Answers to your FAQs About Building Surveying Tenders

Posted on 22nd April 202121st March 2022 by John Hudson

Building surveying tenders and where to find them

Building surveying tenders are great opportunities to grow your business. However, they can seem confusing and complicated, particularly if you’ve never tendered before. Both the private and public sector release tenders for building surveying works and services.

Even if you have tendered for work before, you may have some questions and that’s perfectly normal. This blog will answer some of your frequently asked questions on building surveying tenders.

What services are expected from a building surveyor in building surveying tenders?

Building surveying tenders may be looking to procure the following services:

To support the design and build of building works.
Defect analysis, condition monitoring and design of solutions to building failures.
Conduct measured surveys of buildings preparation of drawings and legal mapping.
Provision of advice in relation to protected structures.
Provide a range of guidance in relation to the maintenance and repair of buildings.
Work with the Quantity Surveyor to deliver cost planning, tenders and contract administration of works.
Ensure the delivery of the design phase to RIBA 4.
Engage the services of a Structural Engineer to check the robustness of a design.
Attend project meetings.
Support the appointed Architect in preparing all design and detailed construction drawings.

What are building surveying framework agreements?

Sometimes, you can find building surveying tenders as part of a framework agreement. You may come across building surveying services as part of a larger framework for consultancy services. A framework agreement is a multi-supplier agreement that’s frequently used within the public sector. Frameworks can run for years at a time. They are a good way to secure a pipeline of work for your business if successful. Some may even have the possibility of an extension.

They are split into lots with each lot representing a specific good, work, service or geographical location. Lots allow suppliers to apply to the specific lots they specialise in or specific region they operate in. Depending on the building surveying tender agreement, a supplier may be eligible to apply for more than one lot. If this is the case, you’ll need to be prepared to provide evidence. You’ll have to demonstrate that your business has the capacity and resources to undertake the works across the selected lots.

Do I need to provide experience of previous contracts?

Typically, you will be required to detail evidence of your completion and experience of previous contracts. Buyers want to know that you’re qualified, practised and experienced in delivering contracts similar in scale and scope.

Contractors will ask for you to provide previous case studies of contracts you have completed within the last five years. They should be tailored to exhibit your business capabilities and skillset. Depending on the word count, you could also detail any challenges you overcame, demonstrating your problem-solving skills and flexibility. Remember, keep them relevant to the contract at hand, including examples that are similar in complexity and location if possible.

A useful way to structure your building surveying tenders case studies is by using the STAR format:

Situation – provide a brief context
Task – the work you faced
Action – what have you done?
Results – what were the results?

Will there be an opportunity to participate in a site visit?

You may be able to go on an optional or mandatory site visit prior to your tender submission. If this is an option, it’s highly recommended that you participate. Site visits give you an opportunity to see the proposed working environment with your own eyes. They can help you pick up on things you otherwise wouldn’t know and improve your tender response. They may even allow you to give more accurate pricing, gaining an insight into the buyer.

Do contractors care about the quality of my written response?

In short, yes. Even if the quality section is weighted less than cost buyers want to see a high-quality written response. You want your tender response to be persuasive. You need to convince the buyer that you’re the best business for the job. A stellar written response will also help you stand out from your competitors. You should aim for your response to be clear and concise. You should try and get your written response to meet as close to the word or page counts as possible.

Can I get help writing my next building surveying tenders?

Not every business has the time, resources or experience to write a winning response in-house. If that’s the case, outsourcing your next bid to tender writing specialists can help you secure your next construction contract.

Our sister company Hudson Succeed, are bid writing experts. They have over 60 years of bid writing experience and an 87% success rate. They offer four bid writing support services that can help with your next tender response. Whether you’re completely new to tendering or need your bid response proofread before you submit – they can help.

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect building surveying tender for your business, why not send it over to them? Our Bid Writers can take care of it all for you. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written your own tender response and need someone to double-check it for errors, Tender Mentor can help. Our Bid Team will proofread your work for any inconsistencies, grammar or spelling mistakes. They’ll also ensure that it’s in line with the specification before you submit.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is perfect for those who have never tendered before. A Bid Writer will work with you to make sure you have everything you need in place to tender successfully. The 4-week programme offers your business:

A 12-month subscription to Construction Tenders
Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding professionals
An organisation-wide Bid Library, including 3 case studies, 5 CV’s and 8 policies
Additional flexible benefit options.

Tender Improvement

If you’ve been tendering but aren’t seeing the results you want, our Tender Improvement package can help. The Bid Team will assess your previous responses and tender documents, working with you to improve for future submissions. This package includes a 12-month subscription to Construction Tenders and additional tendering development services.

Where can I find building surveying tenders for my business?

Finding the right building surveying tenders for your business can take up a lot of your time. You already have enough on your plate running a business to worry about trawling through various websites. Each website or portal may require its own login and password and keeping track can turn into a full-time job. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was one, easy-to-navigate centralised portal that posts construction sector specific opportunities?

Enter…Construction Tenders!

Construction Tenders hosts all the live construction leads and tenders from across the construction industry. Our Opportunity Trackers manually search and upload tenders from thousands of websites in the UK. There’s no reliance on inaccurate CPV codes that often results in missed opportunities. You’re able to search and filter the results by location, budget, keyword and more. This allows you to find the perfect building surveying tenders to suit your business needs.

Below are previous building surveying tenders sourced on our portal:

1733/MR Building Surveying (Project) Estates and Facilities Management Consultancy Framework

University of Sheffield- Yorkshire and Humber- Budget: Undisclosed

Building Surveying Consultancy Framework

St.Helens Council- North West- Budget: Undisclosed

Building Surveying Consultancy Services

University of Ulster- Northern Ireland- Budget: £600,000

Building Surveying Services

Bath and North East Somerset Council- South West- Budget: Undisclosed

Building Surveying Services for St Helens Council

St.Helens Council- North West- Budget: Undisclosed

What’s included in a subscription to Construction Tenders?

A 12-month subscription to our Construction Tenders portal offers your business:

Access to all unique, public and private sector opportunities across the construction sector.
An on-hand Account Manager to answer any questions you may have about building surveying tenders.
A daily email bulletin sent straight to your inbox when new construction tenders are uploaded that day.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.

The best way to venture into the tendering world is through booking a live demo of Construction Tenders.

We also source opportunities for services including;

Get in touch to find out how we can help your business grow.

Upgrade to Discover Elite

Upgrading to Discover Elite can save you even more time, optimising your tendering opportunities even when you’re busy. Our two time-saving tools can improve your competitor awareness and bidding success rate. Each package can help save you even more time when searching for building surveying tenders.

The Ultimate Time Saver package includes:

An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option best suits a business that overlaps two industries such as Construction and Logistics for example.
A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid.
Weekly phone calls with your on-hand Account Manager to discuss viable building surveying tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package includes:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Cost Consultancy Tenders Explained

Posted on 20th April 202116th August 2022 by John Hudson

Cost consultancy tenders: 3 things to expect

Cost consultancy tenders can be a difficult field to navigate if you’re new to the process. However, tendering for work can have multiple benefits for your business, helping it to grow. Cost consultancy tenders are released within the construction industry by public and private businesses looking to procure cost consultancy services.

Below are 3 things you can expect with cost consultancy tenders

1. An open tendering procedure

An open tendering procedure is often used for cost consultancy tenders within the public sector. This process is commonly used to procure services that are deemed to be straightforward. It allows any business to bid for their contract. An invitation to tender (ITT) is published and any prospective supplier can respond. An ITT will often be split into two sections consisting of price and quality. The quality response often requires you to detail:

Company information
Economic and financial standing
Insurance
Grounds for mandatory exclusion
Technical ability
Health and safety
Delivery plan
Cost plan
Modern Slavery Act

The ITT also usually includes details of the:

Award criteria
Terms and conditions

2. Framework Agreements

You can often find cost consultancy tenders as part of framework agreements. Framework agreements are multi-supplier contracts that can run for years at a time. They may even have the possibility of an extension and can be lucrative opportunities for your business. Frameworks are often used within the public sector to procure multiple suppliers for different services, good or works.

They are typically split into lots with each lot representing a specific good, service, work or geographical location. Lots allow suppliers to apply to the specific lots they specialise in or specific region they operate in. Depending on the agreement, a supplier may be eligible to apply for more than one lot. This will be stated within the cost consultancy tender documents. A buyer will require you to supply evidential proof that they’re able to carry out the contract. They must have the appropriate capacity and resources to undertake the works across all selected lots.

3. Case studies

Cost consultancy tenders will require you to include a maximum of three previous case studies of previous contract examples. You should aim to keep these relevant. Include examples that are similar in scope, scale and location to the contract at hand. They should be tailored to demonstrate your business capabilities and include any challenges you overcame. Including unexpected challenges will allow you to demonstrate your problem-solving skills and flexibility.

Need assistance when writing your next cost consultancy tenders?

All buyers care about the quality of your written bid response, even if the quality is weighted less than price. You may not always have the time or resources to write winning cost consultancy tenders. If that’s the case, outsourcing it to bid writing specialists can help you secure your construction contract.

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect cost consultancy tender for your business, why not send it over to them? Our Bid Writers can take care of it all for you. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf.

Tender Mentor

Tender Ready

A 12-month subscription to Construction Tenders
Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding professionals
An organisation-wide Bid Library, including 3 case studies, 5 CV’s and 8 policies
Additional flexible benefit options.

Tender Improvement

Where can I find cost consultancy tenders for my business?

Finding the right cost consultancy tenders for your business can take hours out of your busy day. Searching multiple websites and portals can end up feeling like a full-time job! Luckily, we have a solution.

Construction Tenders is one centralised easy-to-navigate portal that hosts all live construction leads and tenders from across the construction industry. Our Opportunity Trackers manually search and upload tenders from thousands of websites in the UK. There’s no reliance on inaccurate CPV codes that often results in missed opportunities. You’re able to search and filter the results by location, budget, keyword and more. This allows you to find the perfect cost consultancy tenders to suit your business needs.

What’s included in a subscription to Construction Tenders?

A 12-month subscription to our Construction Tenders portal offers your business:

Access to all unique, public and private sector opportunities across the construction sector.
A dedicated Account Manager to answer any questions you may have about cost consultancy tenders.
A daily email bulletin sent straight to your inbox when new construction tenders are uploaded that day.
20-minutes of free bid management consultancy each month.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.

