful tendering are:

Experience – This refers specifically to the experience of the bidding organisation, rather than the experience of specific individuals within the organisation.
Proposed methodology/solution – In the context of event planning, this encompasses your organisations management strategies and infrastructural commitments.

When demonstrating experience, it’s important to ensure that your examples illustrate, at a minimum, the following features:

An established understanding about the processes and procedures involved in event planning.
Prior experience of working on contracts with both a comparable scale and comparable planning/management responsibilities.

Typically, you’ll likely be asked to provide, at a minimum, 2-3 prior contract examples where the stated features are present. The strongest responses for contracts in event planning will often use these prior contracts. These not only act as evidence of past experience, but a platform for validating their methodology and why its suitable.

Common oversights

When entering into the bidding process for event planning/management, there are a variety of considerations you should keep in mind. There are countless instances where wholly suitable, qualified enterprises, through neglecting the following features, lost out on desired contracts:

Read AND refer to the specification

Before committing to a particular contract, it is vital that the ITT (invitation-to-tender) is studied in sufficient depth. This ensures you meet the pre-qualification criteria, but also that you possess the appropriate infrastructure. Infrastructure relates to both recruitment and sourcing procedures, in place from commencement through to the conclusion of contracted works.

In lieu of an internal writing team, the following list details several strategies for determining personal/corporate suitability:

Location: Establish where the contracted works will take place. Firstly, where is the site/event? Secondly, where is your base-of-operations? And thirdly, is it in close enough proximity to assure the buyers of your capability to deliver during the contract?
Budget/scale: This should be a key consideration in all bidding proposals. Once you’ve consulted the ITT/specification for an overall budget and contract scale, take this opportunity to determine:
- Is the budget reflective of the services that your corporation is capable of providing? If not, how will works be subcontracted to supplement this?
- Is the scale of the project/event reflective of your infrastructure? If no, how will you alter your recruitment and outsourcing practices to make sure events are planned and managed effectively.
Key dates: Other key factors when searching for suitable bids are your resources and the timescales for deadlines and production. An awareness of basic key dates: contract commencement and tender submission deadlines being the primary figures worthy of note.
Pre-qualifying/required accreditations: Though variable per tender, contracts in the event planning industry can require an array of qualifications and licenses. These are foundational indicators of your ability to carry out and effectively meet the specified criteria for service delivery. Required qualifications may be extended to include individual experience and credentials of team members (lighting, filming, etc.).

Innovations and USPs (Unique Selling Points)

Given the diverse operational requirements which define event planning, another element worth including in responses is your enterprise’s USPs.

USPs refer to any innovations which might distinguish you amongst your competitors. To demonstrate your enterprises commitment to ongoing growth, it’s worthwhile to include >3 innovations that your company has implemented. These USPs may include any mechanisms which streamline procedures and increase productivity. Innovations come in many forms, including:

Systems: Though not exhaustive, systematic innovations can refer to your operating system, communications platforms, planning and reporting tools, and financial software. Assuming, for example, your organisation provides its personnel with IM platform(s), you should detail why these are comparably effective.
Resources: An overarching term to describe your material and infrastructural sourcing strategies. For example, if your organisation uses a unique hiring platform/strategy, how is it superior to the standard strategy?

Policies and other pre-requisite documents

Like most enterprises emerging into the tendering market, your company is likely in its infancy. It may be worthwhile – prior to tendering – to ensure all appropriate corporate policies are documented and recently renewed. Though not exhaustive, the list below provides an insight into areas where policies are expected:

Data protection
Safeguarding
Health and safety
Equality
Code of conduct
Complaints

To tenderers, your policies act as indicators regarding your general operations and delivery standards. Additionally, they provide further insights into your enterprise’s lines of accountability, expectations and your treatment of employees. Policies are varied and often span numerous pages, making their production a daunting prospect for those foraying into corporate status. Luckily, at Creative Tenders, our established team of bid professionals have provided aid in refining and producing tenders. We also have extensive experience providing bespoke advice and guidance to organisations creating them.

Why tender for event planning contracts in 2022?

Since the advent of COVID-19, it’s no wonder countless suppliers assume planning contract opportunities would be scarce and excessively competitive. This isn’t completely accurate, however, as the government projection posits 35% of all tourism-based revenue will originate from events. Coupled with the government drive towards SME and VCSE sourcing, this demonstrates the present tendering climate is rife with opportunities.

How can we help?

Presently (July 2022), restrictions continue to ease, and public events are once more becoming a commonplace occurrence. As such, the need for planning and management personnel on events of all sizes is greater than ever. A subscription to Creative Tenders provides the following support mechanisms to aid you in the process:

Access to all exclusive, public and private sector creative contracts in the UK.
An on-hand Account Manager is available to answer any questions you may have about event planning tenders. They can help you understand the process and answer any questions you have about the tendering process in general.
A daily email bulletin is sent straight to your inbox when new event opportunities are uploaded.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.
20-minutes of free consultancy with one of our Bid Management Consultants each month.

Need additional support?

You don’t always have the time or resources to write a winning response in-house. Outsourcing to bid writing experts can help. Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, offers four levels of bid writing support. They boast an 87% success rate and have over 60 years of bid writing experience. The services on offer include:

A Tender Writing service
A Tender Ready programme
The Tender Improvement package
Tender Mentor.

We also source opportunities for sectors including:

Book a free live demo with Creative Tenders to see how we can help your business grow.

Past examples of event planning tenders found on our portal

Event Planning & Delivery Services of the Para-Cycling Road

2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – Scotland – Budget: £990,000

Ceremonial Event Planning and Management

Scottish Government – Scotland – Budget: £700,000

GB-Middlesborough: ERDF – Grow Trees Valley Annual Conference and Event Planning

Teeside University – North East – £500,000

Whatever route you choose, Creative Tenders have options available for businesses of all sizes and contracts of all scales. We can offer your enterprise an immense leg-up in competing and thriving on contracts within the event planning sector.

