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Tendering for Social Care Contracts: Advice from the Experts

Posted on by John Hudson

Here’s 5 tips from expert Bid Writers for tendering for social care contracts

Want to know more about tendering for social care contracts? Maybe you want to learn how to find them and how to win! Luckily, we are here to help.

Tendering for social care contracts: Where to look for opportunities

If you’re aiming to start tendering for social care contracts, then you’ll need to find some opportunities. You could use a search engine such as Google. This will bring up countless sites for you to explore. The only issue is that these sites will all differ in how they present the tender information. You may have to read through entire tender documents to find certain crucial information. In turn, the process can take ages, and you may not even be eligible for these opportunities.

Thankfully, we have a solution! Hudson Discover is our opportunity tracking division. We have 11 sector-specific portals to help businesses find the perfect opportunity. We streamline the process of finding tenders by having hundreds of tenders in one place. Our portals list tenders based on subsector, keyword, location, price, and deadline. This means you can easily see key details about the tender, without having to read hefty documents.

Our Opportunity Trackers manually upload tenders to our portals daily. So, you save hours of your time searching! We don’t use CPV codes either, so tenders are listed correctly.

Discover Elite

If you want to streamline the process even further, you can sign up to Discover Elite via your chosen portal. With this service, a dedicated Account Manager will find live bids on your behalf. They’ll speak with you weekly to discuss opportunities that may interest you. This is especially helpful for those with little time to spare due to busy schedules.

Previous social care contracts

Curious about what tenders we feature on our portal? Here are a few that have previously been available via our Healthcare Tenders portal:

Community Support Service – Yorkshire – £50k

The buyer is looking for the provision and delivery of a community peer support service.

Social Awareness Campaign – Yorkshire – £210k

The successful supplier will work alongside multiple agencies in providing learning materials to remove stigmas around nursing services.

Abuse Support – South East – £635k

The buyer is looking for support services and referral strategies for victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Housing Services – East Midlands – Budget: Undisclosed

The buyer is seeking the delivery of housing that adheres to all of the buyer’s needs.

Carer Support – Wales – Budget: Undisclosed

The contracting authority is seeking the provision of interventions and support for parents and their children, from infancy to adolescence.

How to win when tendering for social care contracts

New to tendering for social care contracts? Perhaps you aren’t seeing the success you had hoped for. Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, have expert Bid Writers that can help!

If you don’t have the time to dedicate to writing a bid proposal, you can turn to their experts. They’ll handle the entire process for you. Check out their services page to find out more.

Do you prefer to write your bids yourself but need some guidance? Here’s some tips from our experts to boost your chances of success:

  1. Make sure your proposal is clear and concise.
  2. Don’t use technical jargon as this can confuse the buyer.
  3. Make sure you proofread the bid before submission. Leaving errors can give the impression you are unprofessional!
  4. Use bid management skills to stay organised. It will make the process easier and less stressful.
  5. Check your eligibility before you begin!

Summary

Now you should have a good idea of how to find and win opportunities when tendering for social care contracts. Let’s recap everything we covered.

To find social care contracts, you can use our Healthcare Tenders portal. The Hudson Discover Division has 11 sector-specific portals to help businesses find contracts. You can upgrade to Discover Elite to streamline the process further. We assign an Account Manager to find contracts on your behalf.

Here are tips from our experts on how to write winning social care bid proposals:

  1. Make sure your proposal is clear and concise.
  2. Don’t use technical jargon as this can confuse the buyer.
  3. Make sure you proofread the bid before submission.
  4. Use bid management skills to stay organised.
  5. Check your eligibility before you begin!

Need help writing your next tender?

If you don’t have the resources or time to write a winning bid, why not outsource it? Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and have over 60 years of collective bidding experience. They offer four bid writing support packages to help you on the path to success. Whether you’re new to tendering, or simply need someone to proof your written response before you submit – we can help.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for those who have never tendered before. This 4-week programme works with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Tender Improvement can help if you’re already tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous submissions and supporting documents. They’ll give you feedback and guidance on how to improve, helping you to secure your next tenders.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written a tender and need someone to proofread it – Tender Mentor is for you. A Bid Writer will double-check it’s in line with the specification and free of any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Tender Writing

If you’ve found the perfect tender but don’t know where to start – we can help. Send the specification over to us and our Bid Team will do the rest. They’ll let you know what they need from you and provide you with a full breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf, leaving you more time to focus on your business.

