Designed specifically for

subject matter experts and technical writers

Our course will help your bid writers to:

  • Analyse any question
  • Create the correct answer structure
  • Draft and edit high scoring answer
  • Evaluate their own bid question responses
  • Conduct critical team reviews

Bid Writing Training

2 days – 5 modules

1. Bid Lifecycle

Improve bid team cohesion through in depth understanding


2. Competitive Positioning

Transform your proposal into an effective, selling document

3. Answering the Question

To win, you must ensure your writers understand and answer the question

4. Writing High Scoring Answers

Learn how to consistently gain the highest score for each answer


5. An Effective Reviews Process

Raise your game by implementing team reviews at critical points

Feedback from our trainees

Thank you! I just want to have a quick rave about the training yesterday delivered by Rick. It wasvery interesting, engaging and informative and provided a real insight into how to deliver a successful bid.

Emma Devenish

Head of Sustainability, Airwave

The outlining of questions was extremely useful. It’s something I thought I knew how to do already, but I was wrong, and this course has really helped me learn this skill which will lead to much better, and winning answers.

Simon Read

Director of Public Safety UK, Saab Defence and Security

Excellent! Rick was clear and consice with his course delivery.

Most useful part of the training? Everything! Really helped me to understand and breakdown the process. It was all helpful.

Richard Skingley

Business Development, WAS UK

The structured approach to responding to a tender and following an organised process was really useful.

Steve Loftus

Technical Sales Manager, Ortus Technology Ltd

Frequently Asked Questions

Can we hold the training in our offices?

Yes, we find it’s the most convenient and cost effective solution.

Is the course only for public sector bids?

The training is adapted to your needs, whether they are for public sector bids, commercial tenders, or both.

How many participants in a training?

We can hold a training for as few as 8 people, and as many as 50

Can you train us during a live bid?

Yes, this is the optimum time to help embed the training

What sort of follow up do you offer after the training?

You will be given handouts with each training module, as a reminder of the key points to remember. We will also soon be rolling out our online training, which is included in Bid Gold training suite, and will be accessible to all participants after completing their course.

Any further questions?

Feel free to drop us a line anytime.