Art and Culture Tenders: Where to find them, and how to win them!

Posted on 10th August 20228th August 2022 by John Hudson

6 tips to help you win art and culture tenders

In this blog, we’ll share our top tips for finding and winning art and culture tenders.

So, you’re looking for art and culture tender opportunities? This blog will show you how to easily find art and culture tender opportunities. Our expert Bid Writers have 6 quick tips to help you create a winning bid! If you want to know more, keep reading…

Where can you find art and culture tender opportunities?

When looking for art and culture tender opportunities, most businesses will go straight to a search engine. They might use Google, which will find hundreds of websites with opportunities available. However, it will take hours to dig through each website looking for suitable contracts.

Additionally, you may find that the opportunities just aren’t suitable. They may omit key details, leaving you to read the lengthy tender documents just to find out you’re not eligible! Or, the deadline date is very soon, and you won’t complete the bid in time. This process is not only tedious but can be very frustrating. Luckily, there are better solutions available…

Creative Tenders simplifies the process of finding tenders. Using this portal, you’ll be able to easily find art and culture tender opportunities. The portal displays key information for each tender, such as:

Tender location
Deadline date and time
Budget.

This information will help you decide whether the opportunity is right for you!

To make the search even easier, you can use filters to narrow down your tender search. Doing so means you can select a budget, location, and other keywords to help find the right opportunity for you. The portal is updated every day by our Opportunity Trackers. They search for opportunities manually, without using CPV codes to find tenders either. This vastly reduces the possibility of missing opportunities we don’t reply on these often incorrect codes. Government sites use CPV codes, and as such, can be much less accurate.

Winning art and culture tender opportunities

Now that you’ve found art and culture tendering opportunities, the next step is winning work! To help you achieve this, our expert Bid Writers at our sister company, Hudson Succeed have six tips for you:

Don’t go over the word count! By ignoring this instruction, you will lose marks.
Try not to use too much technical jargon as this may confuse the buyer.
Ensure your bid response is clear, concise, and easy to read. This will help the buyer understand your ideas and will keep them engaged.
Make sure you proofread and edit your bid before submission. Any mistakes left in your response will make you look unprofessional.
Consider using bid management tactics to stay organised, helping reduce stress and making the whole process easier.
Hire a Bid Writer to manage the entire process for you. Be assured that they have the experience and the knowledge of what makes a winning bid!

Still have questions about art and culture tender opportunities? Why not contact us? Our team are always happy to answer any questions you may have!

Upgrade to Discover Elite and never miss an opportunity

If you want to take your tender search one step further, look no further than Discover Elite. By signing up to Discover Elite, a dedicated Account Manager will search for live bids for you! You’ll have weekly phone calls to discuss opportunities, which is especially helpful for those with busy schedules. By upgrading to Discover Elite, you’ll make sure you never miss another tendering opportunity.

Discover Elite offers:

An annual subscription for up to two of our Discover portals.
Up to five or seven bid breakdowns per month, depending on the package you choose. This will help you decide which bid is right for you.
Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss tendering opportunities.
Award and pre-market engagement notice monitoring.
Public and private buyer portal management including registering, password management, downloading documents and accessing viability based on your bid strategy.

Some of the tenders have previously sources on our portals include:

Programme Development – North-West – £ 48,000

Council seeking qualified and experienced individuals/consortiums/organisations to help develop their Art and Culture Programme.

Support Services – West Midlands – Budget: undisclosed

The Council requires a supplier for the provision of focus groups.

PR – North-West – £80,000

To provide renowned museum with PR services in the lead up to the opening a new museum.

Too busy to write a bid response?

If you lack the resources or time to dedicate to writing a winning bid, you could always outsource it! Hudson Succeed, our sister company, has an 87% success rate and over 60 collective years of bidding experience. You have the choice of four bid writing packages, ensuring you can always find a service that suits you. Whether you’re new to tendering, or just need someone to check your response, Succeed can help. Their packages include:

Tender Writing – if you’ve found the right tender for you but don’t know where to begin, we can help. Just send the specification to us and our Bid Team will take it from there. They’ll let you know what you need via a breakdown, and even submit on your behalf. This gives you more time to focus on your business.
Tender Ready – this programme is designed for those who have no tendering experience. Over the four-week programme, Succeed will work with you to ensure you have everything in place for a successful tender.
Tender Improvement – this programme is for those who are currently tendering but are struggling to see success. Bid Writers will assess your previous work and supporting documents, giving feedback and guidance on how to improve.
Tender Mentor – have you written a tender and need someone to proofread it? Tender Mentor is for you! A Bid Writer will review your work, making sure your grammar and spelling are correct, and it meets the specification.

For more information about any of these packages, please get in touch.

We also source opportunities for sectors including:

Book a free live demo with Creative Tenders to see how we can help your business grow.

Why not check out some of our other blogs?

Photography Tenders – The Complete Guide

Posted on 3rd August 20229th August 2022 by John Hudson

How to find photography tenders for your business…and win

Do you know what to expect when bidding for photography tenders? To help you find the best photography tenders for your business, we’ve put together a handy guide. Keep reading to find out more!

What are photography tenders?

For those of you that don’t know, photography tenders are contracts that require some form of photography service. This includes:

The production of photographs
Digital photography
Specialised photography
Event photography
Industrial photography
Aerial photography.

Photography tender opportunities

From stock imagery provision to graduation photography services, there are a range of public and private photography tenders. If you are a creative business looking to find photography tenders, you should consider bidding for public sector contracts. The benefits of these contracts include:

Guaranteed pay
The government wants to award SMEs
Gain experience.

What is required in a photography tender?

Although each photography tender varies in content, they typically use similar structures. This includes questions on:

Social value: How will your work on the contract help the local community socially, economically, and environmentally?

Methodology and project management: How will you undertake work, meeting the requirements and specification?