Get in touch to find out more information about our bid management consultancy services.

Want to save even more time?

Upgrading to Discover Elite will ensure you never miss a tendering opportunity even when you’re busy!

The Ultimate Time-Saving Tool offers your business:

  • An annual subscription to a maximum of two Discover portals of your choice.
  • Up to five bid breakdowns per month to help you make your bid or no-bid decision
  • Weekly phone calls with your Account Manager to discuss viable leads and tendering opportunities.
  • Award and pre-market engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
  • Public and private buyer portal management including registering, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid strategy.

Contact us for more information.

Social Care Tender Writing: Insights from the Experts

Posted on by John Hudson

3 tips for social care tender writing

Are you a healthcare business, searching for tips for social care tender writing? Navigating the NHS tendering process can be tricky, especially for businesses that are new to tendering for work. In this blog, we’ll provide you with three tips for social care tender writing. So, you’ll be ready to face your next social care tender!

3 tips to improve your social care tender writing

  1. Demonstrate your experience

To show the buyer that you’re suitable for the contract, you need to demonstrate your past experience. To do this effectively, you should include relevant case studies in your tender response.

Ideally, you will have two to three contract examples from the past five years. These should be similar in size, scope and complexity to the contract you’re bidding for. For example, for successful social care tender writing, you need to demonstrate your experience with social care contracts. Providing the buyer with evidence of your medical PPE or ambulance experience won’t do you any favours.

  1. Use clear, simple language

For effective social care tender writing, you need to use clear, simple language in your tender response. If the buyer finds your proposal difficult to read, then they’re unlikely to award you the contract. So, it’s important to use short, concise sentences. Don’t overcomplicate your response with ‘fluffy’ language and filler words.

You should also avoid using overly complex jargon in your response. The buyer might have knowledge of this terminology, however, there’s a good chance they don’t. If that’s the case, they’ll struggle to understand your response, and you’re likely to lose out on that tender.

  1. Proofread, edit and review

Our final tip for social care tender writing is to proofread and edit your bid responses.

This is crucial for tendering success. The tendering process is extremely competitive, with many businesses applying for the same contracts. For that reason, you need to focus on the tiniest details to make your tender response stand out. That includes making sure that your response is completely free of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.

To ensure that your responses are error free, you could try:

  • Leaving your response for a few days and going back to it with fresh eyes
  • Asking someone else to proofread and edit your response for you
  • Enlisting the help of experts, such as professional Bid Writers.

Summary

There are certain things you can do to improve your social care tender writing and win contracts for your business. Remember to include relevant case studies that showcase your experience. You also need to use clear, simple language that is easy to for the buyer to review. Finally, make sure that you proofread and edit your response before submitting it.

Need help writing your next social care tender?

If you don’t have the resources or time to write a winning bid, why not outsource it? Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and have over 60 years of collective bidding experience. We offer four bid writing support packages that can get you on the path to success. Whether you’re new to tendering, or simply need someone to proof your written response before you submit – we can help.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for those who have never tendered before. This 4-week programme works with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Tender Improvement can help if you’re already tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous submissions and supporting documents. They’ll give you feedback and guidance on how to improve, helping you to secure your next social care tenders.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written a social care tender response and need someone to proofread it – Tender Mentor is for you. A Bid Writer will double-check it’s in line with the specification and free of any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Tender Writing

If you’ve found the perfect tender but don’t know where to start – we can help. Send the specification over to us and our Bid Team will do the rest. They’ll let you know what they need from you and provide you with a full Tender Writing breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf, leaving you more time to focus on your business.

Get in touch to find out more information.

Where can I find social care tenders?

You may be wondering where you can find social care tenders. You likely don’t have the time to trawl through numerous websites, relying on inaccurate CPV codes. Luckily for you, we have a solution.

Our Healthcare Tenders portal uploads all the relevant tenders in the healthcare industry across the UK. This helps to streamline the process, saving you time and resources.

Below are previous social care tenders sourced on our Healthcare Tenders portal:

321000 – Social Community Care Supplies & Services – Adult

Wirral Borough Council – North West – Budget: Undisclosed

NHSE810 – Her Majesty’s Prison’s (HMP) Hull & Humber Primary Care Services Invitation to Tender

NHS England & NHS Improvement – North East – Budget: Undisclosed

Prior Information Notice – Qualification of Management & Delivery of Shared Lives Services (Via Adult Social Care DPS Lot 17)

Slough Borough Council – South East – Budget: Undisclosed

Healthwatch Southend Service

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council – Eastern – Budget: Undisclosed

Early Intervention & Prevention & Carers (Adult & Young Carers)

Wirral Borough Council – North West – Budget: Undisclosed

What makes Healthcare Tenders different?

