Bid Library
Whether you complete tenders on an AD-HOC or regular basis, we highly recommend you create and maintain a ‘BID LIBRARY’. When completing ...
Category: General
Meet Dave!
Meet our newest member of Klick, Dave! In true Klick style, we have asked Dave a few questions for you to get to know him better! Q: If ...
FAQ’s – Frequently Asked Questions
So, it turns out that being an outsourced tender writing company does raise a few questions amongst potential Clients, as well as eyebrows… and ...
The Power of the Photo
In a bid (Pun intended) to take an interlude from tender writing, I scanned the internet for something blog-worthy and discovered that it is ...
Get to know Gie!
Georgie has spent the last year asking everyone else ‘get to know’ questions. We thought it was only fair to ask her some in return! ...
Meet Chloe!
We are over the moon to have recruited a new tender writer! As always, we’ve asked her a few questions for you to get to know her more! ...
Meet Dan!
Meet our newest member of Klick, Dan! Despite a challenging year, we are fortunate enough to have worked through and have needed to employ a new ...
Time waits for no one…
If there is one thing we dislike doing at Klick, it is turning work down. We do everything in our ability to facilitate jobs that are sent our ...
Get to know Molly!
Sorry for the delayed get to know blog, however, we’ve delivered with a good one! Get to know Molly! Q: What’s your secret ...
Transforming Public Procurement: The Government’s Green Paper
Now that we have left Europe, the UK will take control of its own Public Sector Procurement, which for many years has been under European ...
Get to know Jess!!
After popular demand we’re back with a new get to know blog! This week is all about Jess! if you have any fun questions you want us to ...
New Year… New Tier
Happy New year to all! Our first week back of the new year and we have not only entered another National lockdown but have also exited the EU. ...
Get to know Lee!
Even though Lee has had a tough few weeks, he’s managed to find some time to answer out get to know questions! Thanks Lee, we really do ...
Get to know Ben!
Ben couldn’t wait to get in on the action and answer some of our get to know questions! Q: You can pick one colleague at Klick to ...
Get to Know Andrea N!
This weeks get to know is all about Andrea N out HR Business Manager! We actually managed to drag her away from her beloved spreadsheets for half ...
Get to know Jackie!
We had a great response from last weeks blog getting to know Neil, so we thought we’d carry on and let you get to know the rest of the ...
Get to know Neil!
We thought it would be a great idea for you to learn more about the Klick team! We will be interviewing each Klick employee and sharing the ...
Guide to Staying Sane during Lockdown
KEEP A ROUTINE: Following Gie’s blog posted the other day, I had a think of ways I could keep a solid routine during lockdown. Still ...
LOCKDOWN!
As you all know, last night, Boris urged for all non-essential shops, playgrounds and churches to be closed – following the pub and ...
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY!
We are so relieved to let you know that we have managed to POSTPONE our meet the buyer event rather than be forced to cancel! NEW DATE: 8th ...
Working from Home
You may be aware that yesterday, following the Government Guidelines, we have decided working from home is the best option moving forward. We ...
COVID-19
We are taking the COVOID – 19 very seriously here at Klick. We have procedures in place to ensure we follow the correct guidelines. Everyones ...
Klick Culture
The one thing that we refuse to have at Klick is a ‘Toxic working culture’. We do everything in our power to have great working culture , ...
Strong Foundation = Strong Relationship
Building Client Relationships It is astonishing how much can change for a company in a short time period. In less than a year, we have taken on a ...
Klick’s 2020 Chosen Charities
As a company we decided that this New Year, we wanted to give back and help to support a handful of charities. We really enjoyed collecting for ...
Our Christmas Wish List
Dear Santa (Or Procurement Managers) Here is our Bid Writers Christmas wish list: Clear, unambiguous and consistent bidder instructions. ...
Advent Calendar Donation
This year we decided to do something to give back to our community. We made a group decision to collect advent calendars for the Black Country ...
Teamwork makes the dream work!
Teamwork is an essential part of working at Klick Business Solutions. Not a day goes by in our company where teamwork isn’t used. We believe ...
Double Winners!
On Friday 15th November, we were invited as finalists for the Professional Services Award at the Black Country Chamber of Commerce. Everyone ...
Awards Night – The Lead Up
Spray tans and taxi’s are booked, pre drink party arranged, outfits ironed and waiting, everyone is getting very excited for our big night out ...
Frequently Asked Q’s
We get asked the same questions most days at Klick, so we thought we’d answer some of them for you! Do You Quote On A No Win No Fee Basis? ...
Work Experience at Klick
Hi, I’m Ollie Between 07/10/2019 – 11/10/2019 I’ve worked at Klick. I’m currently writing this on Friday and this is what I’ve done ...
Christmas Party 2019
As the weather’s got colder and the earlier dark nights have started closing in, we have been looking into booking our next Christmas Party ...
EARLY TENDER STAGES
Listed below are the first few steps you need to master before starting any tender. Once you have conquered them, it will make the submission of ...
VARIANT BIDS
Typically, when you respond to a tender, you respond directly to the specification, outlining how you, as a potential supplier, will meet and ...
FINALIST!
Black Country Chamber of Commerce Awards 2019 Yesterday Andrea N and Lyn were invited to Casino 36 in Wolverhampton for the Black Country Chamber ...
Holiday Café Project
We are thrilled with our involvement with the Holiday Café Project! Andrea teamed up with this scheme along with other local businesses, ...
NEWCOMERS!
Klick Business Solutions would like to dedicate a blog post to the staff members who have joined us in the year 2019! Both Ellena and Molly have ...
CONDUCTING AN EFFECTIVE TENDER BRAINSTORM MEETING
A brainstorm meeting ensures that you: Fully understand how you will deliver the contract specification and helps you establish a win theme. ...
NEW TO TENDERING? WHERE TO START….
You may have seen advertisements for contracts and tenders, or discovered that there is a world of public and private sector contracts available ...
Local Authorities taking back control and spending with local companies…
The “Preston Model” is a term applied to how Preston council, its anchor institutions and other partners have, and continue to, implement the ...
Why Birmingham 2022 is a “Golden Opportunity” for West Midlands SME’s:
On the 27th November, key members of the Birmingham 2022 organising committee delivered a presentation outlining the opportunities which the ...
What is a Framework Agreement? What are the benefits of getting onto a Framework Agreement?
It is estimated that up to 45% of procurement in the UK is based on framework agreements. A procurement framework is an agreement put in place ...
Writing Effective Tenders – Restricted and Open Procedures
If you have started to think about tendering for New Business the chances are you have come across Restricted and Open Procedures. What does ...
Top Tender Tips – Making a List and Checking it Twice
If you have produced and submitted tenders previously, then you will know that it is a time-consuming process which requires input from a range ...
Fundamental Changes to Procurement Processes
There has been recent important news in the world of tendering, with the introduction of the new European Single Procurement Document (ESPD), ...
Merry Christmas from Klick
The festive period is well and truly upon us and we’ll soon all be tucking into our turkey and counting down the New Year. With this in mind, ...
Black Country Chamber of Commerce Awards – Small Business of the Year 2016!
Klick Business Solutions are delighted to announce that on Friday night at Dunstall Park in Wolverhampton, we were crowned ‘Small Business of ...
Best Place to Work!
If you’re reading this now then there is a reasonable chance you’ve been keeping up with the blogs we’ve been posting on the Klick Business ...
Writing a killer Business AWARD Submission
I delivered a workshop last week to members of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber organise an annual Business Awards every year and don’t always get the volumes of ...