BidWrite

We are incredibly proud to announce that BidWrite has been recognised as an Employer of Choice in the 2024 Australian Business Awards! In the 16 years since it first opened its doors, BidWrite has grown to become the largest tendering consultancy in Australia. And through investing in its people and prioritising a supportive culture, BidWrite has cultivated a reputation for excellence. This award acknowledges our effective policies and practices, employee recruitment, engagement and retention processes that that maximise the full potential of our workforce. Read more here: https://hubs.la/Q02WLT6k0 “𝘉𝘪𝘥𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵-𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥, 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺.” – Kelly Richmond CP APMP, 𝐆𝐌 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠

2025 is fast approaching… Come along to our free Bid Academy webinar to make sure you start the new year equipped with a blueprint for better bidding. Presented by Mark Riley and Peter Blunden, this 45-minute webinar unveils our new three-part model for sustained tendering success. It’ll help you identify improvement opportunities, formulate an actionable plan to bid better, and prioritise your next steps – so you can take 2025 by storm. 💻 BID BETTER: A blueprint for tendering success 📆 Date: Thursday, 5 December 🕐 Time: 1:00pm AEDT ➡️ Register now: https://hubs.la/Q02Zv81R0

Next week, BidWrite’s Defence lead Dr Rodger Manning, CPP APMP presents the first of a new collection of AIDN QLD training courses designed to help companies win more work in Defence. Rodger’s really enjoyed collaborating with Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN) QLD, Buzzworks and De Stefano & Co | Defence and Security Experts to bring this portfolio of courses to life, and is looking forward to explaining how companies can accelerate success through a clear and purposeful alignment with Commonwealth Defence industry priorities.

Well done to these happy proposal professionals who completed our APMP Foundation workshop online with Nigel Dennis last week. This group attended from across NSW, QLD, VIC, WA, and even Singapore! Congratulations to the ten participants who passed their exam at the conclusion of the workshop, earning the globally recognised APMP Foundation certification on Thursday. And for the eleventh participant, who opted to sit the exam later this week, we wish you the best of luck. This latest cohort brings our total to 53 individuals we’ve helped to earn this certification in 2024 alone – and more than 400 since we first began delivering the workshops in 2014. And as an APMP ANZ Chapter Accredited Training Organisation (ATO), this is not the only certification training we provide! If you’ve already achieved APMP Foundation certification and have 3+ years of bidding experience under your belt, it might be time for the next step. Our final APMP Practitioner training workshop for 2024 still has spaces available. Find out more and register here: https://hubs.la/Q02YhXF70 #ProudtobeAPMP

Last Wednesday, BidWrite’s Nigel Dennis and Mark Riley CPP APMP attended the inaugural Australian AI Awards black tie gala at the Four Seasons in Sydney. Nigel was shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘AI Leader of the Year – SME’ award, and our AI-powered tendering platform BidWriteGPT was selected as a finalist in the ‘AI Innovator – Media & Communication Service’ category. Although we didn’t take home either award on the night, Nigel and Mark thoroughly enjoyed an evening spent celebrating all the professionals and businesses who are at the cutting edge of AI transformation across Australia. It was a real privilege to be recognised alongside such a high calibre of innovative, forward-thinking businesses. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners, and our sincere thanks to organisers Momentum Media for such an enjoyable awards event.

Late last month, BidWrite's David Lunn and CreditSource Pty Ltd CEO Shavantha Mallawa delivered three Industry Capability Network Tasmania commissioned workshops to SMEs in Hobart, Launceston and Devonport. Presented by ICN Tasmania and Business Tasmania from the Department of State Growth, with support from the Advanced Manufacturing and Defence Industries team, the workshops covered: ✔️ the art and science of how to write irresistible tender submissions ✔️ the financial assessments conducted by tender evaluation teams, and how you can prepare for these in advance ✔️ why ICN’s Gateway platform is an essential business development tool ✔️ the range of state government support services available to help Tasmanian businesses grow We’re delighted that these workshops achieved an overall 4.8 (out of 5) satisfaction rating from participants. Here’s what some had to say: 💬 “The speakers provided a lot of useful information and were happy to answer questions as we went along.” 💬 “[My key takeaways were] learning more about tender formats and financial risk assessments.” 💬 “I really enjoyed the insights into tender writing. The information around ICN was also fantastic.” Our thanks to Bruno Ferreira, Kelly Brown and the teams from ICN Tasmania and Business Tasmania for their vision and hard work in bringing these workshops to life. Thanks also to Shavantha Mallawa from strategic partner CreditSource for providing such valuable insights into the tender evaluation process. We’ve always held the view that a compelling tender submission document is only one contributor to sustained tendering success, and it was great to have the opportunity to help ambitious Tasmanian SMEs see what the broader picture looks like.

Keen to make your mark building strong relationships with influential leaders and decision-makers across a range of sectors? Great news… we’re hiring! We’re on the lookout for a full time Inbound Sales Specialist to join the BidWrite team. Based in our Melbourne office, this role will be dedicated to maximising our inbound sales conversions by cultivating strong relationships with both clients and prospects involved in competitive tendering. If you can picture yourself working in an innovative, industry-leading environment, have solid sales experience, and are familiar with procurement processes, we want to hear from you. ➡️ Find out more and submit your application via Seek: https://hubs.la/Q02X3nRL0

BidWrite Senior Consultant Paige Duffy CF APMP recently spoke to a writing cohort at The University of Queensland, introducing the proposal writing industry as an exciting career that puts professional writing skills to good use. Know any cohorts interested in a similar introduction? Contact the APMP ANZ Chapter Intentional Career Parth (ICP) Committee at training@apmpanz.org. 

2024 is rapidly coming to a close. If 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐏𝐌𝐏 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is on your to-do list this year, don't miss your last chance to tick that off. ➡️ Our final APMP Practitioner workshop of the year will be delivered online on 21 Thursday 21 November, 12.30–4.00pm AEDT. This workshop will prepare you to sit the APMP Practitioner Objective Training Examination by defining the different question types, providing practice questions and a practice scenario. If you have already earned APMP Foundation and have 3+ years of bidding experience under your belt, this credential is an excellent way to formally recognise your advanced knowledge and skills. Enrol now on the Bid Academy website: https://hubs.la/Q02WnBZ30

What do public relations and tendering have in common? More than you think. And their shared traits certainly make a case for both to be treated as perennial priorities in your business. In our latest blog, BidWrite's Anne-Marie Tripp, CF APMP and Profile Media's Sue Papadoulis provide an insightful perspective and helpful advice that applies equally well to public relations and tendering. More importantly, they look at how implementing this advice can help you position your organisation favourably and prepare for targeted tendering success. Read more here: https://hubs.la/Q02VB7WF0