Experience: What previous companies have you provided photography services for? This includes providing names, biographies and experience of the lead photographer/director and all managerial crew.
Commercial: How much will your services cost?
Insurance: Do you have the correct levels of insurance, including Employers Liability, Public Liability and Professional Indemnity?
Technology: What technology do you use for photographing and editing, and how are your photos high-resolution?

6 tips to win photography tenders from expert Bid Writers

Have you found photography tender opportunities and are now ready to tender for work? Here are a few top tips from the expert Bid Writers at Hudson Succeed:

Keep your portfolio, testimonials, and case studies relevantPhotography tenders often ask about experience. Be prepared to provide case studies and a professional portfolio of your previous work. Make sure these are relevant to the bid.
Make sure your answers are clear, concise, and relevant
A winning bid for photography will be well structured using clear and concise language. This includes formatting and sticking to the word count.

Make sure your staff have up to date CVs with a section of experience, work done previously, any awards etc.
When tendering for work, you may have to include company CV’s. Providing uniform CV’s shows attention to detail and looks professional.

Don’t use technical jargon
The people reviewing your work may not have any experience in the field. Keeping it simple allows for easy readability.
Always proofread and edit before final submission
This is a must with photography tenders as you must have attention to detail. Get a colleague to proofread it before submission and use grammar checking tools such as Grammarly and Word’s spell check.
Showcase your added value
What are your unique selling points? How do you stand out in comparison to other companies?

Where can I find photography tenders?

Finding photography tenders for your business can take hours out of your busy day. Using a search engine provides countless websites, often filled with irrelevant opportunities. Luckily for you, we have a time saving solution to take the headache out of tendering. That’s where Creative Tenders can help. Creative Tenders is an easy-to-navigate, centralised portal that hosts all live creative tendering opportunities from across the creative industry.

Our portals are updated daily by our Opportunity Trackers. They manually search for opportunities to upload to the portal. They don’t use CPV codes to find contracts either. This means that there’s no risk of missing opportunities that are listed incorrectly with the wrong code.

A subscription to Creative Tenders offers your business:

Access to all exclusive, private, and public sector opportunities within the creative industry.
An Account Manager who is available to answer any questions around photography tenders.
A daily email bulletin which notifies you when there are new, sector specific opportunities available.
Discount support from our bid writers at Hudson Succeed.

Past Photography Tenders

We source new tendering opportunities daily from hundreds of sources across the UK. Some of our past tenders sourced on the portal that included photography services are:

Photography and Videography
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council – South East – Budget: Undisclosed

Conferring Photography and Framing Service

National University of Ireland, Galway- Budget: £1,800,000

Photography Services for Celtic Routes
Wexford County Council- Budget: Undisclosed

Sustainable Scale up Cluster: Photography & Videography ITT & Specification
BIC Innovation– Budget: Undisclosed

Provision of Photography (Lot 1) and Videography (Lot 2) to Maynooth University
Maynooth University- Budget: Undisclosed

We have worked with a range of clients from both private and public sectors. This includes photography tenders through the UK government’s Digital Marketplace and the British Council.

Do you need assistance with photography tenders?

We understand that writing content for these can be difficult. Therefore, we offer a dedicated solution to support growth in the creative and digital sector. Hudson has supported businesses in the creative industry and photography for almost two decades. We help businesses focus on their creative skills, while we take care of writing winning responses. Why not outsource to our bid writing experts at our sister company, Hudson Succeed. They offer four levels of bid writing support and boast an 87% success rate. The services they provide include:

A Tender Writing service
This is an ad-hoc bid writing service. Simply send the tender specification to our team and they will write the tender responses with your technical input. They’ll even submit it on your behalf.
A Tender Ready programme
This four-week programme is perfect for those who have never tendered before. Within this, we sort everything you will need to tender successfully.

Tender ImprovementAre you already tendering but aren’t seeing success? The Tender Improvement package is for you. Our Bid Writers assess previous submissions, providing feedback and guidance. This helps improve your future tenders.
Tender Mentor
After writing a tender, you may need someone to proofread it. A Bid Writer can check its contents against the specification and provide a spelling and grammar check.

As well as photography tenders, we source other creative opportunities for sectors such as:

Want to save even more time?

By upgrading to Discover Elite, you can optimise your tendering opportunities. This allows you to upgrade your tender tracking process and save time.

With this service, you can expect:

A dedicated Account Manager
Up to 5 tender breakdowns per month
Weekly phone calls with your expert
No more pre-bid admin
An annual subscription to up to two portals
Award and pre-market engagement notices.

The Become a Pre-bid Master Package Also Includes:

All of the above
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of five years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

How Creative Tenders can help in your photography tender journey

We have helped many clients to win photography and creative contracts, with great success. This includes Capital Content. Capital Content are a digital agency, specialising in video content, photography, and social media management. They used Creative Tenders to source new leads for their business. In just a few months, they secured a £15,000 contract.

We have reached the end of our blog on photography tenders. Here is a recap of everything we have covered:

What are photography tenders?

Here are some examples of services needed as part of a photography tender:

The production of photographs
Digital photography
Specialised photography
Event photography
Industrial photography
Aerial photography.

To find photography tenders, you can use the Creative Tender’s portal. By upgrading to Discover Elite, an Account Manager will find tenders on your behalf.

6 tips to win photography tenders from expert Bid Writers:

Keep your Portfolio, testimonials, and case studies relevant
Make sure your answers are clear, concise, and relevant
Make sure your staff have up to date CVs with a section for experience, work done previously, any awards etc.
Don’t use too much technical jargon
Always proofread and edit before final submission
Showcase your added value.

Be part of something fantastic and join Creative Tenders today!

Book a free live demo with Creative Tenders to start finding photography tenders in the UK.

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Media Tenders- The Ultimate Guide

Posted on 27th July 202213th July 2022 by John Hudson

Media Tenders: Everything you need to know before you start

Media tenders come in many forms and are a growing market. With the increased need for innovative marketing strategies, we’re seeing a vast range of media contracts going out to tender.

