BID WRITING SERVICES
At Procter Street, we provide expert bid writing services for the construction, civil engineering, and infrastructure sectors, backed by over 200 years' worth of combined experience to help you win projects and tenders.
To date, we’ve used our extensive knowledge and deep experience to win over £2.5 billion in projects and counting for construction, civil engineering, utilities, infrastructure, and public tenders.
Bid Writing Services with Construction & Infrastructure Bid Writing Experts.
Construction, civil engineering, and infrastructure are intensely competitive sectors to win tenders in. You need the capabilities and insights to stand out amongst your competitors.
That means approaching bids with a clear strategy and copywriting skills to fully illustrate your value. If you’re ready to bid on a project, you need bid writing support from the experts at Procter & Street.
At Procter & Street, our experience is our strength. Our team collectively has over 200 years of experience across a range of sectors; we provide bespoke bid writing services for contractors and developers with meticulous attention to technical detail that can secure the project.
No project is too big or too small, and whether the bid is for a small local project or a multi-million-pound tender, we tailor our bid writing approach to help your bid stand out from your competitors.
Learn more about our Bid Writing Services.
We tailor our bid writing services to meet your needs, giving small local projects or high-value tenders the attention they deserve. We can offer:
Full Bid Writing & Management
Our bid writing team has written for and managed bids from £100k to £800 million in valuation, with a deep knowledge of what’s needed to make your bid stand above the rest.
If required, Procter & Street can cover the full submission, including bespoke image attachments like organograms, mobilisation plans, professional CVs, and programme of works, to lend credence and authenticity to your skills and knowledge.
What Makes Our Bid Writing & Bid Writers Unique.
What Makes Our Bid Writing & Bid Writers Unique.
Rapid Response
Do you require bid writing with a quick turnaround? Our team combine speed and knowledge to write exceptional quality bids with as little as 8 hours' notice.
Suitable for Any Budget
We approach bids, big and small, with the same pragmatism required to succeed, and our services are cost-appropriate to every budget or bid, ensuring you receive the support you need to grow.
Proven Results
We’re proud to have won over £2.5 billion in projects through our bid writing and work-winning expertise, and our team is prepared and ready to help you win your next bid.
What Makes Our Bid Writing and Bid Writers Unique Continued.
Technicality
Our team uses their deep industry experience to ensure all technically focused questions are answered with succinctness, yet with the depth required to ensure that the requirements of the question are fully met.
We approach other technical areas with the same level of attention. These may include, but are not limited to: Framework responses, CVs, Organisation charts, Diagrams and Method Statements.
Expertise for Complex Technical Bids of Scale
With a background as Principal Contractors, and proven results working with large developers including SEGRO, our bid writers and bid experts at Procter Street are no strangers to complex, high-value projects.
Where bids scale, we have the team and resources to provide full-time, multi-expert bid writing support to ensure your bid meets every requirement, regulation, and technical query to pass through the procurement process.
Our team of technical writers excel at their work, delivering major construction projects across the UK.
Related Services to Bid Writing
Our services expand beyond bid writing into other highly technical areas that support you and your projects.
Bid Management
Where deadlines and deliverable requirements are concerned, our bid management is the expert. They manage everything from commercials and pricing to bid writing, reviews and submissions, while providing insights based on knowledge and experience to ensure your project runs smoothly.
They also ensure that reporting and governance are well managed, and can support with tender writing and bidding for any tender type.
Construction Costing
Our team excel at construction costing, working with you to develop proposals that find the balance between contracts, pricing, and payments.
Their experience encompasses:
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NEC, JCT, and bespoke contracts
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D&B, construction only, 2-stage, and ECI
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Delivery and P&L
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Tier 1, 2 and 3 suppliers, and PLCs to family-run SMEs
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BoQ take-offs
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Commercial model
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Delivery strategies
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Negotiation stage support
Our Work Winning Division
Our Work Winning division is dedicated to your success, and the team uses its deep experience and unique insights to support your tenders, bids, and more.
Since the inception of Procter & Street, our team has won £2.5 billion worth of bids, and we’re here to help you see the same success.
Get in touch about our Bid Writing Services
Reach out to Procter & Street to discuss how our bid writing services can help support you with your projects.
Bid Writing FAQs
Do you support full bids or only parts of the bid process?
We’re flexible. We can manage the full bid process, take on specific sections, or provide strategic oversight depending on your requirements. At Procter Street, that’s exactly what we do. We’ve helped secure and win over £1 billion in project tenders, offering tender finding, bid writing, bid management, and project planning services that ultimately help you find and win more leads as a contractor.
Can you provide standalone bid writing?
A: Yes. We can write the full submission or specific sections such as method statements, CVs, case studies, technical responses and graphics. We also offer strategic reviews of existing drafts.
How quickly can you turn around urgent bids?
We regularly work to tight deadlines and have delivered full submissions within very short timeframes when required.
Do you provide post-submission support?
Yes. We can assist with debriefs, feedback analysis, bid improvement recommendations and strategy development for future opportunities.
How do you write a bid for construction?
Key elements to include in a construction bid include: Your company information: This includes company and individual names, alongside contact information, phone numbers, and addresses. The project scope: What the proposed service will entail, alongside the schedule and quality of materials expected. Cost estimate: What the project may cost, including labour and material costs. Payment: How payment will be submitted and collected. Work schedules: Lean on the general project timeline, leaving room for start and end date approval. Include how permits, weather conditions, and change orders may affect the timeline. Accompanying resources: Consider elements like case studies, CVs and subprojects, as needed. Signatures: The client must sign the bid. Bid writing can be a highly complex process, with a lot of technical factors that may cause many bids to fall short. If you’re concerned about the technical factors or your bid in general, be sure to get in touch with our expert team today.
What are common bid mistakes?
Common bid mistakes often revolve around: Wage rates Risk acknowledgment Missed permits and inspection costs Missed equipment rental costs Missed supervision costs Voluntary price cuts Labour factors like overtime, the weather and shift impact Chasing competitor pricing over quality Missed labour escalation costs Missed per diem and travel expenses Project scheduling vs expected duration These are but a few of the mistakes our team finds when reviewing bids. If you want to ensure your bid avoids these common issues, alongside issues that may require a more technical expertise to unravel, consider getting in touch.
