A new AI-assisted bid writing service aims to level the playing field for SMEs seeking private and public sector contracts, at a time when the cost and complexity of tendering is putting contract opportunities out of reach for many businesses.
bidtogether, headquartered in the North East, combines a purpose-built AI platform with the expertise of professional bid writers to produce high-quality, tailored tender responses at speed and at a cost accessible to all organisations.
The launch comes as a report from the Federation of Small Businesses reveals that nearly a third of small firms have not won a public contract over the past three years.
bidtogether was developed over the course of 18 months by Executive Compass, one of the UK’s most established bid writing consultancies, which has supported organisations to win more than £5 billion in public sector contracts since 2009. The platform’s AI workflows were built from the ground up by bid professionals, based entirely on what evaluators look for in winning submissions, rather than adapted from generic large language models.
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Craig Sutch, operations director at bidtogether, said: “Procurement has become more demanding and more competitive at the same time. Businesses are expected to bid more frequently and to a higher standard, while many still lack the internal resources to do it well.
“From our experience, time and cost are consistently two of the biggest barriers in tendering, affecting organisations of all sizes. bidtogether was built to help remove these barriers by making professional tender writing support more accessible, efficient and scalable for every type of organisation,” he continued.
“Every response we prepare will be guided and refined by a qualified bid professional. Our platform aims to compress the time spent on first drafts from days to hours, allowing our consultants to focus on what actually wins contracts: tailored, high-quality content that speaks directly to the buyer’s requirements.”
In early use, the bidtogether platform has reduced average bid preparation time by around two thirds compared to traditional approaches, increasing clients’ capacity to pursue multiple opportunities at the same time.
bidtogether offers two service tiers, an Essential package primarily designed for dynamic markets, frameworks, and speculative bids, and a Premium package which is suitable for higher priority or more competitive submissions.
“Our experienced team is geared up to provide tender writing support to organisations within any sector, covering all categories of public and private sector opportunity, from central and local government contracts to NHS frameworks and housing association procurement,” added Sutch.
“We welcome business owners to get in touch for a chat, to find out how we can support them. Over the next year we hope to work with hundreds of SMEs, helping them experience more bid success and ultimately, win contracts. We’re excited to get started and see what the future brings.”