In this blog, we will guide you through not only how to find these tenders, but also how to win them.

How to find Media tenders

When looking for any tender in the media sector, your first instinct may be to use Google or a similar search engine. By searching ‘media tenders’ for example, you will be bombarded with a large number of websites hosting these tenders.

To find a suitable tender, you would need to scour these websites. This can take hours or even days and the whole process could become very tedious. Fortunately, there is a solution available. By using our Creative Tenders portal, you can search with ease to find live tenders in the media industry.

By using the search function on our Creative Tenders portal, you can filter all results. You can narrow down your search by budget, location and keywords so the results match exactly what you’re looking for. This helps ensure that you only see tenders that are relevant to you.

The budget for media tenders can range heavily so businesses of all sizes can benefit from using our portal.

The portal saves you time and money, whilst searching for the latest media tender opportunities that are right for you. We source new media tenders every day using our high-skilled Procurement Team. The team categorise sector-specific tenders all in one place using industry-driven keywords. This allows you to effectively find tenders that are relevant to you and the services you offer.

Understanding the scope of media tenders

Media tenders cover a large range of opportunities that are published by different sectors. Whether you are searching for a marketing tender or a media relations tender, we have something for you. We understand it can be difficult finding the most suitable tender for you and your business. So, we are here to help you through the process.

Our portal is manually updated daily with new opportunities. You can be confident you are finding the most up to date and accurate results.

Examples of media tenders we have sourced in the past include:

Marketing and Branding

Tesso Bridges – North West – Budget £7,000

Digital Media Planning and Campaign Management

National institute for health and care – North West – Budget £86,000

Digital & Social Media Agency Services (China)

University of Dundee – Scotland – Budget: £500k

Communications and Advertising Framework

Southern Water Services Ltd – South East – Budget £12.8 million

5 tips for winning media tenders

Research the buyer

Ensuring you understand the buyer and what they want from you is key to writing a high-quality response. For a media tender, understanding how the buyer markets themselves and how you can enhance this will be vital. Understanding the specific requirements of the tender will ensure you can include as much relevant detail as possible.

Research the target audience

Look at who the scope of the tender will be aimed at. For example, for a marketing contract, who will be the target audience of the marketing required. For example, the content you will be required to produce will be vastly different if your target audience is young adults as opposed to elderly people.

Being able to demonstrate how you will be able to tailor your content to reach the target audience is key to winning a media tender.

Experience

Depending on the contract, a media tender may require specific experience or qualifications. Make sure you check the requirements for the tender. It will be very difficult to succeed if you do not meet the mandatory criteria. For example, you may need specific media planning experience or marketing qualifications.

These requirements could heavily impact your final score. It is essential that you identify the requirements prior to writing your responses to avoid wasting time and resources.

Read and reference the specification

The specification will detail exactly what is required from you for the duration of the contract. It may include specific software you need to use or certain processes you need to follow. By reading and referencing this, it demonstrates to the buyer you have what is needed to effectively deliver the scope. Referencing specific parts of the specification tells the buyer that you understand the requirements of the contract and have experience.

Added value

What makes you stand out from your competitors? This is a key question to consider when explaining how you will add value to the contract. Social value is now a compulsory element on all public sector contracts, with a 10% weighting. Explaining what you do to help with environmental, social and economic issues is crucial to success in the public sector. If you are new to public sector tenders, we would recommend planning your responses to these questions in advance. Knowing which initiatives you can describe in detail will speed up the process when it comes to answering these questions.

Answer these two questions before you start bidding on media tenders

Can you deliver the services in the specified geographical location?

The location of the service delivery is a key element to look at when sourcing potential tenders. If the location is outside the area your business covers, you will need to consider the viability of the opportunity. Will you to be able to effectively carry out the work required?

On the other hand, since the pandemic, the way many businesses operate has changed, with an increase in remote working. Looking at the tender you are going for

Using the search options and filters on our Creative Tenders portal will allow you to effectively narrow down all locations. This ensures you only view tenders that are within the locations you specify. It is important to read the tender documents to determine if the tender will have to be delivered at a set location, virtually or even a mix of both. This will allow you to decide whether or not you can carry out the duties required.

This filter means you will be able to efficiently identify tenders that are suitable for you.

Does your business meet the financial threshold criteria?

Threshold considerations can range depending on the buyer and the contract. Considerations could include:

Looking at if your business is large enough to carry out the contract
Considering if you have the capital available/stated in the economic standpoint.

Bidding for a media tender that would not be financially viable for your business would be a waste of time and resources. Media tenders come in a range of sizes and budgets. This means that these opportunities are not exclusive to large, international organisations.

Your economic financial standing considers the following:

Your annual turnover
Financial ratios
Insurance(s).

Buyers consider this to make sure that you’re able to carry out the work.

Looking at this information prior to completing your responses could save you valuable time. If you notice you do not meet the minimum requirements – don’t bid for the work. It sounds simple but we have seen many businesses fall at the first hurdle by not checking the specification requirements.

Summary

As we come to the end of this blog on media tenders, we thought you might need a little summary.

Where to find media tenders: Use our Creative Tenders portal to search through new media tenders. Book a free live demo to see the portal in action.
How to find the perfect media tender: Take advantage of the filters on the search function of our Creative Tenders portal. These let you filter by location, budget and any keywords you want to include. This helps narrow down the scope of results you see as media tenders cover a wide range of opportunities.

Tips for securing media tenders:

Research the buyer: Understand exactly what the buyer is looking for.
Research the target audience: Look at who the scope of the media tender is aimed at and ensure you tailor your responses appropriately as the target market for the tender will influence how you write your responses.
Experience and qualifications: Certain media tenders may require specific qualifications or experience. It is key to ensure you have what is required prior to completing your responses. You don’t want to get to the end, only to find out you are ineligible because of this!
Read and reference the specification: This demonstrates to the buyer that you can carry out the duties of the contract to all stated requirements.
Added Value: How are you planning to add value to this contract? Answering this question is key to standing out from the competition.

