06 · Bids, proposals & intelligence
Tender, RFP and bid writing
We start by reviewing one live tender’s compliance requirements, and price the full response only after the evidence and scope checks.
Tell us what you needWe start by reviewing one live tender’s compliance requirements, and price the full response only after the evidence and scope checks, so you never pay for a bid you cannot win on eligibility.
- Led by
- Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma and Kenneth Gagakuma
- Delivery
- Remote, and on site from Accra
- Fees
- Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
- Free tool
- Bid/no-bid decision workbench
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
Who commissions this, and when.
Buyers and moments where this work pays for itself, and where it does not.
Who it is for
- Consultancies and professional firms
- SMEs bidding for public and donor contracts
- NGOs responding to calls for proposals
- Consortia that need one coherent response
When to call us
- A live tender has a deadline and your team is stretched
- Past bids scored poorly on compliance or method
- You are leading a consortium for the first time
When it is not the answer
We write from your evidence. We will not invent experience, staff or references, and we will tell you when a requirement cannot honestly be met.
What you receive.
Documents you can use, each with its method and sources attached.
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See a demonstration of the output: Specimen · Tender, RFP & bid writing
Compliance matrix
Every requirement, where it is answered and by whom.
Response plan
Structure, page budget, owners and internal deadlines.
Written response
Technical and management sections drafted and revised with you.
Final checks
Compliance, formatting and submission requirements confirmed.
How the work runs.
Each stage ends in something you review before the next begins.
Stage 1 of 5
Opportunity
Read the tender and confirm it is worth pursuing.
Review pointOpportunity confirmed live, with the deadline and documents.
Stage 2 of 5
Eligibility
Check eligibility, mandatory requirements and partners.
Review pointEligibility tested against your registration, track record and partners.
Stage 3 of 5
Evidence
Gather the evidence, CVs and past-performance records.
Review pointEvery claim in the response traceable to a document you hold.
Stage 4 of 5
Response
Draft, review and revise the response.
Review pointResponse reviewed against the compliance matrix before sign-off.
Stage 5 of 5
Submission
Run the final compliance checks and support submission.
Review pointSubmission route, format and deadline confirmed in writing.
Scope and fees.
Fees are agreed in writing before work begins. Estimates are shown as estimates.
Fees
Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
Send a brief or book a short call. We reply with a written scope, dates and a fixed fee before any work begins.
What we need from you
- The full tender documents
- Company documents, CVs and past-performance evidence
- A decision-maker available for reviews
Not included unless agreed
- Your commercial pricing decisions
- Guarantees of award
- Unverifiable claims
Led byProf. Wisdom Gagakuma and Kenneth Gagakuma
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
- Consultation
- from USD 150
Questions buyers ask.
Anything else: ask in a brief.
How is the fee set?
After the compliance review, from the size of the response and the evidence available. You receive a fixed fee before drafting starts.
Can you submit for us?
Your organisation submits through the buyer’s own route. We prepare everything and check it with you first.
Is there a free tool?
Yes: the RFP compliance matrix builder.
Related work
What needs to move forward?
Tell us the decision, the challenge or the opportunity. We reply with a scoped approach, a named principal and a fee before any work begins.
No charge to submit an enquiry.