Select the right tools for the job.

Whether this is your first tender or you're a seasoned tender writer, there are a few key tools that ensure your bid is the best it can be. In my experience, companies who present a consist impression across their tender, website and capability statement are awarded more contracts than those who don't.

A great tendering toolkit includes:

• Professional, succinct tender or expression of interest
• Great, up to date website
• Awesome capability statement 

Having a professionally prepared tendering tool kit can assist with:

• Leaving a great impression with prospective clients
• Summarising your credibility and capability as a business
• Enable cross selling from department to department
• Enable word of mouth business to grow
• Assisting your current clients refer you for other projects

If you have a tendering toolkit in place, use these pointers to conduct a review of the effectiveness of your toolkit:

• Your website needs to be responsive, which means it automatically resizes for smartphones, tablets and computers
• The photos and information on your website need to be current
• Ensure your website has a SSL Certificate (google loves this)
• Your capability statement includes current photos and text
• You use cast studies, examples or experience to showcase your expertise
• Your contact details on your website and capability statement are easy to use (and easy to find again)

Good luck with your next tender!