Hire a Bid Consultant
Hiring a Bid Consultant
Expert guidance to maximise your bid success.
Navigating the complexities of a competitive bid process can be challenging.
A professional Bid Consultant from Bid Perfect offers the strategic insight and hands-on expertise required to turn potential opportunities into winning bids.
Whether you’re looking for support with bid management, writing, or strategy, our consultants bring a wealth of experience to help you secure your next contract.
For a detailed understanding of the responsibilities, skills, and experience required to excel in this role, visit our Bid Consultant Job Role Description page.
Whether you’re considering hiring a consultant or interested in becoming one, this page provides a comprehensive breakdown of what the role entails and how it contributes to bid success.
Do i need a Bid Consultant?
The bid process is more than just meeting deadlines—it’s about developing a winning strategy that sets your company apart. A Bid Consultant provides the expertise and industry knowledge to guide you through the entire process.
When you hire a consultant from Bid Perfect, you’ll benefit from a tailored approach that ensures every proposal not only meets the client’s specifications but also maximises your chances of success.
What our Bid Consultants Bring to the table
Strategic insight
Our consultants analyse each bid opportunity to develop a tailored strategy, focusing on the client’s needs, evaluation criteria, and how your business can stand out from competitors.
Bid process optimisation
With a keen eye for efficiency, our consultants streamline the bid process, ensuring that every stage—from planning to submission—is managed effectively to meet deadlines without compromising on quality.
Expert content creation
Whether working with your team or leading the bid writing process, our consultants ensure that every word of your proposal is compelling, compliant, and aligned with your value proposition.
Client-centric approach
Our consultants understand that every client is unique. They tailor your bid to resonate with the client’s specific pain points, ensuring that your proposal highlights the solutions they are seeking.
How our Bid Consultants work
01. Initial consultation
We start with a consultation to understand your project’s requirements, objectives, and competitive landscape. This helps us tailor our services to your needs, ensuring a comprehensive and strategic approach.
02. Bid strategy development
Our consultants work with your team to develop a winning bid strategy. This involves defining key messages, identifying unique selling points, and planning the bid’s structure to maximise impact.
03. Collaboration and communication
Throughout the bid process, our consultants maintain close communication with all stakeholders, ensuring alignment and addressing any issues that arise promptly and effectively.
04. Final review and submission
Before submission, we conduct a thorough review to ensure the bid is compliant, persuasive, and strategically positioned. We can also manage the submission process to ensure everything is delivered on time and in the correct format.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How does the hiring process work?
Our process begins with a consultation to understand your needs. We then match you with a Bid Consultant who has the relevant experience to guide your project. Throughout the bid process, your consultant will be your primary point of contact, ensuring a smooth and efficient workflow.
What are the fees?
We offer flexible pricing structures, including fixed-price packages for clear deliverables and hourly rates for ongoing projects. During our consultation, we’ll provide a detailed cost breakdown, ensuring transparency throughout.
What information do I need to provide?
To get started, we’ll need details about the bid opportunity, your company’s background, and your strategic objectives. Our consultant will guide you through the process, making sure we have all the necessary information to craft a winning proposal.
How long does the bid process take?
The timeline depends on the complexity of the bid and your deadline. Our consultants work efficiently to ensure that your bid is completed on time without compromising on quality.
Ready to secure your next win?
Don’t leave your next bid to chance. Hire a professional Bid Consultant from Bid Perfect today and take the first step towards a successful bid outcome. Our expert consultants are here to help you navigate the complexities and deliver a compelling, winning proposal.
Unlock your winning potential with our expert bid services.
At Bid Perfect, we specialise in bid consultancy services designed to elevate your bidding strategy, enhance your win rates, and ensure your bids stand out in a competitive marketplace.
Some of our clients
Building success together with our trusted and valued clients.
Exceptional Training, Exceptional Outcomes
Bid Perfect is providing bid training for c.100 Mitie sales colleagues under our Sales Academy, with universally excellent feedback confirming our confidence in their design and delivery. They were professional and patient as we developed our requirement, offered expert advice, and delivered a taster session at our annual sales conference. We also invested in their eLearning modules within our LMS. Bid Perfect have since supported us with consultation, editing, and review on a major bid, helping us significantly improve our proposition. They’ve become a trusted partner.
Chris Piper
Group Sales DirectorLong-Term Partners in Bid Improvement
Bid Perfect has provided us with bid consultation, interim support, and training services for ten years, first running a bid training course for us in 2009. They recently carried out a detailed firm-wide consultation on our bidding processes, helping us identify key areas for improvement and the need to equip stakeholders with stronger bid strategy and writing skills. As a result, they designed a two-day bid training course that’s been met with enthusiasm and excellent feedback, with around 70 colleagues due to be trained by the end of the programme. Bid Perfect are easy to deal with and work hard to deliver consultancy and learning experiences that meet our objectives and make things less complicated.
Joseph Mackey
Sales & Marketing Operations ManagerProfessional, Reliable and Integral to Our Bids
Bid Perfect is Babcock’s trusted partner for bid support services and has consistently delivered excellent results since 2014. Originally one of three strategic suppliers, they are now our principal partner due to a strong relationship built on trust, value for money, and a pre-negotiated rate card that supports accurate bid budgeting. We rely on them for a continuous supply of professional and dependable bid personnel, including writers, managers, directors, and graphic specialists who adapt quickly and help shape winning content from the start. Their high standards and mandatory training ensure quality throughout, and we envisage continuing to work with Bid Perfect for many years to come.
Nigel Hudson
Head of Bid ProgrammesSpecialists Who Understand Our Business
Our association with Bid Perfect began in 2014 after meeting their directors at a European bid seminar, where it was clear their services could meet our unique tendering challenges. Since then, they’ve delivered a range of bid training programmes, learning seminars, process consultancy, and interim bid management and writing support. We’ve found them to be flexible, quality-driven, and empathetic to our business and people, delivering both ad-hoc services and formal programmes. The directors are engaging, knowledgeable, and highly skilled, and we look forward to continuing our partnership long into the future.
Ian Stout
Vice President of Business Strategy Technology & ConsultingTargeted Training and Strategy That Delivered Results
NATS recently secured a major new ten-year contract with strong growth potential. Bid Perfect supported the bid through a series of highly regarded training courses, followed by a defensive bidding workshop tailored to this opportunity. Neal Basson also helped shape the structure and narrative of our executive summary. Their Bid Value Matrix tool was particularly well received by the team and added real clarity to our value proposition. Given the success of this partnership, we fully intend to engage Bid Perfect for further customised workshops on upcoming competitive bids.
Mike Marshall
Senior Commercial Manager