Below are previous cost consultancy tenders sourced on our portal:

Professional Services Framework for Project Management and Cost Consultancy Services

Radius Housing Association- Northern Ireland- Budget: Undisclosed

Provision of Cost Consultancy & Employers Agent Services

Niche Procurement Limited- North West- Budget: Undisclosed

Provision of Cost Consultancy Services

Niche Procurement Limited- North West- Budget: Undisclosed

Provision of Quantity Surveyor and Cost Consultancy Services

National Museums Scotland- Scotland- Budget: Undisclosed

SADC ITT for the Provision of Cost Consultancy ‘Holyrood Crescent Project’

Supply Hertfordshire- Eastern- Budget: Undisclosed

The best way to venture into the tendering world is through booking a live demo of Construction Tenders.

We also source opportunities for services including;

Get in touch to find out how we can help your business grow.

Upgrade to Discover Elite

The Ultimate Time Saver package includes:

An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option best suits a business that overlaps two industries such as Construction and Logistics for example.
A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid.
Weekly phone calls with your on-hand Account Manager to discuss viable cost consultancy tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package includes:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

What to Expect from Civil Engineering Tenders

Posted on 15th April 202121st March 2022 by John Hudson

Civil engineering tenders and where to find them

Civil engineering tenders are released by a broad range of organisations. Predominantly, they can be expected in the public sector and local councils are often procuring civil engineering works and services.

Civil engineering tenders can cover a broad scope of works and services. Often, they’re split into two broad categories:

Minor Civils and building works

These are typically used for minor works that are small and uncomplex construction projects. This could cover both new and repair and renovation works that are below £500,000 in value. These civil engineering tenders could cover activities and works such as:

Footpath and cycleway improvements
Flood alleviation and land drainage improvements
Environmental improvements
Highway improvements
Hard landscaping
Construction of above and below ground structures
Drainage works.

Major and complex works

These typically involve large one-off projects with a value over £500,000. Such civil engineering tenders often cover works such as:

Public buildings
Bridges
Coastal defences
Infrastructures such as drainage and flood defences.

RIBA planning and outline

Civil engineering tenders may require you to provide a RIBA Plan of Work outline for a certain stage. For example, this may be required for civil engineering tenders for new housing. This could include but isn’t limited to:

A detailed design of the work
Technical approvals
The main contract bid compliance checking
Works compliance and design checking
Design risk assessment
Full technical design and specification
Obtaining technical approval
Provision Sums for meetings
Project brief table
Health and safety.

Framework agreements

Civil engineering tenders can often be found as part of a framework agreement. Framework agreements are multi-supplier agreements often used within the public sector. The length of each framework agreement can vary from a few months to multiple years. Some even offer the possibility of extension. Due to this, securing a place on a framework agreement can be a lucrative opportunity for your business.

Framework agreements are split into different lots. Each lot can either be a specific good, service, work or geographical location. They allow suppliers to apply to be part of a wider contract without needing to supply all areas. The number of suppliers for each lot varies and can be anything from four suppliers for one lot to ten. Suppliers need only apply for the specific lot[s] they specialise in.

Depending on the buyer, suppliers may be able to bid on any or all of the framework lots available. This will be stated within the tender documents and tender specification released by the buyer. If this is an option, a supplier must be able to demonstrate that they’re able to undertake all works. They must have the appropriate capacity and resources to undertake the works across all selected lots. Civil engineering tender lots are typically split into geographical location and project value.

Past experience

Civil engineering tenders will likely require you to provide previous contract examples of work you have completed. They should be similar in complexity and scope and style. You may be asked for up to three examples within the last five years. They are often referred to as case studies and can strengthen your bid. Make sure you keep them relevant and include any challenges you overcame.

The contract will be awarded to the MEAT

As civil engineering tenders are frequent within the public sector, you should aim to be the MEAT. The MEAT stands for the most economically advantageous tender. This means the buyer is looking for a tender that provides the most value for money. A buyer will look at a combination of factors both individually and combined. These can include, but aren’t limited to, the following:

Innovation
Accessibility
Ability to deliver on time and within budget
Technical ability
Quality
Environmental and sustainable factors.

Social value

Local authorities civil engineering tenders now have a mandatory minimum 10% weighting on social value. It’s an important aspect of any public sector contract. The promises you make in the section can be contractually binding, so it’s not something you should gloss over. Social value is the social, environmental and economic aspects you plan to address during the contract. This could include:

COVID-19 recovery
Reducing waste
Creating new jobs and promoting skills
Tackling climate change and reducing carbon emissions
Paying employee National Living Wage to tackle economic inequality
The equal opportunities policies you implement.

Company CVs

Construction contracts in the UK may require you to include detailed CVs of the team members proposed to work on the project. Contractors like to see that your employees are qualified, and you should demonstrate their suitability for the project at hand. Each CV should detail what the specific team member will be responsible for. You could include their:

Job title
Qualifications and accreditations
Experience.

You could include a professional and friendly-looking photo of each team member. This will allow buyers to put a face to a name and is a nice touch. CVs should be focused, as relevant and concise as possible while still being thorough.

Need assistance writing your next civil engineering tenders?

You may not always have the time or resources to write winning civil engineering tenders. If that’s the case, outsourcing it to bid writing specialists can help you secure your next bid.

Our sister company Hudson Succeed, are bid writing experts. They have over 60 years of bid writing experience and an 87% success rate.

They offer four bid writing support services that can help you win your next civil engineering tenders. Whether you’re completely new to tendering or need your bid response proofread before you submit – they can help.

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect civil engineering tender for your business, why not send it over to us? Our Bid Writers can take care of it all for you. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf.

Tender Ready

A 12-month subscription to Construction Tenders
Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding professionals
An organisation-wide Bid Library, including 3 case studies, 5 CV’s and 8 policies
Additional flexible benefit options.

Tender Improvement

Tender Mentor

Where can I source civil engineering tender opportunities?

Sourcing the right civil engineering tenders for your business can take hours out of your day. There are various portals and websites that require different login details and passwords. Keeping track of them all can turn into a full-time job! We have a time-saving tool that can optimise your tendering efforts allowing you time to focus on your business.

Construction Tenders is a portal that hosts all the live construction leads and tendering opportunities within the construction industry. Gone are the days of relying on inaccurate CPV codes! Our Opportunity Trackers source and upload exclusive, public and private sector opportunities from across the UK. You’re able to filter and search the results by keyword, budget, location and more.

Below are previous civil engineering tenders sourced on our portal:

Civil Engineering Enabling Works at Holborn, South Shields – to Include Extensive Maritime and Geotechnical Elements

South Tyneside Council- North East- Budget: Undisclosed

Civil Engineering Works Associated with Water Supply to Group Water Schemes Including Minor Environmental Works in County Donegal

Donegal County Council- Republic of Ireland- Budget: Undisclosed

HCD0118 SC Engineering Services – HCD 0118 Provision of Structural & Civil Engineering Services

Donegal County Council- International- Budget: Undisclosed

Highways & Civil Engineering Materials

Newcastle City Council- North East- budget: Undisclosed

Minor Civil Engineering work for Warwick District

Coventry Council- Solihull – Warwickshire- West Midlands- Budget: £4,000,000

A subscription to Construction Tenders offers your business:

Access to all unique, private and public sector opportunities across the Construction industry.
An on-hand Account Manager to answer any questions you may have about civil engineering tenders.
A daily email bulletin sent straight to your inbox when new construction tenders are uploaded that day.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.

The best way to venture into the tendering world is through booking a live demo of Construction Tenders.

We also source opportunities for services including;

Get in touch to find out how we can help your business grow.

Upgrade to Discover Elite

Upgrading to Discover Elite can save you even more time, helping you identify tendering opportunities even when you’re busy. Our two time-saving tools can improve your competitor awareness and bidding success rate. Each package can help save you even more time when searching for civil engineering tenders.

The Ultimate Time Saver package includes:

An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option best suits a business that overlaps two industries such as Construction and Logistics for example.
A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid.
Weekly phone calls with your on-hand Account Manager to discuss viable civil engineering tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package includes:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

3 Things to Expect from Refurbishment Tenders

Posted on 13th April 202121st March 2022 by John Hudson

Refurbishment tenders and where to find them

Refurbishment tenders can be confusing if you’ve never tendered for construction contracts before. They are used by both private and public sector buyers when they require refurbishment works. Refurbishment tenders may be used for works in residential buildings, offices, village halls or conference centres to name a few.

The award criteria for refurbishment tenders varies from buyer to buyer as each will have different needs and requirements. An example award criterion for refurbishment tenders may look like:

Price 60%
Quality 30% Comprising of:

Method statement, site waste management plan and site setup
Programme and completion timescales
Quality management systems
Health and safety
Sustainability
Company experience and capability
Technical compliance
Commercial compliance.

Social value 10% (for public sector contracts)

3 things you can expect from refurbishment tenders

Site visits

Refurbishment tenders often offer an optional or mandatory site visit. This enables a potential supplier to go and view the worksite environment in person. If this is an option, it’s highly encouraged that you attend. This is because site visits can help with your tender response.

They allow you to be able to see the site with your own eyes. You may be able to pick up on something you otherwise wouldn’t be able to. They may even lead you to produce more accurate pricing for your services. Site visits for refurbishment tenders also allow you to gain insight into the buyer.

Health and safety

Health and safety are important aspects of any tender. Buyers want to be reassured that you upkeep and hold best practice while performing a contract. They want to know that both your employees and any general public will be out of harm’s way. They’re also crucial due to the dangerous nature of construction jobs, accidents can happen, after all. Due to this, buyers will ask for a copy of your health and safety policies and regulations for refurbishment tenders. Some examples that are relevant are:

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
CDM Regulations 2015
Managing Contractors – Health and Safety Executive
CHAS
SafeContractor
ConstructionLine
RIDDOR.

Previous contract examples

Refurbishment tenders will likely require you to provide previous contract examples you have completed. They should be similar in complexity and scope and style. You may be asked for up to three examples within the last five years. They are often referred to as case studies and can strengthen your bid.

Depending on the word count, positive testimonials from previous clients will result in gained trust from the buyer. You want to convey and assert yourself to the buyer, demonstrating the quality of your work. A glowing testimonial can also help you gain an edge over your competitors.

