The Bidders Handbook + Toolkit Bundle

The Bidders' Handbook + Toolkit Bundle

Everything in the Second Edition handbook, plus the ready-to-use templates that turn what you've read into what you actually send. Built for business owners who'd rather fill in a form than build one from scratch at 11pm before a deadline.

What's inside:

The Handbook — the full Second Edition: bid libraries, accreditations and insurance, finding the right opportunities, PQQs and scoring, Social Value, persuasive writing and pricing, collaborative bidding, what happens after submission, and a full glossary. (See the standalone listing for the complete chapter breakdown.)

The Toolkit — six editable tools pulled straight from the book's own examples:

• Bid/No-Bid Scoring Checklist (Excel) — the ten questions from Chapter 1, already weighted, that score an opportunity automatically and tell you whether it's worth pursuing before you spend a single hour writing
• Opportunity Tracker (Excel) - log every tender you find, whether or not you go on to bid, with a colour-coded pipeline view of where each one stands
• Insurance & Accreditation Renewal Tracker (Excel) - pre-loaded with the cover types and certifications the book covers, flags what's overdue or due soon automatically so nothing lapses mid-tender
• Tender Summary Template (Word) — the one-page brief from Chapter 3, ready to duplicate for every new opportunity so nothing gets missed between deadline and delivery
• Reference Template (Word) — three blank reference blocks matching exactly what buyers ask for, ready to sit in your bid library and go out the same day a tenBid/No-Bid Scoring Checklist (Excel) - the ten weighted questions from Chapter 1, self-scoring, with a live recommendation that updates as you fill it in
• Case Study Template (Word) - structured prompts for overview, added value, challenges and resolutions, KPIs, and client feedback, so you always have a strong example ready to adapt for each new tender

None of these are locked PDFs pretending to be templates; they're real, editable Word and Excel files you fill in and reuse for as long as you're bidding.

Who it's for: anyone who wants to stop rebuilding the same documents from scratch for every tender, and start from a system instead.

Written by Sarah Ingleby, founder of Smallbizbod and The Bid Zone, with qualifications in business administration, bookkeeping, project management, and bid management.

Just want the book? The standalone handbook is available separately, without the templates.