Two elements to consider when looking for a media tender

Location: You want to ensure the location is within a practical distance from where you operate. With the growing focus on remote work, you may be able to deliver the contract virtually..

Economic: Is it financially viable for you to pursue your chosen tender? This is a question you will need to answer prior to completing your responses.

Do you need assistance with writing media tender responses?

A Tender Writing service
A Tender Ready programme
The Tender Improvement package
Tender Mentor.

We also source opportunities for sectors including:

Why You Should Bid for Government Marketing Tenders RIGHT NOW!

Posted on 1st July 202216th August 2022 by John Hudson

3 benefits of bidding for government marketing tenders

Do you know the benefits of bidding for government marketing tenders? In this blog, the Creative Tenders Team reveal all. Keep reading to find out more!

What services could government marketing tenders involve?

Buyers might release government marketing tenders to procure services across a range of subsectors, including:

Digital marketing
Copywriting
SEO
PPC
Public relations
Social media marketing
Media monitoring
Advertising.

Why should you bid for government marketing tenders?

If you’re a creative business looking to find marketing opportunities, you should consider bidding for public sector contracts. The benefits of these contracts include:

Guaranteed pay

When you bid for government marketing tenders, you’ll benefit from guaranteed pay upon winning the contract. This is because public sector organisations are bound by their contractual agreements to pay the awarded supplier.

Public sector buyers must pay contractors within 60 days of invoicing to comply with the Prompt Payment Code (2008). This is particularly reassuring for new businesses that might be hesitant about tendering for work.

The government wants to award SMEs

Before they start tendering for work, many SMEs assume that it will be difficult to compete with bigger businesses. However, this isn’t actually the case.

In the UK, the government has a target to spend at least £1 in £3 with SMEs. This means that public sector businesses have a goal to actively award contracts to smaller businesses. If you’re a smaller creative business looking for government marketing tenders, you don’t need to worry about your larger competition.

Gain experience

To progress and win larger contracts, smaller businesses will need to gather case studies that showcase their relevant experience. If you’re new to tendering, these can be tricky to get your hands on. However, that’s where tendering for public sector contracts comes in.

SMEs will also be pleased to know that bidding for government marketing tenders is a great way to gain experience. New and smaller businesses can tender for contracts as part of framework agreements or Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS’). These are easier for smaller businesses to secure, as there are more places on offer.

So, once you’ve delivered work on these, you’ll have contract examples to show future buyers.

In summary

If you’re a creative business looking to find marketing opportunities, you should consider bidding for public sector contracts. The benefits of these contracts include:

Guaranteed pay
The government wants to award SMEs
Gain experience.

Need help sourcing government marketing tenders that are right for your business? We can help!

Running your own business takes up a lot of your time. The last thing you want to be doing is trawling hundreds of websites searching for government marketing tenders. Most websites post multi-industry opportunities and filtering them with CPV codes can produce unreliable results. Luckily for you, we have a solution.

Enter…Creative Tenders

Creative Tenders is an easy-to-navigate, centralised portal hosting live creative tender opportunities from across the UK.

Here are five examples of government marketing tenders that we’ve previously sourced on the portal:

Commercial Waste Marketing

Breckland District Council & South Holland District Council – Eastern – Budget: £20,000

SC22141 – Kent Downs AONB Experience Consumer Campaign

Kent County Council – South East – Budget: £100,000

Procurement of a Supplier to Develop Bilingual Marketing Content & Integrated Media Campaigns

Education Workforce Council – Wales – Budget: £200,000

WSCC – JS – Marketing Services for Experience West Sussex Campaign

West Sussex County Council – South East – Budget: £179,000

Provision of Marketing Support Services to Destination Staffordshire (Brand Maintenance & Development, Creative Design, Print & Digital Marketing Including Media Planning & Media Buying)

Staffordshire County Council – West Midlands – Budget: £576,000

A subscription to Creative Tenders can offer your business:

Access to all exclusive, public, and private sector creative contracts in the UK.
An on-hand Account Manager is available to answer any questions you may have about animation tenders. They can help you understand the process and answer any questions you have about the tendering process in general.
A daily email bulletin is sent straight to your inbox when new, sector-specific opportunities are uploaded.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.
20-minutes of free consultancy with one of our Bid Consultants each month.

We source opportunities for sectors including:

Book a free, live demo with Creative Tenders to see how we can help your business grow

Want to save even more time?

Upgrading to Discover Elite allows you to optimise your tendering opportunities, even when you’re busy. Our two upgraded packages can improve your competitor awareness and bidding success rate. Each can help save you even more time when searching for government marketing tenders.

The Ultimate Time-Saver package offers your business:

A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option can help businesses that overlap two industries such as Creative and Technology, for example.
Pre-market and award engagement notices are monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management, including registration, password management, downloading documents, and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid factors.
Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss viable creative tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package also includes:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of five years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Do you need assistance with government marketing tenders?

A Tender Writing service
A Tender Ready programme
The Tender Improvement package
Tender Mentor.

We also source opportunities for sectors including:

Book a free live demo with Creative Tenders to see how we can help your business grow.

The Keys to Finding & Winning Publishing Tenders

Posted on 15th June 202215th June 2022 by John Hudson

Here’s how to find and win publishing tenders

Looking for publishing tenders? You’re in luck! At Creative Tenders, we know all about publishing tenders. So, if you have questions, we will be happy to answer them. In this blog, we will cover what publishing tenders are, where to find them, and how to win! Keep reading, you don’t want to miss out…

What are publishing tenders?

For those that are unsure, publishing tenders are contracts that require some form of printing and publication services. A company or organisation may require the following to be printed/published:

Magazines
Books
Articles
Newspapers
Leaflets
Brochures
Posters
Invitations
Academic works
Electoral supplies.

