Tender services for care providers

Care tenders,
done properly.

Our Tender Submission Team bids for council and NHS framework work for our own business. Bring us in on your next bid, or take our course and learn to run bids yourself.

Talk to our tender team See the £250 course

The road to a bid7 stages

Notice foundFind a Tender or a regional portal
Bid or no-bidCan you deliver it, and evidence it?

Durham County CouncilApproved on its Supported Living Framework, in the Standard and Enhanced Care lots.
Matrix WorkforceApproved supplier on the Matrix workforce management portal.
Our own Tender Submission TeamBidding for local authority and NHS framework work for our own business.

Two ways we can help

Some bids need more hands on them. Some teams would rather build the skill in-house. Pick whichever suits this bid.

Service

Tender support

Our team works on the bid with you, from the first read of the pack to the last check before you submit.

Finding tenders that suit your service and area
A straight answer on whether to bid at all
A bid plan and a checklist of what the buyer wants
Quality and social value answers, from your real evidence
A full check against the pack before you submit

What our tender team does on your bid

It's the same way we work on our own bids. You can bring us in for the whole thing or only the parts you need.

1
Find the right tenders
We look through Find a Tender, Contracts Finder and the regional portals for work that fits your registration, area and size.
2
Decide whether to bid
We score each opportunity on what you can deliver and evidence today. If it isn't a fit, we'll say so before anyone loses a week to it.
3
Read the pack
We pull out what's being bought, how it's scored, the pass or fail rules and every deadline, then list what you have and what's missing.

For care providers

Tender and Bid Writing for Care Providers

For owners, registered managers, office managers and bid writers who want to run bids themselves: how councils and the NHS buy care, finding and choosing tenders, getting tender-ready, writing answers that score, and pricing a contract you can deliver.

1
How Care Is Commissioned and Procured
4 lessons
By the end of this module, you will be able to explain who buys care services in England, the rules they follow when they buy, and the main routes (open tenders, frameworks, dynamic markets and the NHS Provider Selection Regime) through which a care provider can win public work.
2
Finding and Choosing the Right Tenders
3 lessons
By the end of this module, you will be able to find care tenders early, read a tender pack to understand exactly what is being bought and how it will be scored, and make a reasoned bid or no-bid decision with a realistic plan.

Questions people ask first

How much does tender support cost?

It depends on the size of the bid and how much help you want, so we quote once we've seen the tender. Tell us what you're looking at and we'll come back to you.

Can you guarantee we'll win?

No. The buyer's evaluation decides the award and nobody outside it can promise a result. What we can do is help you send a complete, honest bid that answers what was asked.

Do we need to be CQC registered to bid?

That depends on the service being bought, and the tender pack will say. It's one of the first things we check with you.

Got a tender in mind?

Tell us what you're looking at, even if it's only a link. There's no charge for asking.

1We read what you send us
2We tell you honestly whether it looks worth bidding for
3If you want us on it, we send you a quote

Prefer email? info@supportivebridge.com

Care tenders,
done properly.

Two ways we can help

Tender support

What our tender team does on your bid

Find the right tenders

Decide whether to bid

Read the pack

Tender and Bid Writing for Care Providers

How Care Is Commissioned and Procured

Finding and Choosing the Right Tenders

Questions people ask first

Got a tender in mind?

Learn to bid yourself

Get the evidence together

Write and review

Check it, then learn from it

Only what's true

You stay in charge

No promised wins

Getting Tender-Ready

Writing Quality Answers That Score

Pricing, Submission and After the Result

Your bid toolkit

Care tenders,done properly.

Two ways we can help

Tender support

What our tender team does on your bid

Find the right tenders

Decide whether to bid

Read the pack

Tender and Bid Writing for Care Providers

How Care Is Commissioned and Procured

Finding and Choosing the Right Tenders

Questions people ask first

Got a tender in mind?

Learn to bid yourself

Get the evidence together

Write and review

Check it, then learn from it

Only what's true

You stay in charge

No promised wins

Getting Tender-Ready

Writing Quality Answers That Score

Pricing, Submission and After the Result

Your bid toolkit

Care tenders,
done properly.