Advanced Bid Writing Skills

Course Overview

This CPD accredited online course focuses on what you need to do to write winning tenders and provides you with the skills to manage the bid process throughout. Your learning will be split over two interactive sessions lasting three and a half hours each – maximising learning and minimising disruption to the working day. The course will be delivered by Jamie Edwards, via Zoom or Microsoft Teams. You can attend this course without any installation required to your computer, but it is highly recommended that you join using a desktop or laptop computer rather than a tablet or mobile phone. Ideally you will have both a webcam and microphone.

Course Objectives

  • Construct a robust bank of research and evidence
  • Formulate a detailed storyboard for the tender
  • Examine ways to effectively improve tender responses
  • Demonstrate how to effectively review and edit tender responses

Course Areas

  • What you should do research on and how you can use research in your bid
  • How to analyse questions to provide the buyer with winning content
  • Details on how to use the evaluation and award criteria to your advantage
  • Top tips for writing responses, including a bid writing exercise
  • How to self-critique and perform a high level review at the final draft stage, including a high level editing exercise

Your trainer will be expert bid writer and trainer Jamie Edwards, and as this is an interactive session, you will benefit from being able to ask questions, participate in conversations and learn from Jamie’s experiences.

The course will be delivered via Zoom or Microsoft Teams, split over two sessions lasting 3.5 hours each (7 hours total). You can attend this course without any installation required to your computer, but it is highly recommended that you join using a desktop or laptop computer rather than a tablet or mobile phone. Ideally you will have both a webcam and microphone.

Looking to attend all three courses? Get in touch with our team on 01224 636 999 to find out more about our multi-session offer.


What our attendees say

From beginners to experienced bid writers, our training courses help people like you to develop their skills and win more work.

Available course dates:

Tuesday 30 January 2024

Day 1

13:00 - 16:30

Wednesday 31 January 2024

Day 2

13:00 - 16:30


Online


£179+VAT Tenders Direct Member

£199+VAT Non-members


Tuesday 27 February 2024

Day 1

13:00 - 16:30

Wednesday 28 February 2024

Day 2

13:00 - 16:30


Online


£179+VAT Tenders Direct Member

£199+VAT Non-members


Tuesday 19 March 2024

Day 1

13:00 - 16:30

Wednesday 20 March 2024

Day 2

13:00 - 16:30


Online


£179+VAT Tenders Direct Member

£199+VAT Non-members