The BidScript Blog

A transparent look at AutogenAI, Loopio and Responsive, grounded in real-world insights. Compare their features, pricing, and user reviews, and discover today's top alternatives for RFP management.

This playbook outlines the nine pillars of effective bid knowledge management - from centralisation and governance to collaboration, compliance, and automation - showing how to turn knowledge into a competitive advantage.

RFPs are high-stakes. For many organisations, the difference between winning and losing bids isn't just revenue - it's reputation, growth, and market position. Here's where general AI tools can help, where they fail, and why purpose-built solutions matter.

A breakdown of the common pitfalls in knowledge management for bids, plus actionable fixes to transform your library into a competitive advantage.

AI's role in bidding is often misunderstood, with many reducing it to simple copy generation when the real opportunity lies in strategic deployment across the entire bid lifecycle. The best AI applications don't replace people but multiply capability through intelligent process orchestration and compounding insights.

BidScript's biggest initiative to date completely rebuilds their bidding platform from the ground up with massive price cuts, infrastructure overhauls, and powerful post-bid management tools. The company introduces advanced features like competitor research engines, AI-powered feedback systems, and comprehensive win/loss analytics to transform how bidding teams work and learn.

Most bid platforms just help you write faster — but that’s not enough. This blog breaks down 7 things a modern bid tool should do to help teams think, work, and win smarter

In the competitive world of bid and proposal management software, staying ahead isn't optional. Learn about our journey, lessons learned, and what's next for BidScript.

Bid professionals have evolved from tactical writers to strategic operators who shape how organizations present themselves and identify internal gaps. They're emerging as valuable commercial truth-tellers who influence win strategy, pricing decisions, and even new service offerings in the modern business landscape.

AI in proposal management should go beyond just writing faster to encompass the entire bid lifecycle from analysis to strategy. BidScript's holistic AI approach helps teams make smarter pursuit decisions, automate complex workflows, and consistently improve win rates through intelligent project management and continuous learning.

Organizations with dedicated bid teams submit 3.5× more proposals and achieve 10-30% higher win rates, transforming what's often seen as administrative work into a powerful growth engine. Your bid team isn't overhead—they're your front-line asset for revenue amplification, risk reduction, and competitive advantage.

A straight-talking guide to finding tender opportunities through databases, manual searches, and getting into invite-only processes. Learn proven strategies for actually winning RFPs, ITTs, and RFQs with practical tips from competitive bidding experts.

The UK Government's new Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) replaces the old SQ under the Procurement Act 2023, creating a unified format with higher expectations for social value, capability, and risk management. This shift presents both challenges and opportunities for suppliers who need structured, evidence-backed responses to succeed in the new procurement landscape.

Conditions of Participation (CoPs) are non-negotiable requirements under the Procurement Act 2023 that determine whether suppliers can even participate in public contract bidding. Understanding and meeting these pass/fail filters is essential for accessing tender opportunities, especially as they're designed to be more proportionate and accessible for SMEs.

Bid professionals are strategic catalysts who operate at the intersection of strategy, execution, and influence, turning corporate ambition into winning proposals. They're not just writers or administrators—they're front-line business shapers who define how organizations show up to the world and drive meaningful change.

A bid manager leads tender submissions from strategy to submission, ensuring your proposals get shortlisted rather than just submitted. They're part project lead, part strategist, and part team wrangler who transform chaos into winning proposals.

A bid writer is the storyteller, translator, and deal-closer who distils business DNA into compelling narratives that build trust and prove value. They've evolved from manual content assemblers to strategic writers backed by AI tools that handle grunt work while they focus on what actually wins.