Case studies should:

Be relevant
Detail your experience of a project of a similar scale
Include the challenges you encountered and overcame, demonstrating problem-solving skills and flexibility
Note whether you completed the contract on time and in budget.

Need assistance writing your next refurbishment tenders?

If writing isn’t your strong suit that’s ok. There’s no denying that contractors for refurbishment tenders care about the quality of your written response. You may not have the resources, time or experience to write a winning response in-house. If that’s the case outsourcing to bid writing experts can help you win your next tender.

Our sister company Hudson Succeed, are bid writing experts. They have over 60 years of bid writing experience and an 87% success rate. They offer four bid writing support services that can help you win your next refurbishment tenders. Whether you’re completely new to tendering or need your bid response proofread before you submit – they can help.

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect refurbishment tender for your business, why not send it over to us? Our Bid Writers can take care of it all for you. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf.

Tender Mentor

Tender Ready

A 12-month subscription to Construction Tenders
Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding professionals
An organisation-wide Bid Library, including 3 case studies, 5 CV’s and 8 policies
Additional flexible benefit options.

Tender Improvement

Where can I find refurbishment tenders?

Sourcing the right refurbishment tenders for your business can take hours out of your busy day. There are thousands of sites posting multi-sector tendering opportunities daily. Keeping track of various logins, portals and passwords can turn into a full-time job. Luckily for you, we have a time-saving tool that can help simplify and optimise your search.

Below are previous refurbishment tenders sourced on our portal:

Central Region Refurbishment Programme Projects

Ministry of Defence- Eastern- Budget: £4,500,000

Flat Roof Refurbishment Works to Scoil Padraig Naofa (Boys NS) & St. Joseph’s (GNS)

Scoil Phadraig Naofa BNS (Mountmellick)- Republic of Ireland- Budget: Undisclosed

GoJ-HCS JGH – Maternity Refurbishment – Builders Work

States of Jersey- International- Budget: Undisclosed

Manipulator refurbishment for the area, WEP and MEP Reference number: 35/09712.30

Sellafield- North West- Budget: Undisclosed

Refurbishment of Existing School Building to Provide Community Facilities

Ceide Coast- Republic of Ireland- Budget: Undisclosed

What’s included in a subscription to Construction Tenders?

A subscription to our Construction Tenders portal offers your business:

Access to all unique, public and private sector opportunities across the Construction sector.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.
An on-hand Account Manager to answer any questions you may have about refurbishment tenders or the tendering process in general.
A daily email bulletin sent straight to your inbox when new construction tenders are uploaded that day.

The best way to venture into the tendering world is through booking a live demo of Construction Tenders.

We also source opportunities for services including;

Get in touch to find out how we can help your business grow.

Upgrade to Discover Elite

The Ultimate Time Saver package includes:

An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option best suits a business that overlaps two industries such as Construction and Logistics for example.
A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid.
Weekly phone calls with your on-hand Account Manager to discuss viable refurbishment tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package includes:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Lower Thames Crossing Tender Worth a Combined £1.9 Million

Posted on 7th April 202121st March 2022 by John Hudson

Two Lower Thames Crossing Tender Opportunities

Two Lower Thames Crossing tender opportunities are being released by Highways England. The routes are worth a combined £1.9 million, building roads north and south of the Thames. It’s known as the Lower Thames Crossing project.

The project will build a total of 14.2 miles of new roads that’ll connect to the longest road tunnel in the UK. The works will improve journeys by almost doubling road capacity across the River Thames east of London.

The two roads are the final of the three main works contracts to be procured for the scheme by Highways England. The £2 billion Tunnels and Approaches contract is currently out for tender. The £162.5 million Integration Partner contract was awarded earlier in the year.

The two Lower Thames Crossing tender opportunities:

The Kent Roads contract

This will be a two-stage design and build contract worth £600 million. The works will be part of the route from the A2/M2 corridor to 1km south of the southern tunnel entrance. It will include strategic utilities and environmental interfaces within the contract. It comprises of:

6km of new road, including a multi-level junction connecting the A2 to the Lower Thames Crossing.
A road designed to minimise impact. It will need extensive landscaping with new and upgraded structures, embankments, cuttings and retaining walls.
Environmental mitigation is at the heart of the scheme. Two “Green Bridges” at Thong Lane and Brewers Road. They will combine green spaces with cycling, walking and vehicle access. Brewers Road will cater for horse riders.
Ecological works for species protection and habitat enhancement along the route.
The diversion of utilities including strategic gas mains, electricity cables. Water and telecoms.

The Roads North of the Thames contract

This is also a two-stage design and build contract worth £1.3 billion. It will deliver the route from 1km north of the northern tunnel entrance to Junction 29 of the M25. New link roads are required to connect to the route with the M25, A13 and A1089. It will involve:

16km of new road with over 30 proposed new or upgraded structures, cuttings, embankments, retaining walls and under bridges. These will take the route through the A13 to join the M25 at Junction 29.
Environmental mitigation with the roads screened with 5 “Green Bridges”.
Two viaducts at Tilbury over Tilbury Loop Railway and across Orsett Fenn over the Mardyke flood plain. Both should be designed to enhance connectivity under the crossing supporting local community access.
Diversion of utilities including gas mains, electric cables and towers.
Ecological works along the route for species protection and habitat enhancement.

Matt Palmer, Lower Thames Crossing Executive Director, said:

Our roads connect us – we rely on them, and they are a critical part of our economic recovery and low-carbon future. The Lower Thames Crossing is the most ambitious road project this country has seen since the M25 was completed 35 years ago. These contracts show our commitment to this project, which will support 22,000 jobs during its construction and provide a huge economic boost to the UK economy when it opens for traffic.

“Our challenge is to build the new crossing in a way that not only supports the next generation of low carbon vehicles, but minimises our footprint, and allows us to enhance the natural environment and leave a positive legacy for our neighbours and users.”

Need help writing your next construction tender?

If tis construction contract in the UK sounds like something you want to get involved in, we can help. Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, offer four bid writing support packages. They have an 87% success rate and have 60 years of collective bid writing experience.

A Tender Ready programme
Tender Writing services
The Tender Improvement package
Tender Mentor support

Looking for more tender opportunities like this?

Here at Construction Tenders, you’ll never miss out on a construction tendering opportunity again. Our Opportunity Trackers manually search and upload construction leads and tender opportunities from thousands of websites daily. You’re able to filter and search for construction tenders by keyword, budget, location and more. Gone are the days of relying on inaccurate CPV codes. This allows you to find the perfect tendering opportunity for your business.

We also source opportunities for services including;

Upgrade to Discover Elite

Upgrading to Discover Elite can save you even more time, optimising your tendering opportunities even when you’re busy. Our two time-saving tools can improve your bidding success rate and competitor awareness. Each package can help save you even more time when searching for construction tenders.

The Ultimate Time Saver package includes:

An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option best suits a business that overlaps two industries such as Construction and Logistics for example.
A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid.
Weekly phone calls with your on-hand Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package includes:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Irish Water Tenders: 3 Tips for Success

Posted on 24th March 202121st March 2022 by John Hudson

What to Expect from Irish Water Tenders

Irish water tenders can be a tricky ground to navigate if you’re new to tendering for construction contracts. They can cover a diverse range of goods, services and works. Such Irish Water tenders are not limited to just the Construction industry. They can also be found in others such as Technology, Logistics and Facilities.

Irish Water tenders could be released to procure a number of works and services such as:

Waste Water Control
Mobility Management Services
Managed Security
Construction and design of a new pumping station
Analytical technology lab equipment.

Water Supply Schemes

The Kilrickle Water Supply Scheme is set to open in April 2021. The tender period is thought to be over six weeks. The evaluation of the tender is then expected to take a further four weeks. The Irish Water tenders will benefit local Galway residents. It will help them gain access to a more reliable water supply than their current wells and rainwater tanks.

The Department of Housing and Local Government announced funding of €3.1million for the project. It has the aim of establishing a connection with the neighbouring Cappataggle Group Water Scheme.

What is the typical tender process for Irish Water tenders?

The typical tendering procedure for Irish Water tenders is as follows:

PQQ or SQ

The initial stage of any Irish Water tender is the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ), also known as a selection questionnaire (SQ). Depending on the tender, and within construction, this initial stage could also come in the form of a PAS91. You will be expected to provide company information, usually in the form of a box-ticking exercise. They are designed to ensure that your business:

Meets the buyer’s minimum eligibility requirements.
Is financially stable to carry out the contract.
Possess the adequate amount of experience and technical capabilities to deliver the works.

Typically, you can expect to detail your business’:

Contact information
Employee and subcontractor information
Economic and financial standing
Equality, diversity and environmental policies
Grounds for mandatory exclusion
Health and safety information
Quality management.

If your business passes this stage, they will then be given an invitation to tender.

ITT

An invitation to tender, known as an ITT, is the second stage of the tender process. When a buyer releases an ITT, a prospective supplier can respond. Each supplier should read carefully through the tender documents and specification before applying.

3 Tips for success with Irish Water tenders

Price isn’t the only award criteria

It is important to remember when writing your response for Irish Water tenders that price isn’t the only award criteria. Buyers will be looking for tenders that present the most value for money. They will assess your tender response based on a number of criteria. These could range from accessibility to innovation and quality to sustainability. Reading the tender documents carefully will help as buyers will often state what they are looking for in the specification.

It’s important to remember that the cheapest price doesn’t guarantee a win. Once you have given a price for your services in your tender response, remember that it’s then firm and fixed. A buyer won’t be best pleased if you present a low cost for your services and then go over budget. There is normally no room for negotiation after the contract is awarded.

Experience is key

Having a bank of case studies ready to use can save you a lot of time. Asking current and past clients for testimonials can strengthen your response and impress the buyer. A contractor may ask for up to three case studies within the last five years. Responses should be tailored to demonstrate your businesses capabilities in relation to the project at hand.

The STAR format is good to use when developing your case study responses for Irish Water tenders:

Situation – give a brief context
Task – the work
Action – what you’ve done
Results – what the result were

This can help strengthen your response leading to increased success in securing your next Irish Water tenders.

Present a high-quality written response

Buyers care about the quality of your written response, no matter what industry you’re in. This means that although the quality may be weighted less than cost, buyers still expect high quality. A response for Irish Water tenders should be clear and concise. You want to be persuasive in your response, convincing them that you’re the best business for the job.

