How To Manage Bids Over The Holiday Period

Tender Relief's Free Webinar Series

Join Eliza for this timely session which will help you navigate the unique challenges of tendering during the Christmas and New Year period. We will equip you with practical strategies to keep your BD and bid activities on track, even when holidays disrupt schedules, resources are stretched thin and deadlines loom.

In this 45-minute webinar, expect a focused, actionable agenda to ensure you submit winning compliant bids without interfering with your well deserved family time over the holildays.

• Secure Deadline Extensions Early: Get proven scripts and approaches for requesting extensions politely and effectively during the festive period, backed by real-world examples that respect procurer constraints.

• Bid / No-Bid Decisions in Holiday Mode: Explore how seasonal factors, like reduced availability and limited resources, alter your bid/no-bid decision process compared to other times of year.

• Running Efficient Kick-Off Meetings: Transform your initial team meeting into a powerhouse session that arms everyone with clear assignments, resources, and contingencies so bids progress smoothly even if people are on leave.

• Maximising Compliance Under Timeline Pressure: Uncover shortcuts and best practices to deliver fully compliant submissions when time is tight, from streamlined reviews to essential checklists that safeguard quality.

• Prioritising for Success: Shift focus to high-impact bid deliverables by identifying must-do tasks that materially impact evaluations, and re-prioritise the rest to avoid holiday overload.

Why attend?

1. Gain holiday-specific tactics tailored for SMEs to outmaneuver larger competitors.

2. Avoid common pitfalls that derail bids during downtime, with APMP-aligned insights.

3. Walk away with ready-to-use strategies to manage tenders stress-free over the festive season.

Presented by: Eliza Carbines

Founder and CEO of Tender Relief. With over ten years in professional business development and corporate strategy, Eliza served on the board of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals from 2021-2024, championing excellence in tender compliance and contract processes. She's renowned for blending grassroots business know-how with big-picture economic smarts, driving real growth for businesses nationwide - and it's this expertise that inspired her to create Tender Relief from the ground up, helping businesses optimise responses and win more contracts.

Often applauded for her strong ethical business approach, Eliza transitions easily between executive corporate contract negotiations and on-ground client support, a testament to Eliza's long term advocacy for entrepreneurialism and economic diversity throughout all sectors.