Healthcare Tenders is a time-saving tool. Our Opportunity Trackers manually search numerous sites for the latest healthcare leads and opportunities. They upload a whole range of opportunities such as single-provider contracts, NHS frameworks and DPSs. Once they are uploaded to our portal, you can filter the results by budget, keyword, location and more.

We source healthcare tenders for the following sub-sectors:

Book a free live demo today.

Want to save even more time?

Upgrading to Discover Elite can help optimise your tendering efforts even when you’re busy!

The Ultimate Time-Saving Tool offers your business:

  • An annual subscription to a maximum of two Discover portals of your choice.
  • Up to five bid breakdowns per month to help you make your bid or no-bid decisions.
  • Weekly phone calls with your Account Manager to discuss viable social care leads and tendering opportunities.
  • Award and pre-market engagement notice monitored on your behalf.
  • Public and private buyer portal management including registering, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid strategy.

Contact us for more information.

What is the Government Social Care Plan and How Does It Affect You?

Posted on by John Hudson

With a new Government social care plan on the horizon, what should you know?

Recently, the Government unveiled a government social care plan to tackle healthcare staffing issues over the next 10 years. This follows Boris Johnson’s 2019 promise to “fix the crisis in social care once and for all”. This is the largest government social care plan in recent history, so here is an outline for how it’ll be used.

From the £36 billion health and care levy, the government outlines how they will use £5.4 billion over this period.

  1. Part of the £1.7 billion allocated to improve social care will fund a repairs service. This will help older and disabled people live for longer with their families or independently in their own homes.They will receive more money to enable adaptations such as stairlifts, wet rooms and home technologies.
  2. At least £300 million will be invested to increase the range of supported housing.
  3. Following from this, £150 million to drive greater adoption of technology, which can support independent living and improve care.
  4. £25 million will be invested to change the services provided to support unpaid carers.
  5. A previously announced £500 million will go towards ensuring the social care workforce have the right training and qualifications.

What does this government social care plan mean for you?

Ultimately, this means that lot of new contracts are expected to go out to tender. If you need help, Healthcare Tenders can support you. If you need bid writing or tender sourcing support, we’re your people.

How can Healthcare Tenders help?

  • Our Opportunity Trackers manually search thousands of sources daily to ensure our clients never miss a tender. This means each opportunity is current and relevant to your organisation.
  • We post opportunities on our portal,  , and tag them with accurate keywords manually. We don’t rely on CPV codes, which are often incorrect and cause tenders to be missed.
  • You can filter results easily by keyword, region, budget, service and more.
  • You can receive daily alerts when tenders are released for services in their sector
  • You’re provided with a dedicated Hudson Account Manager. They are on-hand to answer any questions about the portal or tendering process in general.
  • You can have a free 20-minute phone consultation with our bid writing experts from Hudson Succeed. We will answer specific questions and provide advice and guidance related to your tendering journey.

We source healthcare business leads for sub-sectors including:

Get in touch today for a free live demo.

Bid Writing Support

Once you’ve found a healthcare tender for your business, we can support you through the process. We offer a variety of healthcare bid writing services to suit your requirements. From passing the PQQ to finalising your ITT response, our team are ready to help.

Our bid writers have an 87% success rate and over 60 years of bidding experience. We offer tender support through four services:

Tender Writing

Simply send the bid specification to our team and they’ll write your healthcare tender. They’ll even submit the bid on your behalf. This service is priced per bid, and we provide a full breakdown. You’ll know how long it’ll take, what we’ll need from you and when you’ll see an initial and final draft.

Tender Improvement 

Our bid writers will assess your previous tender responses and work with you to improve your success rate.

Tender Mentor

Our team will analyse your content and check for any errors before you submit your tender response. Think of Tender Mentor as your second pair of eyes.

Tender Ready

Tender Ready helps businesses that are new to the tendering process. We offer a three-stage process and a 4-week programme.

Tender VLE

Our Tender VLE platform provides expert masterclasses and fact sheets covering many aspects of tender. From technical writing tips to design elements, you’ll find clear answers to almost any question about tender writing. Our team shares their expert knowledge through video tutorials.