Avoid technical jargon and don’t assume the buyer knows anything. Leaving room for assumptions can result in the wrong assumptions being made. Word and page counts are there for a reason. If a contractor has stated a response should be 500 words, simply writing three sentences won’t be a satisfactory response.

How can we help?

We understand that writing isn’t everyone’s strong suit – and that’s ok. Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, are bid writing experts. They boast an 87% success rate and have over 60 years of collective bid writing experience. They can help you succeed with your next Irish Water tenders. Hudson Succeed offers four bid writing support services.

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect Irish Water tender for your business, why not send it our way? Our Bid Writers can take care of it all for you if you’re a little overwhelmed by it all. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown. They’ll even submit it on your behalf.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written your own tender response and need someone to double-check it for errors, Tender Mentor can help. The Bid Team will proofread your work for any inconsistencies, grammar or spelling mistakes. They’ll also ensure that it’s in line with the specification before you submit.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready 4-week programme is perfect for businesses that have never tendered before. A Bid Writer will work with you to make sure you have everything in place to tender successfully. Tender Ready offers your business:

A 12-month subscription to Construction Tenders.
Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding Professionals.
An Organisation-wide Bid library, including 3 case studies, 5 CV’s and 8 policies.
Additional flexible benefit options.

Tender Improvement

If you’ve been tendering but aren’t seeing the result you want our Tender Improvement package can help. Our Bid Team will assess your previous responses and tender documents, working with you to improve for future submissions.

Where can I find Irish Water tenders?

So now you know what’s required from Irish Water tenders and how to get assistance in writing your response. You may now be wondering where you can find them? Searching for the right Irish Water tenders can turn into quite a headache, checking daily for any updates. It can end up turning into a full-time job! Luckily, we have a solution…

Enter…Construction Tenders!

Our Construction Tenders portal can take the pressure off your daily pursuit of finding Irish Water tenders for your business. Our Opportunity Trackers manually search and upload construction leads from thousands of sources across the UK.

You are able to filter the results by location, keyword, budget and more. This means no more reliance on frequently mislabelled CPV codes. This streamlines the process, saving you time that can be used to focus on your business.

Below are previous Irish Water tenders sourced on our portal:

20/125 – 20/125 – Waste Water Source Control and Trade Effluent

Irish Water- International- Budget: Undisclosed

Client Partner Services for the Water Supply Project – East and Midlands Region (WSP)

Irish Water- International- Budget: Undisclosed

Enterprise Mobile Application Platform and Mobility Management Service

Irish Water- International- Budget: Undisclosed

Irish Water Managed Security and Monitoring Service

UISCE- International- Budget: Undisclosed

Irish Water National Laboratory Project: Procurement, Installation, IQ, OQ and FAT of Analytical Equipment for a new Laboratory

UISCE- International- Budget: Undisclosed

A subscription to Construction Tenders offers your business:

Access to all unique, public and private sector opportunities.
An on-hand Account Manager to answer any questions you may have about Irish Water tenders.
A daily email bulletin sent straight to your inbox when new construction tenders are uploaded that day.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.
20-minutes of free consultancy each month with our Bid Experts.

The best way to venture into the tendering world is through booking a live demo of Construction Tenders.

We also source opportunities for services including;

Get in touch to find out how we can help your business grow.

Upgrade to Discover Elite

The Ultimate Time Saver package includes:

An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option best suits a business that overlaps two industries such as Construction and Logistics for example.
A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid.
Weekly phone calls with your on-hand Account Manager to discuss viable Irish water tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package includes:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Fabrication Tenders in The Public Sector

Posted on 22nd March 202121st March 2022 by John Hudson

3 advantages of securing fabrication tenders

Fabrication tenders are published by both private and public sector buyers. Fabrication tenders are used within the construction industry to procure fabrication services including metal fabrication and raw material fabrication.

Navigating your way around fabrication tenders can be a tricky business if you’ve never done it before. However, making the effort is worthwhile as securing fabrication tenders can be lucrative for your business.

3 advantages of tendering for work

Guaranteed pay (in the public sector)

One of the biggest advantages of tendering for work in the public sector is that of guaranteed pay. Fabrication suppliers on public tenders benefit from a guarantee of pay if winning a contract. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) must pay contractors within 60-days of invoicing. This is to comply with the Prompt Payment Code, which can give suppliers peace of mind.

Bear in mind that this does not apply to private sector contracts. Private buyers are not bound by the same regulations as public sector organisations.

Gain experience

All construction contracts in the UK will required proof of experience. This is typically done via case studies. In order to progress to larger contracts, you need a bank of experience. Securing work on a framework agreement or Dynamic Purchasing System can secure a steady pipeline of work. These will enable you to carry out contracts, build experience, and allow your business to thrive.

A useful way to structure your case studies is by using the STAR format:

Situation – Provide a brief context.
Task – The work you faced.
Action – What have you done?
Results – What were the results?

Sustainability

Securing fabrication tenders can allow you to secure a pipeline of work for your business. Winning a place on a long-term contract can benefit the sustainability of your business. Here at Hudson Succeed, we have helped clients secure upwards of four years of income – from one bid. It’s not surprising that this is an attractive prospect to any business owner.

Find more information and results shared by our previous clients on our testimonials page.

Framework agreements

Framework agreements are commonly used within fabrication tenders. There will sometimes be a Lot within a construction framework agreement for fabrication. Framework agreements are used by buyers to establish multi-supplier agreements whereas other tenders may require a single supplier.

They often benefit SMEs as there are more places available for businesses to supply a good or service. Fabrication tenders on framework agreements run for longer than single supplier contracts. They can be a great way for your business to secure a pipeline of work, allowing your business to grow.

Framework agreements are separated by Lots. This means a supplier doesn’t have to deliver the whole contract. They can apply to the relevant Lot(s) that they specialise in. For example, a large framework for construction work may entail the following Lots:

Lot 1 – Joinery
Lot 2 – Fabrication
Lot 3 – Landscaping
Lot 4 – Painting and Decorating
Lot 5 – Roofing Works

Lots can also refer to a different geographical location for works such as:

Lot 1 – Worcestershire
Lot 2 – Herefordshire
Lot 3 – Gloucestershire

Depending on the framework agreement and the buyer, you may be able to apply for multiple Lots. If you are able to provide services for multiple Lots, you’ll be required to provide evidential proof of your capabilities. If you are able to apply for multiple Lots, you can usually apply to three, maximum. Just make sure you have the resources to deliver all three if successful.

Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS)

Another way you can find fabrication tenders, is as part of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). A DPS is fairly similar to a framework agreement and is another type of tendering procedure. It is essentially a supply chain list where bidding opportunities are published. Businesses can apply to be a part of the list. If successful in their application, which is usually a PQQ, PAS91 or SQ, they are then able to compete for tenders.

You are able to apply to be a part of a DPS at any point while it is open. Once a potential supplier has passed the initial stage, they will then be given an invitation to tender (ITT). Once a place is secured, when the next fabrication tenders are released, a supplier doesn’t have to redo the PQQ. A supplier is automatically invited to tender. This saves time for both the buyer and supplier.

Need assistance?

We understand that not every business has the resources or time to produce a winning fabrication tender response. Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and over 60 years of collective bid writing experience. They can help you write a quality response giving you an edge over your competitors. There are four bid writing support services that can help you win your next safety tender.

Tender Ready

Our 4-week, Tender Ready programme is perfect for businesses that have never tendered before. Our Bid Writers work with you to make sure you have everything in place to tender successfully. This option includes:

A 12-month subscription to Construction Tenders.
An Organisation-wide Bid library, including 3 case studies, 5 CV’s and 8 policies.
Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding Professionals.
Additional flexible benefit options.

Tender Improvement

Our Tender Improvement package can help if you’re tendering for work and aren’t seeing success from your efforts. Our Bid Team will assess your previous responses and tender documents, working with you to improve for future submissions.

Tender Writing

Have you found the perfect tender for your business, but don’t have the time to complete a winning response in-house? Don’t give up! You can send it to our Bid Writers and they’ll provide you with a full Tender Writing breakdown. They’ll take care of everything for you, even submitting it on your behalf.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve already written a safety tender response and need it double-checked for errors, send it over to us. One of our team will proof it, checking it’s in line with the specification. Our Tender Mentor service can make sure your response is free of grammar and spelling mistakes before you submit.

Where can I find fabrication tenders?

Searching for fabrication tenders can take a large amount of time out of your busy day. There are thousands of sites posting construction leads daily and it can take hours searching through them. Luckily for you, we have a solution.

Construction Tenders saves you time when searching for the right fabrication tenders for your business. Our Opportunity Trackers manually search and upload from thousands of sources across the UK. By manually uploading each tender opportunity, you’ll never miss a tender again due to unreliable CPV codes. You are able to filter and search for fabrication tenders by keyword, location, budget and more. This allows you to find the perfect opportunity, fit for your business.

What’s included in a subscription to Construction Tenders?

A subscription to our Construction Tenders portal offers your business:

Access to all unique, public and private sector opportunities across the Construction sector.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.
An on-hand Account Manager to answer any questions you may have about fabrication tenders or the tendering process in general.
A daily email bulletin sent straight to your inbox when new construction tenders are uploaded that day.

Below are previous fabrication tenders sourced on our portal:

A Practical and Convenient 3D Printer for our Laboratory whose Research is Focused on the Fabrication of 3D Regenerative Biomaterial ‘scaffolds’

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland- Ireland- Budget: Undisclosed

21-01-2021

Chassis Fabrication of Parts

SparkFund- Yorkshire and Humber- Budget: £2,000

18-12-2020

Container Freight Station (CFS) Building – Design and Fabrication of Steel Frame Warehouse and Offices Container Freight Station (CFS) Building – Design and Fabrication of Steel Frame Warehouse and Offices

Saint Helena Government- South East- Budget: Undisclosed

26-02-2021

Contract 71 – Metal Works and Fabrications including Repairs 2021 – 2024

North Tyneside Council- North East- Budget: £400,000

10-03-2021

Fabrication & Installation of New Fire Escape at Dolgellau & Barmouth Hospital and Lla

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)- Wales- Budget: Undisclosed

01-02-2021

The best way to venture into the tendering world is through booking a live demo of Construction Tenders.

