How to win DWP RFPs

Are you curious about DWP RFPs? Do you want to succeed, but don’t know how? By the end of this blog, you’ll know all about DWP bids, including our top tips for success!

What is the DWP? 

Before you win DWP RFPs, you need to understand what the DWP actually is.

DWP stands for the Department of Work and Pensions. In the UK, the DWP is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policies. As the UK’s biggest public service department, it covers a range of public services, including state pensions and disability benefits. Other responsibilities include:

• Understanding and dealing with the causes of poverty rather than its symptoms
• Encouraging people to work
• Encouraging disabled people and those with ill health to work and be independent
• Providing a decent income for people of pension age
• Promoting savings for retirement
• Reducing work-related death and serious injuries in the workplace. 

How to win DWP RFPs 

1. Make sure you’re eligible for the contract

When you bid for DWP RFPs, you need to ensure that you’re qualified to deliver the contract. There’s no point in bidding for contracts that you can’t fulfil or that will do nothing for your business. To make sure that doesn’t happen, try asking yourself the following questions:

• Have you got enough experience?
• Do you meet the economic financial standing?
• Can you offer something unique in the market?
• Will the project help you meet your business goals?
• Will you need to outsource any work?
• Can you deliver the work on paper?
• Is it financially viable for your business?
• Do you have time to bid for DWP RFPs?
• Would you choose yourself for the work?

2. Include RELEVANT case studies 

To be in with a chance of winning DWP RFPs, the buyer needs to assess your capabilities. The easiest way for them to do this is through relevant case studies, included as part of your RFP response.

These should be similar in size, scope and complexity to the contract you’re bidding for. If it doesn’t showcase your strengths to the buyer, don’t include it. In most cases, you only get one chance to impress the buyer – don’t waste it with irrelevant information.

3. Outsource the work to experts

To really increase your chances of winning DWP RFPs, you could outsource the work to a bid writing company. When you work with an outsourcing business, you’ll have access to years of expertise, and a wide range of talent.

For example, the Bid Writing Team at our Hudson Succeed Division have over 60 years of tendering experience. They’ve successfully completed bids for a wide range of sectors, giving them an 87% success rate. No matter what project you give them, it’ll be safe in their talented hands! You can find more about our bid writing services below.

Let’s recap…

DWP RFPs come from the Department of Work and Pensions. In the UK, the DWP is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policies.

To increase your chances of success when bidding for DWP RFPs, follow our top tips:

1. Make sure you’re eligible for the opportunity
2. Include RELEVANT case studies
3. Outsource the work to experts.

How can Hudson Outsourcing help?

Now you know about DWP RFPs, you may be wondering how we can help you.

At Hudson Outsourcing, we’re bid writing specialists. If you’re looking for an outsourced approach to bid writing, our Hudson Succeed Division is here to help.

Our Bid Management Consultants have over 60 years of bid writing experience and an 87% success rate. Whether you’re completely new to tendering or aren’t seeing results – they can help. There are four bid writing packages available:

• RFP Writing

Once you’ve found a tender you’d like to go for, send it over to us. One of our Bid Writers will write the tender response for you. They’ll provide a full Tender Writing breakdown and even submit it on your behalf.

• RFP Mentor

RFP Mentor can give your bid response a once over before you submit. The Bid Writing Team will analyse your response, notifying you of any errors prior to submission.

• RFP Ready

A 4-week program for those who have never tendered before. The program will develop your branded corporate literature and case studies. Our team will advise you on what bidding opportunities you should go for and guide you through your bidding response.

• RFP Improvement

The RFP Improvement package can help those who have bid before but aren’t seeing results. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous responses and work with you to develop improved content.

Get in touch to find out how we can help your business grow.

Need help searching for bids?

You may be wondering where you can find contracts for your business. There’s no shortage of websites offering multi-sector RFP opportunities and leads. Ideally, you should be searching for a sector-specific site that posts all unique, public, and private sector opportunities.

At Hudson Discover, we house 11 sector-specific RFP-tracking portals.  One centralized and easy-to-navigate portal can help you save time, streamlining the process.

These consist of:

• Creative RFPs & Bids
• Healthcare RFPs & Bids
• Facilities RFPs & Bids
• Construction RFPs & Bids
• Technology RFPs & Bids
• Logistics RFPs & Bids
• Research RFPs & Bids
• Consultancy RFPs & Bids
• HR RFPs & Bids
• Finance RFPs & Bids
• Hospitality RFPs & Bids

Once signed up, you’ll have access to your own dedicated Account Manager. They’ll be able to answer any questions you may have about public sector contracts. You’ll also get an email alert when new and relevant contracts are uploaded to your sector.

A subscription to one of our industry-specific portals will include:

• Unlimited portal access. You can browse your industry’s portal to your heart’s content. See the hundreds of opportunities that are available, intuitively categorized and easily accessible.
• A daily email bulletin. When you sign up to a portal, you can choose the specific areas in which you’d like to tender. Then, a daily bulletin is created for you. It includes all the relevant opportunities that have been posted to the portal that day, straight to your inbox.
• A dedicated Account Manager. They’ll handle any questions or queries you may have about the portal.
• A free 20-minutes phone consultation with a Bid Writer. Our expert bid consultants will chat with you for 20-minutes about anything RFP related.

What opportunities can I expect from a bid search on one of the above portals?

We host all kinds of bids in both the public and private sectors. These are inclusive of, but aren’t limited to:

• Open RFPs
• Restricted procedures
• Competitive dialogs
• Negotiated bidding procedures
• Innovation partnerships
• Single supplier contracts
• Framework agreements
• Dynamic Purchasing Systems

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• Government tenders
• Public contracts in England
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• And many more.