Pre-Tender Readiness Audit (Bid Red-Flag Check)

Want to spot tender risks early – before you spend time writing full answers?

The Pre-Tender Readiness Audit (Bid Red-Flag Check) gives you a clear, independent view of how prepared your organisation is for upcoming NHS and local authority tenders. You’ll get a structured RAG review, red-flag summary and practical action plan so you can fix gaps before quality questions and compliance checks go live.

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🧭 What This Audit Covers

• Organisational readiness – governance, CQC position, registrations and basic compliance.
• Bid infrastructure – policies, procedures, templates and evidence available for tenders.
• Service model & capacity – where your current model aligns (or clashes) with common tender expectations.
• Evidence & outcomes – what you can already prove, and where you need better data or case studies.
• Risks, red-flags & barriers – anything that would realistically hold you back in a live procurement.

The audit is designed specifically for social care, NHS-commissioned and local authority providers rather than generic business checks.

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📦 Service Levels & Prices

Choose the level of support that best fits what you need right now:

Option	What’s Included	Price
Red-Flag Check Only (Base)	Full desk-based audit and written report (see below) highlighting strengths, gaps and key risks ahead of upcoming tenders.	£75
Audit + 15-Minute Debrief Call	Everything in the Red-Flag Check plus a short MS Teams / Zoom call to walk through the headlines, clarify recommendations and agree immediate next steps.	£100
Audit + Debrief Call + Clarification Pack	Everything in the previous options plus a concise Clarification Pack – drafted clarification questions you can submit to buyers to reduce risk, clarify scope, and test key concerns identified in the audit.	£130

If you have more than one service, division or geography to audit, simply increase the quantity at checkout and I’ll treat each as a separate mini-audit.

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📄 What You Receive

• A 2–3 page written report (PDF or Word) summarising:
  • overall readiness for the next 6–12 months of tenders
  • RAG rating and red-flag summary across key domains (governance, quality, evidence, bid infrastructure etc.)
  • headline strengths and immediate risks
• A simple prioritised action plan – what to fix now, what to build over the next few months, and what can wait.
• If selected, a 15-minute debrief call to walk through findings and next steps.
• If selected, a short Clarification Pack with drafted clarification questions to send to buyers when a relevant tender is released.

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✅ Who It’s For

• Providers who know tenders are coming but aren’t sure what commissioners will expect.
• SMEs without an in-house bid function who want an expert “red-flag check” before the next opportunity.
• Organisations that have been close but unsuccessful in recent tenders and want to understand why.
• New or growing providers entering a new geography or service line.

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📦 What’s Included (and Not Included)

Included

• Desk-based review of the information you share (policies, CQC reports, sample bids, outcomes data etc.).
• RAG and red-flag assessment across key readiness domains.
• Written summary of strengths, gaps and risks.
• Practical, tender-focused recommendations you can implement internally.
• Optional debrief call and clarification pack if selected at checkout.

Not Included

• Full bid writing or question-by-question drafting.
• Detailed pricing or commercial modelling.
• Legal advice or detailed contract review.

If you need deeper support, services such as 48-Hour Tender Triage, Score Booster or Tender Readiness Pack may be more appropriate.

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⏱ Process & Turnaround

1. Choose your service level and complete checkout. If you have more than one service / division to audit, set the quantity to match the number of audits required.
2. After checkout you’ll receive an email with a link to a short onboarding form. This lets you share basic details, relevant documents and (optionally) upload files via secure Dropbox (no Dropbox account required).
3. Once I have your completed onboarding form and documents, I’ll carry out the audit and send your written report within 5–7 working days (along with any debrief / clarification outputs if selected).

If you have a specific tender or timeframe in mind, mention this in the onboarding form so the recommendations can be tailored.

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🔒 Confidentiality

All information shared for this audit is treated as strictly confidential and used only for the purposes of this review. If you prefer, you can put a Mutual NDA in place before sending any documents.

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💡 How This Links to Other Support

Many clients use the Pre-Tender Readiness Audit as a starting point and then move into:

• Tender Readiness Pack – to build or refresh key documents and evidence.
• 48-Hour Tender Triage – once a specific opportunity is released.
• Score Booster or Tender Proofreading – to strengthen individual responses.

The benefit is that I already understand your organisation, so later support is faster, more focused and better aligned to your strategy.