We also source opportunities for services including;

Get in touch to find out how we can help your business grow.

Upgrade to our new time-saving tools

Upgrading to Discover Elite allows you to optimise your tendering opportunities even when you’re busy. Our two new packages can improve your bidding success rate and competitor awareness. Each package can help save you even more time when searching for the right fabrication tenders for your business.

The Ultimate Time Saver package offers your business:

A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option suits businesses that overlap two industries such as Construction and Facilities, for example.
Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management, including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid
Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss viable construction tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package offers:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Drilling Tenders: The Fundamentals

Posted on 19th March 202121st March 2022 by John Hudson

Drilling tenders: 4 things to consider

Drilling tenders can be quite a minefield if you have never completed them before. There can be a lot of procurement terminology and acronyms involved. However, tendering for business can offer multiple advantages to your business. Winning tenders can help you gain more experience, allowing your business to grow.

Drilling tenders may be released to procure the following services:

Geothermal drilling
Drilling Well
Drilling Work
Offshore Drilling
Tender Assist Drilling (TAD) Units
Deepwater Drilling.

The typical format of drilling tenders is as follows:

Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ)

At the initial stage of drilling tenders, known as the PQQ, you will be asked to provide your company information. Typically, this is comprised of the following eight aspects:

Equality and Diversity
Insurances
Legal Matter and Disputes
Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion
Other Grounds for Exclusion
Economic and Financial Standing
Health and Safety
Quality Assurance and Environmental Management Systems.

The information you provide here is pass or fail. If you meet the minimum eligibility criteria and pass, you will then proceed onto the technical evaluation. Once you have passed this, you will then be given an invitation to tender, known as an the ITT.

Invitation to Tender (ITT)

The technical evaluation for drilling tenders is likely to include your businesses proposed methodology and approach. This could include:

Service equipment and software to be used.
Support offered in case of technical failure.
How technical personnel on the project are trained.
Pricing.

You should consider the following when writing your responses to drilling tenders:

Value for Money

Buyers want to see the most value for their money, or taxpayer’s money, depending if they’re public or private sector. Either way, neither wants to see money wasted. They want to get the most bang for their buck. Thus, for a successful drilling tender, you want to present them with the most value for money.

You must proceed with caution though, because pricing can be tricky. Within the public sector, buyers will look to award the most economically advantageous tender. This is known as the MEAT. A buyer will look at a combination of factors throughout your proposal. These can range from accessibility and innovation to environmental considerations and quality.

Weightings

The weightings for construction tenders vary greatly. Some will have a greater weighting on price and less on quality, or visa versa. It ultimately depends on the buyer’s needs. However, despite the weightings, the buyer will care about the quality of your response. Bear in mind the following:

Get as close to the word or page count as possible – they’re there for a reason.
Keep your responses clear and concise.
Be persuasive. Sell your business and justify why you are the best business for the job.
Avoid unnecessary and overly technical jargon.
Explain everything and don’t leave room for the buyer to make any assumptions.

If you price your services too low to outprice your competitors, it could come back to sting you. Price your drilling tenders too low and a buyer might question the legitimacy of your services. If you present a low-cost bid, then run over budget on the project, a buyer won’t be best pleased. You must take into consideration the direct costs and indirect costs of the project and be realistic. Once you have set your tender rates, you must carry out the work as required.

Experience

Your experience matters when tendering for work. Buyers like to be reassured that those commissioned know what they’re doing and work to a high standard. They want to be encouraged that your business works to and complies with best practice. Within drilling tenders, you may be asked to provide up to three case studies from within the last five years.

These case studies must demonstrate and be tailored to reflect work you have completed that’s similar in scope and calibre. Depending on the required word count, you could include how you overcame any unexpected challenges. This can strengthen your response, allowing you to demonstrate flexibility and problem-solving skills. Both of which are key to any construction project.

Site visits

Do not underestimate the benefits that a site visit can give your tender response. It is strongly recommended that you attend a site visit if possible. They allow you to see the environment you will be working in, if successful. Seeing the site with your own eyes can help you pick up on things you otherwise wouldn’t know about.

Site visits can help you produce better quality responses and may even allow you to give more accurate pricing. You are able to gain insight into the buyer, gathering more information you otherwise wouldn’t have access to.

Need assistance with your drilling tenders?

Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and over 60 years of collective bid writing experience. They can help give you an edge over your competitors. They offer four bid writing support services that can help you win drilling tenders.

Tender Writing

If you’ve found the perfect drilling tender, but don’t know where to start – send it our way. Our Bid Writing Team will take care of it for you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown. They’ll let you know what they need from you and they’ll even submit it on your behalf.

Tender Mentor

Tender Mentor can help if you’ve written a drilling tender response and need it double-checked for errors. Our Bid Writers will check it’s free of grammar and spelling mistakes before you submit.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready 4-week programme is perfect for businesses that have never tendered before. Our Bid Writers work with you to make sure you have everything in place to tender successfully. This option includes:

A 12-month subscription to Construction Tenders.
Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding Professionals.
An Organisation-wide Bid library, including 3 case studies, 5 CV’s and 8 policies.
Additional flexible benefit options.

Tender Improvement

If you aren’t seeing success from your current drilling tender efforts, our Tender Improvement package can help. Our Team will assess your previous responses and tender documents, working with you to improve for future submissions.

How can I find drilling tenders?

Searching for the right drilling tenders for your business can turn into a bit of a headache. It can turn into a full-time job, spending hours trawling through thousands of tendering websites. Often, they have other industry opportunities and inaccurate CPV codes leading to missed opportunities. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a central portal that hosted industry-specific construction leads?

Enter… Construction Tenders!

Construction Tenders is a time-saving tool that helps you find the perfect drilling tenders for your business. Our Opportunity Trackers manually search and upload construction tenders from thousands of sources across the UK. You are able to search and filter results by budget, keyword, location and more. This allows you to find the right tenders for your business, streamlining the process.

What’s included in a subscription to Construction Tenders?

A 12-month subscription to Construction Tenders will offer your access to all unique, public and private sector opportunities. You will receive a dedicated Account Manager that’s on-hand to answer any questions you may have about drilling tenders. They can help you understand the tendering process if you’ve never tendered before.

You will also receive a daily email bulletin straight to your inbox when new tenders are uploaded. If that wasn’t enough, you will also receive discounted bid writing support from Hudson Succeed.

Below are previous drilling tenders sourced on our portal:

Cementing Services for Drilling and Completing a Geothermal Well

Eden Geothermal Ltd- South West- Budget: Undisclosed

Contract for Drilling an Abstraction and Separate Re-injection Well

South Tyneside Council- North West- Budget: Undisclosed

Directional Drilling Services and Rental Items for Geothermal Drilling

Eden Geothermal Ltd- South West- Budget: Undisclosed

Morlais Horizontal Directional Drilling Work Package

Menter Môn Cyf- Wales- Budget: Undisclosed

The best way to venture into the tendering world is through booking a live demo of Construction Tenders. We source opportunities for services including;

Get in touch to find out how we can help your business grow.

Upgrade to our new time-saving tools:

Upgrading to Discover Elite allows you to optimise your tendering opportunities even when you’re busy. Our two new packages can improve your competitor awareness and bidding success rate. Each package can help save you even more time when searching for the right drilling tenders for your business.

The Ultimate Time Saver package offers your business:

A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option can help businesses that overlap two industries such as Construction and Facilities, for example.
Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management, including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid
Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss viable construction tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package also includes:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

7 Things you can Expect in Construction Tenders in the UK

Posted on 17th March 202123rd March 2022 by John Hudson

Construction Tenders in the UK: 7 things to expect

Construction tenders in the UK are constant. That’s thanks to the billions of pounds that are invested in the construction industry across the UK. The UK government is focused on building the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recently more businesses are turning towards tendering as a viable and lucrative way to grow their business. COVID-19 has changed the way many companies do business. Tendering is a contact-free way of growing your business, and you can do it from home. This has led to increased competition, so it’s best to be prepared when writing your response. You want to stand out from the crowd and persuade the buyer that you’re the best company for the job.

7 things you can expect to find in a PAS91 or PQQ for construction tenders in the UK

Below are seven things you can expect to find within the initial stages of construction tenders in the UK. They can often be found within the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) and PAS91 in construction. Below highlights the main areas that will be covered and what questions you can expect to answer. It is predominantly a box-ticking exercise to make sure you pass the minimum criteria for the work at hand.

Supplier identity and contact information

Name of organisation
Type of organisation
Contact and company information
Sub-contractors’ information
Staffing information.

Financial standing

Accounts and financial statements
Insurance statements and certificates.

Business and professional standing

Any criminal convictions.

Health and safety

Health and Safety management policies
How you obtain health and safety advice
Health and safety workforce training
Workforce health and safety qualifications
RIDDOR
Health and safety implementation
Risk assessment
Suitable workforce welfare facilities
Arrangements for co-operation and or-ordination with suppliers and sub-contractors.
CDM co-ordinators and designers.

Equal opportunity and diversity policies and procedures

Compliance with anti-discrimination legislation.
Any findings of unlawful discrimination.
How your company ensures equality and diversity within your organisation.
Actively promote good practice by eliminating discrimination.

Environmental management policy and capability

Policy and management of construction-related environmental issues.
Arrangements to ensure your environmental management procedures effectively reduce and prevent significant impacts on the environment.
Check, review and improve your environmental management performance.

Quality management

Policy and organisation for quality management.
Procedures to periodically review correct and improve quality performance.

Once you have passed the PQQ or PAS91 stage of construction tenders in the UK, you’ll be given an ITT. ITT stands for an invitation to tender and is the next round of the tendering procedure.

3 things you should include in an ITT for construction tenders in the UK

Relevant accreditations and qualifications

Construction tenders in the UK will ask for proof of your business and employee’s relevant qualifications and accreditations. Construction sites can be hazardous environments, leaving plenty of opportunities for accidents to arise.

You should demonstrate your business is prepared, in keeping with relevant health and safety regulations and best practice. A buyer may ask what relevant accreditations and qualifications you have, asking you to attach proof to your tender documents. These could include, but aren’t limited to, the following:

OHSAS 18001:2007
CHAS
RIDDOR
ISO 9001; 14001; 18001; 45001:2018
CDM 2015
Constructionline
Subcontractor
SSIP
BIM
IOSH.

