Tender Proofreading & Light Editing: How to Polish Your Bid Responses Without a Full Rewrite
Need a final polish on your tender answers – without a full rewrite?
This service provides professional proofreading and light editing for tender responses, focusing on clarity, tone and presentation without changing the underlying content. You can choose between proofreading only or proofreading + trimming to a word limit. It’s ideal when you already have a draft but want it to read clearly, confidently and professionally.
💼 Rapid Tender Support Options
Before you start polishing answers, you might benefit from quick diagnostic or structural support:
- ⚡ 48-Hour Tender Triage — check whether the tender is winnable.
- 🆘 Bid Rescue Session – 60 Minutes — urgent support for stuck answers.
- ✍️ Score Booster – Tender Answer Rewrite — full restructuring when a draft isn’t scoring.
- 🔍 Pre-Tender Readiness Audit — spot risks early.
- 🧩 Tender Answer Blueprint — expert bullet points before writing.
- 📁 Tender Readiness Document Pack Review — fix weak policies/evidence before bidding.
- 📝 Tender Proofreading & Light Editing — this service.
🧠 What This Service Does
- Corrects spelling, grammar and punctuation errors.
- Smooths out clunky sentences and improves readability.
- Aligns tone of voice to formal, commissioner-facing expectations.
- Removes obvious repetition and tidies up phrasing (light touch).
- Flags any clearly confusing or contradictory statements.
Important: This is a light-touch language and clarity service – not a full bid review or rewrite.
📦 Word-Count Packages & Prices
Select the package that matches the total word count of the answer(s) you’d like reviewed.
| Package | Proofreading Only | Proofread + Trim to Limit* |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 500 words | £75 | £115 |
| Up to 750 words | £105 | £155 |
| Up to 1,000 words | £135 | £195 |
| Up to 1,500 words | £175 | £245 |
*Trimming includes editing down to the target word limit if your draft is up to 20% over.
✂️ Editing Down to a Word Limit
If you choose Proofread + Trim, I will:
- Edit for clarity, tone and flow
- Reduce the word count to the specified limit
- Retain your evidence, commitments and core reasoning
If your draft is more than 20% above the chosen band, please upgrade to the next word-count level.
✅ What’s Included
- Spelling, grammar and punctuation corrections
- Plain-English refinements
- Improved sentence flow and readability
- Basic consistency checks (tense, tone, terminology)
- Comments on unclear or contradictory content
- Optional: trimming to meet strict word limits
🚫 Not Included
- Full scoring review against the ITT
- Gap analysis against the specification
- Rewriting or restructuring of answers
- Creating new content or evidence
- Commercial or financial input
👤 Who This Is For
- Providers confident in their content but wanting professional polish
- Teams who draft internally and need final tidy-up before submission
- SMEs without in-house bid-writing expertise
- NHS, LA, social care and third-sector providers
📂 How It Works
- Choose your package and variant (proofread only, or proofread + trim)
- Complete checkout
- Reply to the confirmation email with:
- your draft answers (Word format)
- opportunity/buyer name
- submission deadline
- if trimming: your target word limit
- You receive:
- a tracked-changes version
- a clean submission-ready version
⏱ Turnaround
- Up to 750 words: 1 working day
- Up to 1,500 words: 1–2 working days
🔒 Confidentiality
All drafts are handled securely and treated as confidential. A Mutual NDA can be signed before you share anything.
🚀 Need a Bid Writing Quote?
If you’re exploring support for an upcoming tender or framework, request a quick, no-obligation quote. I’ll review your documents and respond with:
- A clear scope of work
- Estimated days required
- A fixed fee quote
- Any risks, considerations or quick wins
🔁 Prefer Flexible Monthly Support?
If you regularly handle tenders, frameworks or call-offs, a Monthly Bid Support Retainer may be a better fit.
- Guaranteed hours each month (1, 2, 4 or 8 days)
- Discounted day rates vs ad-hoc consultancy
- Use time flexibly across bids, triage, library updates, renewals
- One-month rollover (fair-use rules applied)
- Cancel anytime before next billing date
🚀 Ready to Win Your Next Bid?
Chat on WhatsApp or email Mike.Harrison@impact-guru.co.uk
Updated for Procurement Act 2023 • CQC-aligned • BASE-aligned (where relevant)