Do you offer any of these services? Do you want to bid for contracts to expand your business? There are plenty of opportunities out there, which is why it’s so beneficial to tender for work. Looking for contracts allows your business access to opportunities you wouldn’t know about otherwise. Keep reading if you want to know where to find the perfect publishing tenders for your business…

Finding publishing tenders with Hudson Discover’s Creative Tenders

Most of us will turn to a search engine such as Google when we need to find something. It is the wizard that has all the answers to our questions. But when you search for ‘publishing tenders’, you’ll find yourself swamped with countless sites to visit. Each site will feature information differently. Most will not make it easy for you either.

You’ll likely have to read lengthy tender documents to get to the key details of each tender. This could be the deadline date, location, budget, or perhaps an element that dictates whether or not you are eligible. Imagine reading over 50 pages to find out you aren’t eligible for a tender, or the deadline is too soon. That is a lot of time wasted!

There are easier ways of finding publishing tenders…

What is Creative Tenders?

As one of Hudson Discover’s 11 sector-specific portals, Creative Tenders makes it easy to find opportunities.

These portals were designed to make it simple to find tenders suitable to your preferences. For example, you can use filters to search for tenders based on location, keywords, dates, and budget. You may be familiar with tender portals, so what makes ours different?

Well, each of our portals are updated daily by Opportunity Trackers that don’t use CPV codes. These codes are used to identify contract opportunities, but they can often have errors. This means that we will never miss a tender due to the wrong code.

Every day, we will send you a tender notification of all the new opportunities you may be interested in.

Want to save even more time looking for publishing tenders? Try Discover Elite

What if you could streamline the process even further?

The good news is – you can!

Sign up to Discover Elite via your chosen portal where a dedicated Account Manager finds live bids on your behalf. They’ll speak with you weekly to discuss opportunities that may interest you. This is especially helpful for those with little time to spare due to busy schedules.

Upgrading to Discover Elite will ensure you never miss a tendering opportunity even when you’re busy!

The Ultimate Time-Saving Tool offers your business:

An annual subscription to a maximum of two Discover portalsof your choice.
Up to five bid breakdowns per month to help you make your bid or no-bid
Weekly phone calls with your Account Manager to discuss viable leads and tendering opportunities.
Award and pre-market engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Public and private buyer portal management including registering, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid strategy.

Examples of publishing tenders found on our portal

Publications Production with End-to-End Print Services

Swansea University – Wales – Budget: £1,000,000

Contract for Publishing Guidebooks

National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool – South East – Budget: £85,000

The Provision of a Publications Dispatch Service

Department of Social Protection – Republic of Ireland – Budget: £200,000

The Provision of NIHR Journals Library: Production Services

University of Southampton – South East – Budget: £7,000,000

South Devon College ITT for the Design of Publications

South Devon College – South West – Budget: £60,500

4 tips to win publishing tenders from expert Bid Writers

Make sure your answers are clear, concise, and relevant
Don’t use technical jargon as this can confuse the buyer
Ensure you proofread your proposal before submission, so it is of the highest standard
Use writing and language skills to keep the buyer engaged with your bid.

Summary

We have reached the end of our blog on publishing tenders. Here is a recap of everything we covered:

What are publishing tenders?

Here are some examples of products needed as part of a publishing tender.

Magazines
Books
Articles
Newspapers
Leaflets
Brochures
Patient identification bands
Posters
Vouchers
Product packaging
Invitations
Academic works
Electoral supplies.

To find publishing tenders, you can use the Creative Tender’s portal. By upgrading to Discover Elite, an Account Manager will find tenders on your behalf.

4 tips to win publishing tenders from expert Bid Writers

Make sure your answers are clear, concise, and relevant
Don’t use technical jargon
Ensure you proofread your proposal before submission
Use writing and language skills to keep the buyer engaged with your bid.

Need help writing your next tender?

If you don’t have the resources or time to write a winning bid, why not outsource it? Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and have over 60 years of collective bidding experience. They offer four bid writing support packages to help you on the path to success. Whether you’re new to tendering, or simply need someone to proof your written response before you submit – we can help.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for those who have never tendered before. This 4-week programme works with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Tender Improvement can help if you’re already tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous submissions and supporting documents. They’ll give you feedback and guidance on how to improve, helping you to secure your next tenders.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written a tender and need someone to proofread it – Tender Mentor is for you. A Bid Writer will double-check it’s in line with the specification and free of any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Tender Writing

If you’ve found the perfect tender but don’t know where to start – we can help. Send the specification over to us and our Bid Team will do the rest. They’ll let you know what they need from you and provide you with a full breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf, leaving you more time to focus on your business.

We also source opportunities for sectors including:

Book a free live demo with Creative Tenders to see how we can help your business grow.

Check out some of our other blogs:

4 Things to Expect from Animation Tenders: Number 3 Might Surprise You!

Posted on 20th May 202216th August 2022 by John Hudson

Animation tenders: 4 secrets from the Creative Tenders Team

Do you know what to expect when bidding for animation tenders? By the end of this blog, you’ll know four secrets from the Creative Tenders Team. Keep reading to find out what they are!

Look at your financial standing

First things first, when you bid for animation tenders, you need to consider your economic financial standing. Basically, you need to consider your financial position to ensure you can deliver the contract. So, you need to look at the following:

Your annual turnover
Financial ratios
Insurance(s).

Top tip! Avoid contracts that are worth more than 50% of your annual turnover. For example, if your annual turnover is £500,000, you shouldn’t tender for contracts worth more than £250,000.

Be ready to demonstrate your experience

To bid for animation tenders and be successful, you need to show your previous experience. It’s not enough to tell the buyer how you’re going to do something – you need to show them.

