Questions Suppliers Ask Us Most

Fees depend on the number of questions, the word counts and how much usable content you already have. We quote a fixed price before any work starts, and for many clients we offer a reduced base fee paired with a success bonus on award, so our incentives sit with yours.

A short quality submission can be turned around in a few days. A large framework with several lots usually needs three to four weeks. Tell us the deadline and we will say honestly whether it is achievable.

A director reads every submission, and the person who scopes your bid is the person who writes it. You deal with the writers directly, not an account manager passing messages along.

Yes. Most of our work is public procurement, but we also write private sector proposals, PQQs, RFPs and renewal submissions. Writing to a scoring framework transfers directly.

Civil engineering, construction, facilities management, health and social care, professional services and security. If your sector is not listed, ask. The process works across sectors and our writers research quickly.

The tender documents, access to someone who knows how the work is delivered, and any existing bid content or case studies. We come back with specific, targeted questions rather than a blank questionnaire.

Usually a kick-off call, a couple of short interviews with the people who deliver the work, and a review of each draft. We do the writing, chasing and formatting so your team can stay focused on delivery.

Yes, as part of bid management we can handle the portal upload once you have signed off the final version. You stay in control of every approval.

A framework is a fixed list of appointed suppliers, usually for four years, and it closes to newcomers once awarded. A dynamic purchasing system stays open, so you can apply at any point during its life. For smaller suppliers a DPS is often the easier route in.

No. It makes you eligible to compete. Most frameworks award through mini-competitions between appointed suppliers, so the contracts go to whoever responds best to each call-off.

Usually paperwork rather than capability: an expired certificate, a financial ratio below the threshold, a policy the buyer asked for that you do not have, or the wrong group entity submitted. A readiness audit finds all four quickly.

No. We are not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority and we do not give regulated financial advice or recommend specific products. We prepare your business plan, forecasts and lender pack, and introduce you to authorised brokers and lenders who do advise.

Preparing a complete pack typically takes two to four weeks depending on how current your figures are. The lender's own process after that is outside our control, but complete packs move considerably faster than incomplete ones.

Yes, on the commercial side: acquisition strategy, target research, commercial due diligence, valuation analysis and integration planning. We coordinate with your legal, tax and accounting specialists, who handle the regulated and legal elements of the transaction.

Around three years before you want to leave. Most of what raises a sale price — reducing dependence on the owner, making earnings predictable, tidying contracts — takes that long to show up in the accounts a buyer will read.

No. Franchise agreements must be drafted by a solicitor experienced in franchising. We build the commercial model, the operations manual and the recruitment materials, and work alongside your legal adviser.

It needs to be profitable enough that a franchisee can pay your fees, pay themselves properly and still make a return, and repeatable enough that someone who is not you can run it from documentation. Our franchisability assessment tests both.

No. We are not a licensed employment agency or employment business and we do not supply workers. We provide recruitment support: defining roles, writing job descriptions and adverts, and designing a fair selection process. You engage candidates directly.

Generally yes, where you have an eligible UK trading entity and can meet the selection criteria on financial standing, insurance and experience. It is one of the most under-used routes into the UK market for new entrants.

We coordinate them rather than provide them. Incorporation, immigration and tax registration are handled by regulated specialists we introduce you to and work alongside, so the commercial plan and the legal set-up stay aligned.