Evidence of your professional capability

Carrying on from relevant accreditations and qualifications, you will need to demonstrate and evidence your professional capability. You can expect to be asked to provide up to three relevant case studies completed within the last five years.

They should be contracts you have completed similar in complexity and scope to the current contract. Positive testimonials from past clients are a bonus. They can help you assert yourself to the buyer of the quality of your services.

Preparing a selection of previous examples of your work can help strengthen your bid. Having a well-prepared bank of evidence can help save time with future submissions too.

When applying for construction tenders in the UK, it’s a good idea to prepare any:

CCS reports.
National awards and nominations.
Fully completed risk assessments and method statements.
Site audits and completed reports.
Before, during and after photos from previous contracts.
The contact information and testimonials from previous satisfied clients.

Social Value

The updated government Construction Playbook has an emphasis on practising sustainable construction to the best of one’s ability. Public sector construction tenders in the UK have a mandatory minimum weighting of 10% on social value. Buyers want to see how your business will give back during the course of the contract.

Social value has an emphasis on the economic, social and environmental aspects within the community and across the UK. Your sustainable development goals should maximise social values such as:

COVID-19 recovery.
Environmental considerations such as reducing waste and encouraging recycling, practising sustainable construction.
Promoting and creating new skills and jobs, tackling unemployment.
The equal opportunity and diversity policies you implement.

Need assistance?

We understand that the tendering process can be quite confusing. If you’re feeling a little perplexed about bidding for construction contracts UK we can help.

Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% bid success rate. They have over 60 years of collective experience and are well versed in writing construction tender responses. They offer four levels of bid writing support that can cater to your bid writing response needs.

Tender Writing

Have you found the perfect construction tender for your business but don’t know where to start? You can send the specification over to our Bid Writers and they’ll take care of it all for you. They’ll write the response and even submit it on your behalf! They’ll also provide a full Tender Writing breakdown. This allows you time to focus on the more important things.

Tender Mentor

Our Tender Mentor service can make sure your response is free of grammar and spelling mistakes before you submit. Our Bid Writers will proofread your response, checking it’s in line with the specification.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is designed for businesses who have never tendered for work before. This programme works with you, ensuring you have everything in place to tender successfully. You’ll have access to an expert Bid Consultant who can help your business grow.

Tender Improvement

Have you been tendering for work, but aren’t seeing any success? Our Tender Improvement package can help. During the course of the programme, our Bid Writers will assess your previous responses and supporting documents. They’ll provide you with guidance and improve literature where necessary.

Where can I find construction tenders in the UK?

Searching for the right construction tenders for your business can turn into a full-time job. We know this because that’s what our Opportunity Trackers do here at Hudson Discover!

Thousands of websites across the UK post various opportunities for your business using unreliable CPV codes. If you’re solely relying on them, you could be missing out on the perfect opportunity for your organisation.

Our Opportunity Trackers manually scour and source construction leads from thousands of sources across the UK. They then upload them to our Construction Tenders portal. You are able to filter the results by budget, location, keyword and more. This streamlines the process, allowing you to find the perfect construction tendering opportunity.

Below are past construction tenders in the UK sourced on our portal:

Building Repair Works Pertaining to The External Fabric of Seacombe Ferry Terminal & Spaceport Building 2020

Merseytravel- North West- Budget: Undisclosed

05-03-2021

Disabled Facilities Grant Property Extension (Great Row Grove)

Stoke-on-Trent City Council- West Midlands- Budget: Undisclosed

03-03-2021

External Works

North Star Housing Group LTD- North East- Budget: £2,700,000

02-03-2021

Retender External Door Replacement – St Stephens and St Bartholomew’s

North Tyneside Council- North East- Budget: Undisclosed

08-03-2021

Tipperary County Council – Extension & Refurbishment Works to Traveller Accommodation at No. 4, Wallers Lot, Cashel, Co. Tipperary

Tipperary County Council- Budget: Undisclosed

05-03-2021

A subscription to Construction Tenders offers your business:

Access to all unique, public and private sector construction bids from across the UK.
An on-hand Account Manager to answer any questions you may have about construction tenders in the UK.
A daily email bulletin sent straight to your inbox when new construction tenders are uploaded.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.
20-minutes of free consultancy each month with our Bid Experts.

Book a free live demo of Construction Tenders today.

We actively source tenders for the following sub-sectors:

Upgrading to Discover Elite can save you even more time

Discover Elite can help optimise your tendering opportunities – even when you’re busy! Our two upgraded packages can improve your bidding success rate and competitor awareness. They are the ultimate time-saving tools that can help your business search and apply for construction tenders in the UK.

The Ultimate Time Saver package offers your business:

An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option best suits a business that overlaps two industries such as Construction and Facilities, for example.
A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
Buyer portal management including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid
Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss the viable tendering opportunities in your industry.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package also includes:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Steel Work Tenders: 6 Tips for Success

Posted on 15th March 202121st March 2022 by John Hudson

Steel Work Tenders in the Public Sector

Steel work tenders can help your steel company secure a pipeline of construction contracts. There are buyers in both the public and private sectors. Within the public sector, local councils are often commissioning steel work tenders and services. Such services could range from a multitude of buildings including residential, educational and commercial.

Steel work tenders can be released by buyers to procure:

Primary Framing
Secondary Framing
Structural steel work
Maintenance painting of steel work
Steel work for major projects.

6 tips to succeed when writing your responses for steel work tenders

Plan

You should always plan your response for steel work tenders. Adequate planning can help you avoid any silly errors such as misjudging deadlines, formats and word counts.

Remember to note down all the important dates listed in the tender specification, these are likely to include:

Submission deadline date and time
Clarification questions deadline
Site visit deadline.

Attend on-site visits

Site visits can be a great opportunity to strengthen your written responses. It’s strongly advised that you undertake a site visit where possible. Attending one may help you gain an insight into the buyer and help you achieve more accurate pricing.

They also allow prospective suppliers to see the environment they will be working in. This allows you to see things with your own eyes. You might just pick up on something that you otherwise wouldn’t be aware of.

Demonstrate value for money

Steel work tenders in the public sector will award responses that produce the best value for money. Public sector contracts will be looking to award the Most Economically Advantageous Tender, known as the MEAT. The MEAT means the buyer is looking at more than just price. It is important to note that the cheapest bid does not always win.

You should price your services sensibly. Under-pricing your services won’t give you an edge over your competitors in this case. In the most commonly used tendering procedures, negotiating isn’t permitted further down the line. Some steel work tenders will put a larger weighting on price than quality, and visa versa. However, to ensure value for money, you should consider the following, for example:

Quality costs and benefits of products
Any additional economic benefit that may result from your project
Energy and water management
Full costs associated with transport and delivery
Insurance
Maintenance
After sale support
Waste disposal and reduction of waste
Sustainability
Supply chain management
Ability to deliver on time
The costs and benefits to society as a whole.

Don’t gloss over social value

It’s essential for any successful bid, that your business considers the social economic and environmental impacts of fulfilling the contract. Social value now has a mandatory minimum weighting of 10% within government contracts.

It is not something that should be glossed over or treated as an afterthought. The government takes this part seriously and wants to see you making commitments that you can keep. There are qualifications that are relevant for this, such as ISO 14001.

The social value model has the aim of:

Encouraging economic growth.
Tackling economic and diversity inequality.
Creating new jobs.
Tackling climate change.

Within your steel work tenders response, you should note how your business is:

Supporting COVID-19 recovery.
Providing skills and development training, supporting the local community and long term unemployed.
Sustainably sourcing.
Considering environmental issues and helping to fight climate change.
Upholding equal opportunity and diversity policies.

A high-quality written response

The quality of your written response for steel work tenders is always going to matter. Buyers expect a strong written response, even if there is a larger weighting on price. Your written response is what can help separate you from your competitors.

Your written response is should be persuasive to the buyer. Why should they pick your business? Why are you the best business for the job? What do you offer that your competitors don’t? Sell yourself and your company to the buyer and give them a reason to pick you.

Remember to keep your response clear and concise, writing as close to the word count as possible. Avoid rambling on with overly technical jargon.

Provide evidence

Make sure that you have relevant past experiences that you can evidence in your response.

You will likely be required to provide up to three case studies of previous contracts you have carried out. They should be similar in calibre, scope, scale and tailored to demonstrate your abilities. They should be contracts that you have completed within the last five years.

Need help writing your next steel work tenders?

Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% bid success rate. They have over 60 years of collective experience and are well versed in writing construction industry tender responses. They offer four levels of bid writing support.

Tender Ready

The Tender Ready 4-week programme is designed for businesses who are completely new to tendering. Our Bid Writers will work with you to ensure you have everything you need to produce a winning bid.

Tender Improvement

Our Tender Improvement package can help if you aren’t seeing success from your current tendering efforts. Our Bid Team will assess your previous steel work tender responses and tender documents. They’ll then give you guidance and feedback, working with you to improve for future submissions.

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect steel work tenders for your business, why not send it over to our team? They’ll provide you with a full Tender Writing breakdown, letting you know what they need from you. Our Bid Writers will take care of everything for you – they’ll even submit it on your behalf.

Tender Mentor

Our Tender Mentor service can make sure your response is free of grammar and spelling mistakes before you submit. One of our Bid Writers will proofread your response, checking it’s in line with the specification.

How can I find the right steel work tenders for my business?

Use a sector specific portal

Finding the right steel work tenders for your business is half the battle. Often tender websites host tenders across multiple sectors and industries which are updated daily. It can take a large amount of time out of your day trying to find suitable tenders. Relying on CPV codes can result in missed opportunities. This is because they are often mislabelled, meaning you could be missing out on the right tenders for your company.

You should use a sector-specific portal to save you time when searching for your next steel work tenders. One that uses keyword tracking and provides good customer service is a plus. Construction Tenders focuses on opportunities in construction. Our Opportunity Trackers manually source contracts for clients who can then filter the results by keyword, location, budget and more.

