TY - BOOK AU - Lewis,Harold TI - Bids, tenders and proposals: winning business through best practice SN - 9780749465605 AV - HF5718.5 .L49 2012 U1 - 658.15/224 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Philadelphia, PA PB - Kogan Page KW - Proposal writing in business KW - Proposal writing in public contracting KW - Letting of contracts N1 - Includes index; Preface to the fourth edition -- A bid to succeed -- Bidding for public sector contracts -- Tendering for the private sector -- Bidding for research funding -- Tendering for international development contracts -- Pre-qualifying for tender opportunities -- Deciding whether or not to bid -- Analysing the tender documents -- Managing the bid -- Talking to the client -- Bidding in partnership -- Thinking the work through -- Developing and writing the bid -- Explaining approach and method -- Focusing on contract management -- Defining outcomes and deliverables -- Communicating added value -- Presenting CVS -- Describing professional experience -- Making good use of graphics -- Stating your price -- Electronic and hard copy submission -- Understanding how clients evaluate tenders -- Presentations to clients -- True stories -- Index ER -