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I’m recording my back catalogue of written resources and adding some new stuff into a series of 15 minute-or-less pod-posts, designed to help UK SMEs find the right contracts to tender for, understand the processes involved and improve their bid writing and management skills.

Here’s a quick 5-minute taster (with bonus dogs from next door in the background 😀 )

UK Bid Writer Pod Post

Are you tender ready? Five things to consider before you start your bid - S1 Taster

As the UK Bid Writer podcast rumbles into existence, here's what's coming up for the first handful of episodes and how to contact me if there's a tendering topic you'd like me to tackle

Coming Up On the UK Bid Writer Podcast S1 - Intro

There’s no one single place to find all the contracts up for tender in the UK and across Europe! Frustrating, no?
In episode 1 of my first UK Bid Writer Podcast series ‘The Essentials’, I show you how and where to find the best tenders for your business.
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Links:
[04:21] TED (Tenders Electronic Daily): http://ted.europa.eu/TED/main/HomePage.do
[04:40] Procurement thresholds (new thresholds will be in place for 2020; will update as they are published on Gov.uk): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0417-new-threshold-levels-2018
[05:42] Contracts Finder: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
[06:12] Guide to TED: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/2014/12/finding-opportunities-how-to-use-ted-tenders-electronic-daily/
TED’s own video guides: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT5rARDev_rkQdFimoHlpv2Och1H0uBLs
[07:10] To bid or not to bid – the original post
[07:48] E2S1: To bid or not to bid – the podcast episode: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/2016/09/to-bid-or-not-to-bid-how-to-work-out-which-tenders-are-right-for-your-business/
And finally…….
[11:27] How to find tenders – The List!: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/2016/12/where-to-find-tenders-a-list/#list-of-links
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Visit ukbidwriter.com/pod
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Find Lyndsey on social – say Hi!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndseywray/
Twitter: twitter.com/UKBidWriter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKBidWriter
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Through her 30+ year career, Lyndsey Wray, a.k.a UK Bid Writer, has gained more than 21 years total bid writing and management experience and has spent the last ten years offering independent consultancy, writing and training services exclusively to UK SMEs: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/services
As a life-long contractor and independent consultant, Lyndsey has worked in almost every sector and industry you can imagine, in organisations from one-person start-ups to giant multinational corporations and everything in between. She’s also served her time on the other side of the procurement field. 
Learn more about Lyndsey Wray: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/about/
Through her UK Bid Writer brand and podcast, Lyndsey aims to de-mystify the world of procurement and tendering and help micro, small and medium sized businesses find and win great contracts. 
UK Bid Writer website: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/
Contact Lyndsey today: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/contact/
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The UK Bid Writer Podcast: Series 1 The Essentials

Where and how to find tenders E1:S1

Responding to tenders takes time and effort. It’s essential to have a clear idea of the types of contracts that are worth your company’s time and energy to bid on.
In episode two of the UK Bid Writer Podcast series ‘The Essentials’, I show you how to create a flexible strategy to help you decide quickly and easily which contracts are right for your business and which ones you can safely ignore.
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Links and timestamps:

[01:25] Why is a bid/no bid strategy important?
[02:49] Common factors you should consider when developing your strategy
 [10:22] Want to know more about my coaching service? Find out more: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/coaching-lp1/
[11:21] Common dealbreakers that could put you out of the running
[13:33] Social value – what is it and how can it give SMEs the edge? https://www.ukbidwriter.com/2016/09/what-is-social-value-and-how-can-it-give-smaller-companies-the-edge-when-tendering/
To bid or not to bid – the original post! https://www.ukbidwriter.com/2016/09/to-bid-or-not-to-bid-how-to-work-out-which-tenders-are-right-for-your-business/
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Visit ukbidwriter.com/pod
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Find Lyndsey on social – say Hi!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndseywray/
Twitter: twitter.com/UKBidWriter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKBidWriter
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Through her 30+ year career, Lyndsey Wray, a.k.a UK Bid Writer, has gained more than 21 years total bid writing and management experience and has spent the last ten years offering independent consultancy, writing and training services exclusively to UK SMEs: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/services
As a life-long contractor and independent consultant, Lyndsey has worked in almost every sector and industry you can imagine, in organisations from one-person start-ups to giant multinational corporations and everything in between. She’s also served her time on the other side of the procurement field. 
Learn more about Lyndsey Wray: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/about/
Through her UK Bid Writer brand and podcast, Lyndsey aims to de-mystify the world of procurement and tendering and help micro, small and medium sized businesses find and win great contracts. 
UK Bid Writer website: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/
Contact Lyndsey today: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/contact/
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Support this podcast on Ko-fi! 
It'd be great to offer you more stuff: exclusives, freebies, discounts and more! 
https://ko-fi.com/ukbidwriter

To Bid or Not to Bid? E2:S1

One of the most baffling aspects of tendering is the points and weighting system. And what’s MEAT got to do with it?
Here’s how to understand tender scoring and maximise points on every section of your bid.
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Links and timestamps:

[02:25] Lowest cost Vs. MEAT, 
[03:31] The points scoring mechanism
[05:46] A very simplistic four-step process to scoring the highest marks
[07:42] What is weighting?
[11:08] How do points and weighting work together?
[12:16] A little bit of weighting weirdness
What do points make? The original post *with easy to understand tables!*: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/2014/05/what-do-points-make-confusion-mostly/
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Visit ukbidwriter.com/pod
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Find Lyndsey on social – say Hi!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndseywray/
Twitter: twitter.com/UKBidWriter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKBidWriter
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Through her 30+ year career, Lyndsey Wray, a.k.a UK Bid Writer, has gained more than 21 years total bid writing and management experience and has spent the last ten years offering independent consultancy, writing and training services exclusively to UK SMEs: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/services
As a life-long contractor and independent consultant, Lyndsey has worked in almost every sector and industry you can imagine, in organisations from one-person start-ups to giant multinational corporations and everything in between. She’s also served her time on the other side of the procurement field. 
Learn more about Lyndsey Wray: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/about/
Through her UK Bid Writer brand and podcast, Lyndsey aims to de-mystify the world of procurement and tendering and help micro, small and medium sized businesses find and win great contracts. 
UK Bid Writer website: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/
Contact Lyndsey today: https://www.ukbidwriter.com/contact/
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Support this podcast on Ko-fi! 
It'd be great to offer you more stuff: exclusives, freebies, discounts and more! 
https://ko-fi.com/ukbidwriter

What Do Points Make? E3:S1

My submission to Metapop Remix This #210. 

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Katrina Cain - Promised Land (Final Pilots Remix)

My entry to Metapop's Remix Competition #223.
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Clock Opera - Run (Final Pilots Remix)

SMEs need to approach tendering in a different way to large organisations. Lyndsey Wray, a specialist in SME tendering, shows you how to take on the competition and win more contracts for your business.