Bidding Quarterly
The bid and proposal profession’s free, award-winning quarterly magazine.
Bidding Quarterly (BQ) is the bid and proposal profession’s award-winning quarterly magazine, published free by Bid Solutions. Across more than 25 issues it has brought the global work-winning community impartial advice, shared experience, market trends and best practice – written by an independent panel of expert practitioners and guest contributors who volunteer their time. A companion edition, BQ Tech, focuses on bid and proposal technology.
What you’ll find in BQ
Capture and win strategy; proposal and bid writing; public sector procurement and frameworks; GovCon intelligence, bid and proposal technology and AI; pricing and commercial strategy; storytelling and design; leadership, careers and team development; and market trends across 50+ industries.
Issue 24, February 2026 Beyond the Prompt: Real Wins in the Real World
In 2026, the “blank page” is obsolete. Anyone who can write a prompt can produce a 10,000-word bid response before their coffee cools. The tools are universal. The capability is…
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Issue 23, October 2025 Foreword: A Day Like No Other
What would you do if you were the decision maker for just one day? Would you tear up the rulebook, press pause on the madness, or finally fix those things…
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Issue 22, July 2025 Catch-22 and the Bidding Paradox
Like most in our profession, I could probably write a book on the bidding pitfalls I have experienced and still encounter. This issue of Bidding Quarterly illustrates numerous Catch-22s, paradoxes,…
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Issue 21, March 2025 Coming of Age
I believe taking a cautious yet thoughtful approach to adopting technology in the bidding profession is vital. It’s important to ask critical questions and maintain perspective amidst advancements like GenAI.…
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Issue 20, November 2024 All I Want for Christmas...
When choosing the ‘All I Want for Christmas’ concept for BQ20, I wanted to be mindful that not everyone celebrates, recognises or feels included in this holiday. But it turns…
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Issue 19, July 2024 Exploring The Bid Lifecycle
To ‘see the wood for the trees’ in our profession, we must diligently navigate the current overwhelming volume of efficiency, productivity and win rate stats being shared by users of…
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Issue 18, July 2024 Secrets to Success
How do you get my attention? How do you keep it? How do you get me to engage? I receive up to 20 cold calls/sales emails/LinkedIn sales messages per day.…
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Issue 17, November 2023 Industrial Evolution
Being an expert in a particular industry or sector certainly has its appeal. As a master of your chosen discipline, you can become highly respected amongst peers and your confidence…
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