Read the Weighting Before You Write: Where a Tender’s Points Are Really Won
A tender’s scoring grid tells you where points are won and lost. Most bidders never read it before writing. Here is why that is the key mistake, and how to fix it.
Tender Alerts by Sector and Country: Your Watch Embodies Your Strategy
A watch that catches everything is not a watch, it is noise. How to segment your tender alerts by sector, country and donor to turn your strategy into a daily move.
Analysing a ToR with AI: The Five-Minute Survey That Decides
A bid file can hold twenty-seven documents. You open one first: the ToR. The five pieces of information to pull from it to decide go or no-go before reading the rest.
Teaming and Right-Sizing: Bidding on the Right Size of Tender
Bidding too big destroys credibility. How to read the grid to know where to step in, and when to form a consortium rather than oversize alone.
Tender Compliance: The Filter That Eliminates You Before Anyone Reads Your Bid
One missing document and your best technical bid is never read. Understand the two compliance checks and secure your eligibility with a checklist.
Bid Writing for International Development: The Three Mistakes That Sink a Technical Proposal
Three mistakes are enough to sink a technical proposal, and none of them is about your field expertise. How to avoid them and write a bid that sells itself.
The EU PRAG: A Practical Guide to Winning EU Tenders in Africa
The PRAG sets the rules for EU-funded contracts in Africa. Reading its evaluation grid before you write reorders your priorities, and raises your win rate.
UNDP Tenders in Africa: Where They Are Published and How to Catch Them
UNDP publishes its contracts on two channels, and UNGM registration is not a prerequisite to bid. How to catch its tenders and read awards before you respond.
USAID Procurement in Africa: How to Find and Win Contracts Without Guessing
Where US-funded development contracts are published, how they are evaluated, and why answering the written criteria always beats trying to read a hidden agenda.
AfDB Tenders: Read the Award History Before You Bid
You already track African Development Bank tenders. Here is how the public award history tells you, before you write a single line, whether your segment is genuinely within reach.