So, instead of outlining what you can do for them, show them how you delivered for your previous clients. If you can get testimonials that showcase your past successes, even better! To secure the contract, you need to give the buyer as much evidence as possible.

Don’t start writing your response straight away

When you find the perfect tender, it can be tempting to start writing your tender response straight away. After all, you need to do everything you can to win the contract. Answering as quickly as possible will give you the best chance of success, right?

Actually, this isn’t the case!

When you bid for animation tenders, planning your tender response is crucial. If you start writing without a plan, you’re likely to miss key details from the buyer’s specifications.

To avoid this, you should start planning your response as soon as possible. Consider internal deadlines and how you can meet them. Break down the tender documents to work out exactly what the buyer is asking of you. As a result of this preparation, you’ll be more than ready to tackle your tender response.

Go above and beyond for the contract

To stand out in such a competitive space, you need to add as much value as possible to the contract. Added value, also known as social value, is now mandatory in public sector contracts, with a compulsory weighting of 10%. Therefore, you need to show the buyer how your business will deal with environmental, social, and economic factors.

This could include:

Supporting COVID-19 recovery
Encouraging economic growth
Tackling climate change
Creating new job opportunities.

Let’s recap…

In this blog, we shared four things that you should expect when bidding for animation tenders. Remember to:

Look at your financial standing
Be ready to demonstrate your experience
Plan before starting your response
Go above and beyond for the contract.

Need help sourcing animation tenders that are right for your business? We can help!

Running your own business takes up a lot of your time. The last thing you want to be doing is trawling hundreds of websites searching for animation tenders. Most websites post multi-industry opportunities and filtering them with CPV codes can produce unreliable results. Luckily for you, we have a solution.

Enter…Creative Tenders

Creative Tenders is an easy-to-navigate, centralised portal hosting live creative tender opportunities from across the UK.

Here are five examples of animation tenders that we’ve previously sourced on the portal:

Animator

Swarm Dynamics – London – Budget: £5,000

Lincoln Street Dressing & Animation

City of Lincoln – East Midlands – Budget: £40,000

Video/Animation Commissioning Brief: UN Sustainability Goals

BBC – Scotland – Budget: £50,000

Animation Videography Services

Manchester Metropolitan University – North West – Budget: £70,000

Content Design Partner

East West Railway Company Limited 11072935 – South East – Budget: £800,000

A subscription to Creative Tenders can offer your business:

Access to all exclusive, public, and private sector creative contracts in the UK.
An on-hand Account Manager is available to answer any questions you may have about animation tenders. They can help you understand the process and answer any questions you have about the tendering process in general.
A daily email bulletin is sent straight to your inbox when new, sector-specific opportunities are uploaded.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.
20-minutes of free bid management consultancy with one of our Bid Consultants each month.

We source opportunities for sectors including:

Book a free, live demo with Creative Tenders to see how we can help your business grow

Want to save even more time?

The Ultimate Time-Saver package offers your business:

A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option can help businesses that overlap two industries such as Creative and Technology, for example.
Pre-market and award engagement notices are monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management, including registration, password management, downloading documents, and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid factors.
Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss viable creative tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package also includes:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of five years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Do you need assistance with animation tenders?

A Tender Writing service
A Tender Ready programme
The Tender Improvement package
Tender Mentor.

We also source opportunities for sectors including:

Book a free live demo with Creative Tenders to see how we can help your business grow.

Check out some of our other blogs:

Marketing Tender Opportunities: How to Find Them and 6 Secrets for Winning!

Posted on 13th May 20227th June 2022 by John Hudson

Here’s how you can find marketing tender opportunities and 6 tips from Bid Writers to help you win!

Are you looking for marketing tender opportunities? Here at Creative Tenders, we have a whole host of contracts available on our portal. In this blog, we will share with you how to instantly find marketing tender opportunities. Plus, we will have 6 tips from expert Bid Writers on how to win! Keep reading to learn more about how we can help you and your business…

Where can you find marketing tender opportunities?

When most businesses begin their search for marketing tender opportunities, they’ll likely use a search engine. For example, they’ll use Google to find countless websites that may have opportunities available. They will then have to scour each of these websites individually for contracts that are suitable.

This can take hours and a lot of the time the opportunities will not be suitable. They also may not display key details. So, you’ll have to read lengthy tender documents to decipher whether you’re eligible for that contract. Or the deadline date may be very close and so you won’t have time to complete the bid. This tedious practice can quickly become frustrating. Thankfully, there are solutions available…

Hudson Discover’s 11 sector-specific portals were built to streamline the process of finding tenders. Via the Creative Tenders portal, you can easily find marketing tender opportunities. Our portals display key information on each tender such as location, deadline date, and budget. This way, you can clearly see whether a tender is right for you.

You can use filters to narrow down your search for marketing tender opportunities. This way, you can select a budget, location, and keywords to locate the right contract for you. Our portals are updated daily by our Opportunity trackers. They manually search for opportunities to upload to the portal. They don’t use CPV codes to find contracts either. This means that there’s no risk of missing opportunities that are listed incorrectly with the wrong code. Government sites will use CPV codes and so they can be less accurate.

Discover Elite

If you want to streamline the process even further, you can sign up to Discover Elite. With this service, a dedicated Account Manager will find live bids on your behalf. They’ll speak with you weekly to discuss opportunities that may interest you. This is especially helpful for those with little time to spare due to busy schedules. Upgrading to Discover Elite will ensure you never miss a tendering opportunity even when you’re busy!

The Ultimate Time-Saving Tool offers your business:

An annual subscription to a maximum of two Discover portalsof your choice.
Up to five bid breakdowns per month to help you make your bid or no-bid
Weekly phone calls with your Account Manager to discuss viable leads and tendering opportunities.
Award and pre-market engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Public and private buyer portal management including registering, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid strategy.

Examples of the tenders we house on our portal:

Editorial Services – North West – £55k

Organisation seeking a supplier to provide editorial services, including copywriting and proofreading.

