About Bid Writer Consultancy
Our Story and Expertise
Bid Writer Consultancy (BID) was established by Sharon Welch in 2014 to help companies successfully win private and public sector funding. With over 30 years of experience in winning new business across various sectors, Sharon recognised that tenders were becoming increasingly complex and many companies were struggling to compete effectively. While larger organisations could afford expensive agency support, smaller companies were often left without the resources they needed. Sharon founded BID to provide affordable, high-quality bid writing support that levelled the playing field.
The business grew quickly as Sharon was joined by Jillian Davies in 2015, who brought valuable experience in transport and logistics, social care, and education. Jillian’s expertise helped many clients secure significant contracts from organisations including Transport for London, the Department of Work and Pensions, West Midlands Combined Authority, and numerous Local Authorities across the UK.
From these foundations, Bid Writer Consultancy has developed into a comprehensive bid writing and consultancy business offering expert support across all aspects of competitive tendering. Our team brings together specialists with extensive experience in bid management across a wide variety of sectors, creating a resource that truly understands both sides of the tendering process. This unique perspective enables us to provide guidance that goes beyond technical compliance to create genuinely compelling, commercially focused proposals.
Our Approach and Values
At the heart of our business is a commitment to genuine partnership with our clients. Our writers work with you to gain a deep understanding of your organisation: your culture, objectives, and challenges. We support you to identify the unique aspects of your business to help funders recognise why you should be awarded the contract. This thorough, personalised approach allows us to represent businesses authentically and effectively in their tender submissions.
We don’t rely on generic templates or standardised approaches – instead, we craft bespoke solutions that reflect the unique strengths and capabilities of each organisation we support. Every client receives a dedicated Writer/Bid Manager who remains their consistent point of contact, building knowledge and understanding that strengthens with each project.
Our values centre on providing honest opinions that genuinely help improve your win rates. We believe in being transparent about opportunities, providing realistic assessments of competitive positioning rather than simply telling clients what they want to hear. This approach has built lasting relationships with organisations who value our integrity alongside our expertise.
We’re committed to making quality bid support affordable for businesses of all sizes. From our inception, we’ve worked to provide competitive rates that make professional bid writing accessible to organisations that might otherwise struggle to compete for valuable contracts. This commitment extends to offering flexible support, including out of hours and weekend assistance when required to meet important deadlines.
Our Expertise and Experience
Our team brings specialist expertise across numerous sectors, including:
- Highways Maintenance
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Education
- Learning & Skills
- Welfare to Work
- Health
- Wellbeing & Disability
- Enterprise and Business Starts
- Domiciliary Care
- Language Interpreting
- Catering and School Meals Services
This breadth of experience allows us to share insights and best practices across sectors, bringing fresh perspectives to client challenges while understanding the specific requirements and expectations in each industry.
We understand the formal procedures, evaluation methodologies, and compliance requirements that shape procurement decisions. Just as importantly, we recognise the human factors that influence these processes, from the pressures facing evaluation teams to the persuasive elements that make proposals stand out.
We’ve supported businesses of all sizes, from innovative start-ups to established enterprises, helping them secure contracts worth millions of pounds. Our expertise covers the full spectrum of competitive tendering, from simple quotes and requests for proposals to complex multi-stage procurements, framework agreements, and competitive dialogues.
Our Services
Bid Writer Consultancy offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to support every aspect of competitive tendering:
- Our professional bid writing services create compelling, compliant tender responses that maximise your chances of success. We develop persuasive content that clearly demonstrates your capabilities, approach, and value proposition.
- Our bid management consultancy provides end-to-end coordination for complex opportunities, ensuring efficient, effective processes from initial opportunity assessment to final submission.
- Our bid review service offers expert analysis and practical recommendations that strengthen draft submissions, identifying opportunities for improvement and addressing potential weaknesses.
- Our Bid Ready programme helps organisations build the capabilities, resources, and approaches needed to compete effectively in formal procurement processes.
- Across all these services, we maintain our commitment to personalised support, commercial focus, and genuine partnership.
Working with Bid Writer Consultancy
We believe that successful working relationships begin with mutual understanding. When you contact us, we’ll take time to discuss your business, bidding experiences, and specific needs before recommending appropriate support. Whether you’re facing an immediate opportunity or looking to develop longer-term capabilities, we’ll provide honest, practical guidance on how we could help.
Our flexible approach allows us to provide the right level of support for your situation, from comprehensive management of entire bid processes to focused input on specific challenges. We adapt to your preferred ways of working while ensuring quality and compliance throughout.
We invite you to contact us for an initial, no-obligation conversation about how Bid Writer Consultancy could support your business growth through successful tendering.
Call 0203 4752647 for a free confidential conversation about your requirements.