Below are previous steel work tenders sourced on our portal:

Civil Ground Works & Site Preparation, Including Structural Steel Works and Relocation of Site Offices

Mayo County Council- International- Budget: Undisclosed

Gable Grade11* Listed Prep & Repainting High Level Steel Work

Manchester City Council- North West- Budget: Undisclosed

Mezzanine Steel Works for The Zepher Building Harwell Science & Innovation Campus

Satellite Applications Catapult Limited- South East- Budget: £50,000

Whiffens Avenue, Chatham – Primary Steel Works – Secured Project

Medway Council- South East- Budget: Undisclosed

The best way to venture into the tendering world is through booking a live demo of Construction Tenders. We source opportunities for services including;

A 12-month subscription to Construction Tenders offers your business:

A team of Opportunity Trackers sourcing steel work tenders from thousands of websites.
Access to unique, private and public construction bids from across the UK.
An on-hand Account Manager to answer any questions or queries you may have about steel work tenders.
The ability to filter search results by keyword, budget, location and more.
A daily email bulletin notifying you of all relevant construction leads uploaded that day.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our Bid Writing division.
20-minutes of free consultancy each month with our Bid Experts.

Want to save even more time?

Discover Elite can help optimise your tendering opportunities – even when you’re busy! Our two upgraded packages can improve your competitor awareness and bidding success rate. Each package can help save you even more time when searching for steel work tenders.

The Ultimate Time Saver package includes:

An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option best suits a business that overlaps two industries such as Construction and Logistics.
A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid
Weekly phone calls with your on-hand Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package offers your business:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Safety Tenders in Construction

Posted on 12th March 202121st March 2022 by John Hudson

Safety tenders: answering your FAQs

Safety tenders can cover a wide array of services across various industries. For example, health and safety in construction and fire and gas in facilities management. Safety tenders are often published within the construction industry due to the high-risk nature of the work.

If you’re new to the tendering process, you may have some questions. This blog aims to tackle some of your FAQs.

Has COVID-19 impacted safety tenders in construction?

There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to businesses reassessing their safety. That could be safety in the workplace for their staff or safety for their clients and customers. The pandemic has resulted in companies reviewing the safety and welfare of their business. Due to this, it’s not surprising that health and safety is top priorities for businesses across the board.

Businesses that improve their safety policies could help:

Lower insurance costs
Increase staff morale
Improve staff confidence and retention in the workplace
Lead to a reduction in overall risks.

Why are safety tenders published?

Buyers could release safety tenders for a number of reasons:

To ensure and optimise the safety and wellbeing of staff, customers and clients.
In order to keep up to date with current legislation and best practise.
To establish better management systems and structures.

How are safety tenders used?

Buyers often structure Safety tenders within Framework Agreements. You may be wondering what a framework agreement is. A framework agreement is a multi-supplier arrangement that’s often used within the public sector. They are used to procure multiple suppliers to deliver one or more specific goods or services. Buyers will sometimes split framework agreements into lots for multiple locations too. This means you need only apply to the specific location you can work in, or the specific goods or service. They allow businesses to still tender for work even if they can’t fulfil the whole contract.

The length of safety tenders on framework agreements can range from months to years with the possibility of extension.

Framework agreements are often split into Lots. Lots are used to represent specific goods, services or locations. Depending on the contract, businesses are able to apply for a maximum of three Lots at a time. If applying to multiple Lots, you will need substantial evidence that you can deliver the contract.

How do framework agreements work?

Typically, the initial stage will involve either a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), Selection Questionnaire (SQ) or a PAS91. These are used to gauge whether your business is eligible via assessing your financial standing, for example. Other questions and information will often be required depending on the tender and the buyer’s requirements. Once you pass the initial stage, you will then be sent an Invitation to Tender (ITT).

If you are successful and win a place on the framework, it will save you and the buyer time going forward. When they require goods or service, they’ll host a mini competition, known as call off contracts. Businesses on the agreement won’t have to re-do the PQQ, SQ or PAS91, saving time at both ends.

What are Dynamic Purchasing Systems?

While you’re searching for safety tenders, you may come across Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS). A DPS is relatively similar to a framework agreement and just another tendering procedure. However, the main difference is that suppliers can join at any time. This also means you are able to apply in the future if you have been unsuccessful the first time around. Moreover, they often last for years at a time.

Securing a place on a DPS or framework agreement can be a lucrative opportunity for your business. They can be great ways to secure a pipeline of work and can guarantee pay.

How to make your safety tenders stand out

The pandemic has forced organisations to look at alternative ways of doing business. Unable to meet prospective clients in person, tendering as a viable option for new business has never been more important.

There can be many lucrative opportunities for your business if you secure a place on a DPS, for example. This can lead to oversaturation and a competitive landscape when bidding for work.

It’s important that you stand out from your competitors with your written response and buyers care about the quality.

Our top 5 tips to impress the buyer:

Meet the word or page count in your response – they’re there for a reason.
Keep things clear and concise with attention to detail.
Avoid overly technical jargon.
Don’t allow the buyer to make any assumptions.
Be persuasive, not descriptive.

You want to be confident that you have the time and resources to write a winning response for a construction contract. If you aren’t, then it might be worth looking into outsourcing this.

How can we help?

Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and over 60 years of collective bid writing experience. They can help you write a stellar response giving you an edge over your competitors. There are four bid writing support services that can help you win your next safety tender.

Tender Writing

Have you found the perfect tender for your business, but don’t have the time to complete a winning response in-house? Don’t give up! You can send it to our Bid Writing Team and they’ll provide you with a full Tender Writing breakdown. They’ll take care of everything for you – they’ll even submit it on your behalf.

Tender Ready

Are you completely new to tendering and have no idea where to start? That’s ok, bid writing can be tricky to understand at the best of times. Our Tender Ready programme is perfect for businesses that have never tendered before. Our Bid Writers work with you to make sure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

Have you been submitting tender responses, but aren’t seeing success from your efforts? Our Tender Improvement package can help. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous responses and tender documents, working with you to improve for future submissions.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve already written a safety tender response and need it double-checked for errors, send it over to us. Our Bid Writers will proof it, checking it’s in line with the specification. Our Tender Mentor service can make sure your response is free of grammar and spelling mistakes before you submit.

Where can I find safety tenders?

We understand that not every business has the resources or time to produce a winning safety tender response. Even searching for one can take a large amount of time out of your busy day. Luckily for you, we have a solution.

Construction Tenders saves you time when searching for the right safety tenders for your business. Our Opportunity Trackers manually search and upload construction leads from thousands of sources across the UK.

By manually uploading each tender opportunity, you’ll never miss a tender again due to unreliable CPV codes. You are able to filter and search for safety tenders by keyword, location, budget and more. This allows you to find the perfect opportunity, fit for your business.

What’s included in a subscription to Construction Tenders?

A subscription to our Construction Tenders portal offers your business:

Access to all unique, public and private sector opportunities across the Construction sector.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.
A dedicated Account Manager to answer any questions you may have about safety tenders or the tendering process in general.
A daily email bulletin sent straight to your inbox when new construction tenders are uploaded that day.

Below are previous safety tenders sourced on our Construction Tenders portal:

Authorising Engineer Services for Fire Safety

Bath and Northeast Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire STP- South West- Budget: Undisclosed

Health and Safety Consultancy

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames- South East- Budget: £12,000

Establishment of a Single Source Framework of Health & Safety Consultancy Services for Buildings & Estates Office, UCC

University College Cork (UCC)- International- Budget: Undisclosed

We also source opportunities for services including;

The best way to venture into the tendering world is through booking a live demo of Construction Tenders. Get in touch to find out how we can help your business grow.

Want to save even more time?

Upgrade to Discover Elite to optimise your tendering opportunities even when you’re busy. Our two upgraded packages can improve your bidding success rate and competitor awareness. Each package can help save you even more time when searching for safety tenders.

The Ultimate Time Saver package includes:

An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option best suits a business that overlaps two industries such as Construction and Logistics for example.
Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management. This is including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid
A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
Weekly phone calls with your on-hand Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package includes:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

CDM Tenders: The Fundamentals

Posted on 10th March 202121st March 2022 by John Hudson

Answers to your CDM tenders FAQ’s

CDM tenders are published to ensure construction projects are upholding best practice from a health and safety perspective.

CDM are also the main set of regulations for managing the health, safety and welfare of construction projects. The CDM Regulations can have their own weighting and section within construction tenders.

Often, CDM tenders are looking for a:

A CDM Coordinator
CDM Coordinator Services
A CDM Consultant
Or a CDM Advisor.

What is a CDM Coordinator?

A CDM Coordinator is typically required to support the Project Manager. However, most recently they are now often transferred to a Principal Designer and Principal Contractor. The Principal Designer (PD) is responsible for the pre-construction phase. The Principal Contractor is responsible for the construction phase.

They often must provide cost advice and cost management for the project from inception to completion. They may be required to attend client, design, project, site and other meetings while on the project. Depending on the project, they may be expected to review documents including:

Drawings
Specifications
Cost plans
Provide a new and updated Health and Safety Plan
RIBA Outline Plan of Work.

Some examples of a CDM coordinator’s role could be:

Assist and advise the client regarding competence and resource allocation of designers and contractors.
Advise the client on matters relating to health and safety during the design process and planning phases of the project.
Plan the work, mitigating the risks involved from start to completion of the project.
Manage the right people for the right job at the right time.
Have the right information about the risks and how they’re being managed.
Notify when there are any subsequent changes to the construction phase plan.
Facilitate good communication between all those involved on the project.

What Associations and Institutions are related to CDM tenders?

CDM tenders often mention the Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors (RICS) and RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architecture). Another association that is commonly used with CDM tenders is The Association for Project Safety (APS). Construction project and contract work often use the RIBA Outline Plan of Work. This is used as a type of project management and planning.

What type of questions can I expect in CDM tenders?

CDM tenders looking for a CDM Coordinator may ask the following questions:

Example one – Designers may be asked to:

“Please demonstrate that you have, and implement, arrangements for meeting your duties under regulation 11 of CDM2015.”

Example two – a CDM Coordinator may be asked:

“Please demonstrate how you encourage cooperation, coordination and communication between designers (and anyone else). You should be able to demonstrate how you go about encouraging co-operation, co-ordination and communication between designers.”

Who commissions CDM tenders?

CDM tenders can be commissioned by either the public sector or the private sector. Both are constantly looking to invest money into the construction sector, and a CDM Coordinator is essential. If they don’t have one in-house then they will release a tender to procure the service. Within the public sector, it is often Local Councils that are releasing CDM tenders.

They are needed across the construction industry for a multitude of projects such as commercial, residential and public construction.

