Tender Response

What Tender Response does

Tender Response Limited is a UK-based professional services firm founded in 2012 by Vicky Poole that specialises in public sector bid writing, tender consultancy, and grant finding services for small and medium-sized enterprises, not-for-profits, and sector-specific verticals including Facilities Management, Construction, IT, and Marketing. The firm operates a team of eleven bid professionals with sector experience dating back to 2008 and delivers services across the full tender lifecycle — opportunity identification, bid strategy and writing, portal management, and submission — for contracts ranging from £50,000 to over £3.5 million. Ancillary offerings include Tender Finder and Tender Find and Support monthly subscriptions (£65 and £250 per month respectively), a Green Response carbon reduction plan service aligned to PPN 06/21, and Grant Finder Pro for ongoing charity funding support.

The firm uses no proprietary technology platform; its underlying capability is human expertise in UK public procurement frameworks (CCS, Fusion21, Pagabo, NEPO, YPO, G-Cloud, NHS SBS), supported by AI-assisted internal productivity tools for drafting, formatting, and summarising documents, all subject to human review before client delivery. Approximately 90% of workload derives from repeat clients, and 75% of clients are facilities management companies, creating both a high-retention revenue base and meaningful vertical concentration risk. The firm reports a 95% grant application success rate and has supported clients to perfect quality scores on public sector tenders.

Tender Response is a privately held, founder-led limited company with no external institutional investment, operating from Reading and London. The go-to-market is sales-led and content-driven, combining SEO-targeted blog content, webinars via Eventbrite, free consultation calls, and referral flows from professional networks such as GB Shared. Subscription products and new vertical landing pages signal incremental expansion, but headcount, single-country operations, and absence of funding indicate measured rather than rapid scaling.

Name

Tender Response

Legal name

Tender Response Limited

Website

https://tenderresponse.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tender Response is a UK professional services firm founded in 2012 that provides public sector bid writing, tender consultancy, and grant finding services for SMEs, not-for-profits, and vertical specialists in Facilities Management, Construction, IT, and Marketing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Bid Writing Services

SIC

Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Procurement Helpdesk & Stakeholder Support (BPAAAJAD)

Keywords

• Public sector bid writing
• Tender consultancy services
• Grant writing services
• UK procurement support
• Bid management services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tender Consultancy: Strategic consulting services to help businesses position for success in the public sector, including market research, bid readiness assessments, and compliance checks.
2. Bid Writing / Tender Writer: Full tender response writing services covering Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQ), Standard Selection Questionnaires (SSQ), Invitations to Tender (ITT), Requests for Proposals (RFP), grant applications, and proposal writing. Portal management is included in tender write fees.
3. Tender Finder Subscription: Monthly subscription service providing tailored tender search and notifications. Two tiers: Tender Finder (£65/month+VAT) for weekly email notifications; Tender Find and Support (£250/month+VAT) for weekly searches with tender qualification and review. Minimum 3-month commitment for the higher tier.
4. Grant Finder: Grant finding service with free initial grant search. Subscription option for ongoing notifications of grant opportunities. Grant writing support available as an additional service.
5. Grant Writing: Quick grant writing service where a specialist tender writer is assigned to the project. Includes kick-off meeting, document review, drafting, proofreading, final review, and submission management. Clients can either self-apply or subscribe for ongoing grant finding support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tender Response is a UK-based professional services firm that provides bid writing, tender consultancy, and grant finding/writing services to help SMEs, charities, and not-for-profits win UK public sector contracts. Their services span the full tender lifecycle from opportunity identification and qualification through to bid drafting, compliance documentation, and portal submission for contracts ranging from £50,000 to over £3.5 million. They employ a team of eleven highly experienced bid professionals with sector-specific expertise across Construction, IT, Marketing, Financial Services, and Technology, supported by subscription-based tender and grant discovery services.

Product overview

Tender Response is a UK Public Sector specialist offering a suite of professional services for businesses seeking to win public sector contracts. The core offering consists of Tender Consultancy (strategic positioning), Bid Writing/Tender Writer (response preparation), Grant Finder/Grant Finder Pro (grant identification and application), and Tender Finder/Tender Find and Support (opportunity discovery). Green Response provides carbon reduction plan support. Services span the full tender lifecycle from opportunity identification through submission, with pricing tiers ranging from £65/month for basic Tender Finder to £250/month for qualified tender search support, plus individual bid writing services for contracts from £50k to over £3.5 million.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tender Consultancy Strategic consulting service for SMEs and organisations seeking to enter or expand in the UK public sector market, including bid readiness assessments, compliance checks, evidence development, market research, and submission management support.
• Bid Writing Professional bid and tender writing service covering PQQs, SSQs, ITTs, and RFPs for contracts worth from £50,000 to over £3.5 million. Includes end-to-end Tender Writer service where Tender Response finds, qualifies, drafts, and submits bids on behalf of clients, including portal management.
• Tender Finder Tailored tender search and notification service monitoring UK public sector portals to identify relevant opportunities based on industry, location, and contract size. Includes an enhanced tier providing tender qualification and review to support bid/no-bid decisions.
• Grant Finder Grant finding and grant writing service for UK businesses, charities, and third sector organisations, providing regular notifications of funding opportunities, planning and submission support for non-repayable grant applications, and full grant writing via an assigned specialist tender writer.
• Green Response Carbon reduction plan and annual carbon reporting support service aligned with PPN 06/21 requirements, helping businesses address the environmental compliance demands of UK public sector contracts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% success rate in grant applications
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Loopio: Proposal management software platform helping organisations automate RFP responses using a centralised content library. Adjacent competitor as it offers a technology alternative to manual bid writing services for organisations with in-house bid teams.
• Proposify: Proposal and RFP response software providing templates, electronic signatures, and team collaboration for sales and bid teams. Adjacent competitor offering software-enabled alternative to outsourced bid writing.
• Bidhive: Bid management software platform providing tender discovery, pipeline management, and collaboration tools for bid teams. Comparable as a technology-enabled entrant addressing the same UK public sector bid workflow that Tender Response supports via professional services.
• Bidhive UK / Tender Pipeline: Tender opportunity discovery platforms (including Bidhive and similar UK tools) that automate tender search and notifications. Direct comparator to Tender Response's Tender Finder subscription offering and a partial substitute for that service line.
• QorusDocs: AI-powered proposal management and RFP response automation platform used by organisations to streamline bid creation. Adjacent technology competitor offering an alternative to outsourced bid writing services like Tender Response.

Direct peers

• Bid Solutions: UK bid writing and bid recruitment specialist supporting clients with bid management, bid writing, and procurement recruitment. Comparable as a UK-focused services firm in the same bid writing category.
• We Are Tender: UK tender writing and bid consultancy serving SMEs and organisations seeking public sector contracts. Direct competitor offering comparable bid writing, tender management, and framework application services.
• Executive Compass: UK-based bid writing consultancy offering tender writing, bid management, and proposal support to SMEs and larger organisations targeting public and private sector contracts. Direct competitor in the UK bid writing services market.
• Strategic Proposals: UK-headquartered bid and proposal consultancy providing bid writing, training, and bid management services to organisations pursuing public sector and large commercial contracts. Direct competitor in the professional services side of the bid writing market.

Broad incumbents

• Procurement Leaders: Global research, events, and advisory network for procurement professionals. Comparable as it operates in the UK public sector procurement ecosystem and provides thought leadership and benchmarking that influences the same buyers Tender Response serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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