How to Strengthen Your Tenders in Line with the Procurement Act 2023
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📝 How to Strengthen Your Tenders in Line with the Procurement Act 2023
📜 Why Alignment Matters
The Procurement Act 2023 sets new expectations for transparency, fairness, and value in public sector contracts. To succeed under these rules, social care providers must ensure their tenders are robust, evidence-based, and aligned with commissioners’ priorities.
💡 5 Practical Steps to Strengthen Your Tenders
- 1️⃣ Reframe Your Responses — Align answers to reflect transparency, fairness, and flexibility. Show how you meet these principles in practice.
- 2️⃣ Strengthen Your Evidence — Provide clear, measurable examples of outcomes, quality improvement, safeguarding, and social value delivery.
- 3️⃣ Review Governance Documents — Ensure policies, frameworks, and procedures reflect best practice and align with procurement expectations.
- 4️⃣ Demonstrate Local Impact — Highlight how your services contribute to community wellbeing, economic sustainability, and ICS priorities.
- 5️⃣ Invest in Continuous Improvement — Evidence how learning, feedback, and audits drive ongoing quality and responsiveness.
📥 Why This Matters
Commissioners are looking for clear, well-evidenced tenders that show how providers contribute to better outcomes, fairness, and value for money. Strong bids aren’t just compliant — they inspire confidence.
📥 Bid Writing Support from Impact Guru
If you'd like expert support preparing your tenders under the Procurement Act 2023, visit our Bid Writing for Social Care Providers page to see how we can help.
Written by Mike Harrison, Founder of Impact Guru Ltd — specialists in bid writing and strategy for social care providers.
Visit impact-guru.co.uk to browse downloadable strategies, method statements, or get in touch about tender support.