Social value in CDM tenders

Demonstrating social value within public sector tendering now has a mandatory minimum weighting of 10%. It is increasingly important within the construction industry that your business has a focus on sustainable development. You must consider the social, environmental, economic aspects you intend to meet while carrying out the contract. The new social value model was launched to encourage:

The creation of new jobs and promoting skills
COVID-19 recovery
Tackling climate change
Economic growth
Equality and diversity within the workplace.

Contractors will be looking for potential suppliers to make promises and pledges that they can actually keep. The introduction of social value helps level the playing field within public procurement. It allows SMEs to be in the running with larger multi-nationals.

Need help writing your CDM tenders?

The quality of your written response matters no matter the industry you’re in when tendering for work. Contractors want to see clear and concise answers that meet word counts and are void of overly technical jargon. We understand that writing isn’t everyone’s strong suit and bidding for a construction contract can be tricky. We also understand that you don’t always have the time and resources to write a high-quality written response in-house.

Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts an 87% success rate and has over 60 years of collective bid writing experience. They can help you write a quality response that will outshine your competitors. They offer four bid writing support services. Whether you’re new to tendering or have written a response that needs to be proofed before you submit. There’s tendering writing support that can help you secure pipelines of work for your business.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve already written your CDM tender response and just want someone to look over it – send it our way. Our Bid Writers will proofread it checking it’s in line with the specification. As part of Tender Mentor, they’ll also double-check for grammar and spelling errors before you submit.

Tender Writing

Perhaps you’ve found the perfect tender for your business, but don’t have the time or resources to complete it in-house. You can send it to our Bid Writing Team and they’ll provide you with a full Tender Writing breakdown. They’ll write the whole bid for you and even submit it on your behalf.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready programme is perfect for businesses who have never tendered before. We’ll work with you to create an organisation bid library, making sure you have everything in place to tender successfully.

Tender Improvement

The Tender Improvement package can help those who aren’t seeing any success from their current tendering efforts. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous responses and tender documents, working with you to improve on future submissions.

Where can I find CDM tenders?

Half the challenge is finding the right CDM tenders for your business. Searching for the right opportunities can take a considerable chunk out of your working day. Searching hundreds of sites that host multi-industry tenders can turn into a bit of a headache. Wouldn’t it be great if there was one, central industry-specific portal that hosts construction leads from across the UK?

Enter – our Construction Tenders portal!

Opportunity Trackers manually search and upload construction tender opportunities from across the UK to our Construction Tenders portal. This means no more missed opportunities due to unreliable CPV codes. You can search for CDM tenders filtered by location, keyword, budget and more. This streamlines the process, allowing you to find the perfect CDM tenders for your business.

A subscription to Construction Tenders offers your business:

Access to all unique, public and private sector opportunities across the Construction sector.
An on-hand Account Manager to answer any questions or queries you may have about CDM tenders or tendering in general.
A daily email bulletin sent straight to your inbox when new tenders are uploaded that day.
Discounted support from Hudson Succeed, our bid writing division.

Below are previous CDM tenders sourced on our portal:

CDM coordinator services

East Midlands Housing Group- East Midlands- Budget: £630,000

Cost & CDM Consultant – Cyclical Painting Contract

Port of Leith Housing Association Ltd- Scotland- Budget: Undisclosed

DBC (AL) Principal Designer & CDM Advisor Services for the Council’s New Homes Programme

Supply Hertfordshire- Eastern- Budget: £150,000

Framework Agreement for CDMA and Principal Designer Services

The Guinness Partnership Ltd- London- Budget: Undisclosed

Health, Safety and CDM Services Framework

Bath and North East Somerset Council- South West- Budget: Undisclosed

We source tendering opportunities for services including;

Book a free live demo.

Want to save even more time?

Upgrade to Discover Elite to optimise your tendering opportunities even when you’re busy. The Ultimate Time Saver and Become a Pre-Bid Master packages can improve your competitor awareness and bidding success rate. They can help save you even more time when searching for CDM tenders.

The Ultimate Time Saver package offers:

An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option best suits a business that overlaps two industries such as Construction and Logistics.
A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.
Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package offers your business:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Cable Laying Tenders: The Fundamentals

Posted on 3rd March 202121st March 2022 by John Hudson

How to succeed with cable laying tenders

Cable laying tenders can seem daunting if you have never completed one before. Those who have tendered for construction contracts in the UK before know what a minefield it can be. Cable laying tenders are often released by businesses that are looking for the supply, replacement, and installation of cables. They could be required for residential properties, office buildings or hospitals to name a few.

COVID-19 has led to a steep increase in businesses across the board turning to tendering to secure a pipeline of work. While social distancing is still in play, tendering allows you to grow your business without the need for face-to-face meetings.

There are multiple benefits for choosing tendering as a route for your business to go down. Bidding for cable laying tenders in the public sector, there can offer multiple advantages. For example, if successful, you are guaranteed pay due to the regulations public sector organisations are bound by. The Prompt Payment Code must be adhered to which can give businesses a steady form of income. However, it’s worth bearing in mind that the private sector is not bound by these rules.

Open tendering procedure

More often than not, cable laying tenders will be an open tendering procedure. An open tendering procedure is often used within the public sector. It’s a process that’s commonly used as it is fairly straightforward.

ITT

Typically, a buyer will release an invitation to tender, known as an ITT. In an open tendering procedure, when an ITT is released, any prospective suppler can respond. Each supplier should aim to convey and persuade the buyer that they are the best business for the job.

MEAT

Once all bids have been submitted, the buyer reviews all the responses and will make their decision. The tender will then be awarded to the most economically advantageous tender, known as the MEAT. A buyer will have evaluated both the price and quality of each of the cable laying tenders. For MEAT, the buyer is looking at more than just price. It’s important to note the cheapest bid does not always win. A buyer assesses multiple aspects of a bid, this could include the following:

Environmental factors
Accessibility
Quality management
Ability to deliver on time
Innovation
Technical Ability
Experience.

Experience

Demonstrating that you have relevant experience is important for all cable laying tenders. Buyers will want to know that you are experienced and will be able to deliver the contract. Most contacts will require you to include past case studies of completed works of similar scope. If you have completed works in a similar geographical location, that’s a plus.

Often, three previous case studies within the last five years are required. You want to make sure that when providing your examples, that you keep them relevant to the specification. Case studies should demonstrate your business’ capabilities. Some tenders may ask for testimonials and the contact information of past clients.

The word count will suggest the amount of detail you should go into. It may be worth including how you overcame any unexpected logistical challenges, if any. This will exhibit your problem-solving skills and flexibility that are constantly needed within the construction industry.

Site Visits

The construction industry often offers the chance for prospective suppliers to complete a site visit. This should be detailed within the specification or tender documentation. If this is the case, it’s strongly encouraged that you undertake a site visit where possible.

Site visits allow prospective buyers to actually see the environment that they will be working in, if successful. They are a great opportunity to strengthen your cable laying tenders. They may be able to help you achieve more accurate pricing, better quality responses and gain insight into the buyer. This is a chance to gather more information that you otherwise wouldn’t have access to.

Buyers care about the quality of your writing

Buyers care about the quality of your written response. They have high expectations that will be met by suppliers that have a strong written response. Even if the quality response is weighted less than the price, it’s still important to score well. That is what could distinguish you from your competitors.

Your response should be clear and concise showing attention to detail. However, it should not leave room for the buyer to make assumptions, nor should it ramble on with technical jargon. You want to respond to questions as close to the word or page counts as possible. The buyer included them for a reason. If they give 500 words for a response, a couple of sentences simply will not suffice.

If writing isn’t your strong suit – we can help.

Our sister company, Hudson Succeed, boasts over 60 years of collective bid writing experience. They have an 87% success rate and are well versed in writing construction bids. Whether you’ve never tendered before or aren’t seeing success from your current efforts, they offer four levels of support.

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect cable laying tenders for your business, why not send it over to our team? We know how busy you can be while running a business. You don’t always have the time or resources to write a winning bid in-house. Our Bid Team will provide a full Tender Writing breakdown and will even submit it on your behalf.

Tender Ready

Tender Ready offers a 4-week programme that’s perfectly designed for businesses who are completely new to tendering. Hudson Succeed’s Bid Writers work with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully. This includes creating a bid library and a 12-month subscription to Construction Tenders.

Tender Improvement

The Tender Improvement package can help if you aren’t seeing success from your current responses for cable laying tenders. Our Bid Writers will look over your past submissions and supporting documents. They’ll then give you feedback and guidance on how to improve on future submissions.

Tender Mentor

Tender Mentor can double-check your bid response for errors before you submit. Our Bid Writers will proofread, checking for any grammatical or spelling mistakes and ensure it’s in line with the specification.

Where can I find cable laying tenders?

Now you know how to get the most out of your cable laying tenders. Now, you may be wondering where to find them.

You likely don’t have the spare time to trawl the internet looking for the right opportunity for your business. Luckily for you, our Construction Tenders portal can help. We source construction leads from thousands of sources daily. Our Opportunity Trackers manually upload them meaning no more missed opportunities due to unreliable CPV codes.

Searches can be filtered by budget, location, keyword and more – streamlining the process. A subscription to Construction Tenders includes a dedicated Account Manager. They can answer any questions or queries you may have about cable laying tenders or the bidding process in general. You’ll even get a daily email bulletin sent straight to your inbox when new tenders are uploaded.

Below are past cable laying tenders we’ve sourced on our portal:

Excavation, Cable Laying and Reinstatement

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks- Northern Ireland- Budget: £36,500,000

Supply and Install New Cables at Solihull Hospital

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust- West Midlands- Budget: Undisclosed

Data Cabling and Extra Low Voltage Control Cabling

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust- East Midlands- Budget: Undisclosed

Pressurise HV Cables

South Tees Site Company- North East- Budget: £45,000

Replacement of Electrical Cabling at the NORA Mainland Tankfarm, Tarbert, Co. Kerry

National Oil Reserves Agency- Ireland- Budget: Undisclosed

Cable Pulling Services

Hastoe HA- London- Budget: Undisclosed

Supply of Inline Cable Joint

Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail- Ireland- Budget: Undisclosed

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The Ultimate Time Saver package offers:

A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
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Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
Buyer portal management including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package offers your business:

All of the above.
Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

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Previous contract examples

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