Bid Solutions is proud to support the new diversity interest group, ‘Women in Bids and Proposals’. Equality and diversity within the bid / proposal profession is a key issue and was once again highlighted in the 2018 Salary Survey. This newly formed group aims to provide support to individuals and develop toolkits for organisations to check if they are offering equal opportunities within their bid functions.

The 2018 UK Salary Survey report is available to download now! This is the most comprehensive survey of its kind and provides detailed analysis of key criteria such as gender, geography, industry, education and many more. It also reports on significant changes that have occurred since the 2015 Survey.

The latest issue of Bidding Quarterly has been released this week, with a focus on personal development. Our contributing Experts have provided a great selection of opinions, advice and anecdotes. If you are looking to develop yourself in 2018, it is a must read.

This week our Public Sector Bidding Expert, Peter Lobl, has provided great insight into how you can challenge a procurement decision...

We are often contacted by bidders who feel that something was not quite right with an authority’s decision-making process in the evaluation of their bid. They aren’t sure what to do about it and some even lack the confidence to take any action at all for fear that “relationships” will be damaged. Well, we have prepared some outline guidance on how a procurement decision should be contested...

The 2018 Salary Survey has once again uncovered an excess of job titles in our profession, with 334 variations recorded (up from 298 in 2015).