Observation – UK Bid Writer

Met Office misses out on contract renewal

The BBC has not renewed its 93 year contract with the Met Office for weather services. How can you avoid the common pitfalls of re-tendering and keep your contracts?

You Couldn’t Make It Up!

Or rather, you shouldn't. Another important aspect of bid writing that – done well – will help you get the best out of your bid writer.

Review of free e-course ‘Winning the Contract’ (LearnDirect course)

Many of my clients despair of the tendering process, particularly the seemingly endless hoops to be jumped through when tendering for public sector contracts. While researching what other resources are available ‘out there’ for my upcoming book (available in autumn 2012), I stumbled across a free e-course ‘Winning the Contract’ from LearnDirect. Before I recommend anything, I like to make sure it does what it says on the tin, so here is my review and a few comments:

Language as a window into human nature

I tweeted this earlier but hey, why not stick it up on the blog too? If you’re into language and looking for an excuse to down tools for 10 mins and have another coffee, this RSA Animate vid is just what you need 🙂 Language as a window into human nature: Lovely stuff. – Lyndsey