Tsaks Consulting NZ helps businesses and organisations across New Zealand apply for and win government and private sector tenders. Our New Zealand bid writing and New Zealand proposal writing service is a comprehensive service where we help you write your bid from start to finish.

We have a comprehensive understanding of New Zealand (NZ) procurement processes and are also skilled in Grant writing. In this article, we will run through some of the strategies that we employ to help our clients win more tenders.

How to write a winning tender in NZ

The first step to writing a winning tender in New Zealand is to conduct a thorough bid no-bid process. Make sure that you are bidding for contracts you have a chance of winning. You also need to ensure your organisation can meet the mandatory requirements and criteria which are part of the tender.

After that you need to develop a tender plan and checklist to keep everything on track. Remember it is critical that you create a list of input and information you require, and request that information from key stakeholders. If you need to create supporting documentation you should get started on it early as it generally takes time.

Explore your position in the market and come up with key win themes in order to tell a story that will be successful. You can / should integrate these win themes throughout your bid so that you have clear and consistent messaging.

Finally, write the tender in a concise and easy to understand manner. Government procurement teams have lots of tenders to read with limited time. Provide evidence for your bid and quantify as many of your claims as possible.

Why we offer some of the best bid writing services in NZ

One of the reasons we believe Tsaks Consulting offers one of the best bid writing services in New Zealand is that we have experience in different sectors and our consultants focus on certain sectors. For example, Jason Cooney, our Director and Lead Writer, is highly experience in construction, infrastructure and medical industry tenders. We have other writers who are experienced in other industries.

If you are writing your tender, be sure to engage subject matter experts to assist and we generally recommend senior executives or the business owner is hands on in the tender preparation process.

What to do differently to write a winning Government Tender in New Zealand

If you are writing a government tender, as opposed to a private sector tender, you need to slightly change your strategy and ensure, in addition to focusing on your experience and expertise, focus on:

• Back end systems and process to ensure compliance.
• Your reporting processes.
• A robust complain handling process. This shows you can quickly and effectively resolve any complains.
• Your account management capability.

Although these are generally not related to if you can do the actual job or not, they are important to government and will ensure you can complete the tender for the entirety of the contract.

For help with your next bid or tender contact our team of expert bid writers at Tsaks Consulting. We are based in Auckland and help businesses across New Zealand including the North and South Island.