Campaign Services – South East – £100k

Council seeking a suitably experienced and qualified supplier to produce a marketing campaign.

Media Monitoring – London – Budget: Undisclosed

Tender submissions required for the provision of media monitoring services.

Crisis Media Marketing – Scotland – £50K – 19-04-2022

Company is seeking a provider of crisis media management and associated support.

Marketing Services – Republic of Ireland – Budget: Undisclosed

Contract for the provision of marketing services to promote brand awareness and increase website traffic.

Here’s how to win marketing tender opportunities

Have you found marketing tender opportunities and are now ready to tender for work? Here are a few top tips from the expert Bid Writers at Hudson Succeed:

Stick to the word count – If you can’t follow instructions, you leave a bad impression.
Don’t use technical jargon – You don’t want to confuse the buyer when they read your proposal.
Make sure your bid responses are clear and concise – Making it easier to read will keep the buyer engaged. They will also be able to clearly understand your ideas.
Proofread and edit your bid before submission – Mistakes in your bid will make you look unprofessional.
Use bid management tactics to stay organised – This will drastically decrease stress and make the process easier.
Turn to a Bid Writer to handle the entire process for you – They have the experience and know what it takes to win!

Summary

Here’s a summary of everything we covered in our blog on marketing tender opportunities.

Creative Tenders is one of Hudson Discover’s 11 sector-specific portals that hosts tender opportunities. These portals streamline the process of locating a tender suitable for your business. This is done by the use of selecting filters such as location, budget, and keywords. They’re updated daily and our team don’t use CPV codes, so there’s no risk of missing opportunities.

Stick to the word count
Don’t use technical jargon
Make sure your bid responses are clear and concise
Proofread and edit your bid before submission
Use bid managementtactics to stay organised
Turn to a Bid Writerto handle the entire process for you.

If you still have questions about marketing tender opportunities, why not contact us? Our team are always happy to help!

Need help writing your next tender?

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for those who have never tendered before. This 4-week programme works with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Tender Mentor

Tender Writing

Get in touch to find out more information.

We also source opportunities for sectors including:

Book a free live demo with Creative Tenders to see how we can help your business grow.

Check out some of our other blogs:

4 Golden Tips for Securing Graphic Design Contracts

Posted on 6th May 202216th August 2022 by John Hudson

Everything you need to know when it comes to winning graphic design contracts

Winning graphic design contracts through tendering is a great way for freelancers and agencies to grow their businesses. Tenders offer creative businesses amazing opportunities for expansion. Luckily for you, you’ve found us, and we’ve got some great experience with tendering for graphic design contracts. This blog will walk you through the sources for finding these tenders, and how to win them.

Where can I find opportunities to win graphic design contracts?

Manually searching for graphic design contracts can be exhaustive.

Luckily for you, we have a solution.

Enter…Creative Tenders.

Creative Tenders is an easy-to-navigate, centralised portal hosting live tendering opportunities from across the UK, including graphic design tenders. It’s dedicated specifically to the UK’s creative sector, making tender tracking quicker and more efficient.

Below are 5 examples of tenders for graphic design contracts that we have previously sourced on our portal:

Branding & Marketing Support

QA Flooring Solutions Ltd – North West – Budget: £6,000

Graphic Design Specialist Aden Country Park
Aberdeenshire Council – Scotland – Budget: £32,800

Love & Nature Exhibition Design Team

Horniman Museum & Gardens – London – Budget: £192,000

Branding and graphic design

Dudley College of Technology – West Midlands – Budget: Undisclosed

DOF – SEUPB – Graphic Design & Print Management Services
CPD – Supplies & Services Division- Northern Ireland- Budget: Undisclosed

A subscription to Creative Tenders can offer your business:

Access to all exclusive, public and private sector graphic design tenders in the UK.

An on-hand Account Manager to answer any questions you may have about tenders for design work. They can help you understand the procurement process and answer any questions you have about the tendering process in general.
A daily email bulletin is sent straight to your inbox when new, sector-specific opportunities are uploaded.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.
20-minutes of free bid management consultancy each month.

4 tips for winning your next graphic design contract

1. Keep your portfolio, testimonials & case studies relevant!

Make sure that you’re responding to the buyer with relevant case studies. The commissioning authority will know how much you’ve invested into the bid. Simply put, an irrelevant past contract example can be a red flag. They need to see a real snapshot into the customer’s experience, so the more relevant, the better.

2. Showcase your added value

What sets you apart from other graphic design firms? Isolate that aspect and present it in your ITT/PQQ. It will impress the buyer and make them wonder why the competition doesn’t offer this product/service/feature.

3. Review your bid!

This is a must if you want to win a graphic design contract. Without attention to detail, you’re unlikely to be successful. Reviewing your own tender documents with a critical eye, not unlike the buyer is highly important. Consider whether you would award the contract, viewing the document objectively. Ask colleagues to do the same.

4. Boilerplate responses

Boilerplate responses are fantastic for reducing writing times for a graphic design tender, freeing up your time. However, they can easily throw the bidder off if the response isn’t relevant. As stated above, the buyer simply knows if you’ve rushed the bid. So, make sure that your responses flow naturally even when using boilerplate responses, by avoiding irrelevant terms and jargon.

In summary

So, we’ve hit the finish line on this blog on winning graphic design contracts! What if you’re in need of a recap? Don’t worry we’ve got you covered;

Where can I source graphic design tenders? – Join hundreds of creative professionals using Creative Tenders to save time and track opportunities.

4 tips for winning your next graphic design tender

Relevant case studies – Keep your portfolio and case studies in line with the bid.
Showcase your added value – What separates you from the competition? Use this element to great effect in your bid, highlighting your uniqueness to the buyer.
Review your work – Would you award yourself the contract? Maintain a critical eye over the document. Get colleagues to do the same.
Boilerplate responses – Ensure your bid responses are relevant if you’re using boilerplate responses to save time.