Bid Support
£3bn in health contracts won
Our team has secured over £3 billion of contracts for our health, care and wellbeing provider clients, with a 92% win rate for quality (86% overall).
With extensive expertise across the health, care and wellbeing sectors, Baxendale’s bid writing support service helps organisations craft compelling, high quality tenders that stand out in competitive procurements.
We provide tailored support at every stage, from developing the solution to the final submission, focussing on your strengths and highlighting your value.
Tailored bid support for health, care and wellbeing providers
Bid Strategy
Our comprehensive approach is designed to maximise your chances of success. This includes market and competitor analysis, establishing a vision and win themes, evidence capture, as well as service and operating model development to create a compelling, credible and cohesive bid.
Bid Writing
Our expertise is second to none, drafting and refining responses, ensuring your bid stands out from the competition. We can help you to prepare and plan for your successful tender, processes identifying and mitigating risks as well as rigorous project management to ensure key dates and milestone are met.
Bid Management
With our comprehensive bid project management approach, we will identify key members of the bid team, their roles and responsibilities, and mitigate any potential risks and issues.
We will develop and manage a detailed timetable to ensure key dates and milestones are met, track progress and coordinate portal management and upload
Bid Review
Learning is key. Our bid advice and reviews range from a full critical friend service (advising on all elements of the process but leaving the writing to you), to undertaking a thorough independent assessment of bids ahead of submission or reviewing past bids in order to identify areas for improvement.
Contract Renewal Preparation
To support clients whose contracts are soon up for renewal we offer an independent and comprehensive review of your service delivery to get ‘procurement ready’.
Our experts will assess your delivery against the original tender specification, contract terms, and your bid offer. We provide a detailed report highlighting your strengths and areas for improvement, coupled with actionable suggestions.
Technical Support
We can advise on some of the most recent legislative changes and how these impact your particular project.
This includes the introduction of the Provider Selection Regime as well as providing technical Social Value support amongst others – ensuring you maximise your scores.
Bid Library
In this way you can be confident of being able to access and use your best performing content exactly when you need it.
Outsourced Bid Team
Our team of seasoned experts works alongside your clinical, operational and business development teams, delivering tailored bid support exactly when you need it.
We support with sourcing and careful evaluation of bid opportunities, informing strategic bid/no bid decisions that are vital to your success, taking the reins and managing the entire bid process from start to finish, allowing you to concentrate on your core operations.
Track record
Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS)
We have successfully written APMS bids covering standard contracts and caretaker arrangements, leveraging our expertise in primary care service models, digital access solutions, and addressing health inequalities.
Integrated Community Health Services
We deliver winning bids for integrated community health services by aligning with NHS priorities for joined-up care.
Our approach emphasises collaboration between healthcare providers, social care teams, and voluntary organisations to ensure seamless service delivery.
By addressing local needs and reducing health inequalities, we support improved patient outcomes.
Sexual Health Services
We specialise in crafting bids for sexual health services that address diverse community needs, including prevention, testing, and treatment programs.
Our expertise ensures compliance with public health priorities while emphasising accessibility, innovation, and inclusivity. By focusing on co-production and stakeholder engagement, we help develop solutions that promote equitable sexual health outcomes.
Wellbeing Services
Our expertise in wellbeing services bids spans areas such as weight management, lifestyle interventions, and smoking cessation programmess.
We focus on evidence-based solutions that empower individuals to achieve healthier lives. By leveraging co-production and stakeholder alignment, we deliver impactful bids that prioritise prevention and long-term wellbeing.
0-19 / Public Health Nursing Services
Our tailored bids for 0-19 services support the delivery of integrated care for children, young people, and families.
We focus on early intervention, safeguarding, and holistic health approaches to ensure positive developmental outcomes.
Frameworks
We have successfully supported providers in securing places on key health, care and wellbeing frameworks
Our comprehensive approach ensures compliance while showcasing innovation and capability to meet framework requirements.
Winning examples
North East Essex - two-lot APMS
Norfolk - three-lot APMS
Suffolk - single lot APMS
Bristol - single lot APMS
Winning examples
Devon County - Children & young people’s community health & care servicesPlymouth, South Hams & West Devon - Adult integrated community services
Great Yarmouth & Waveney - Adult community services
Winning examples
Essex County Integrated Sexual Health Service
Suffolk County Integrated sexual health service
Nottinghamshire integrated sexual health service
Winning examples
Essex County Integrated Wellbeing Service
NHSE smoking cessation framework
Winning examples
Plymouth City 0-19 / public
health nursing service
Surrey County 0-19 / public health nursing service
Devon County integrated childrens' services
Winning examples
NHSE Health Systems Support Framework
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative Insourced Services
PHE Microbiology Framework
NHS SBSS Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy and Ancillary Services
Check out our Knowledge Hub
For lots of case studies, tips and tricks on how to write a successful healthcare bid, best practice and our thoughts about industry topics, have a look at our Knowledge Hub.
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