Individual bids will require differing amounts of work to support them. Metrics for effort expectations on expected page count are available. However, for a typical one-week bid followed by a presentation stage, Sixfold has found the following planning estimates useful for guidance:
Individual bids will require differing amounts of work to support them. Metrics for effort expectations on expected page count are available. However, for a typical one week bid followed by a presentation stage, Sixfold has found the following planning estimates useful for guidance:
Bidstream Silver
Planning a one week bid cycle to create a robust bid document, rough estimates of the levels of effort required are:
Bidstream Gold
Bidstream Gold is based upon the effort in Bidstream Silver supplemented by the following additional activity to give both a bid document and a prepared presentation team:
Bidstream Platinum
Bidstream Platinum is underpinned with the work planned or undertaken as part of the other two packages. It encompasses all the activity to prepare the bid documents and the presentation. However, it adds the activities to check that the opportunity is right for the business and the win chances are acceptable. Post bid negotiation support is provided with a “Lessons Learned” post bid review of all the activities to that point (this can include a win/loss review if the decision has been announced by the client). The following is a guide to the effort involved:
