Built for the rules, not around them.
Interactive bid material is powerful, but only where it's allowed. Here's where it works, where it doesn't, and how we help you use it at the right moment.
Where it works, and where it doesn't
Public sector tenders only score what's uploaded to the portal, and plenty of ITTs rule out links and extra material in written answers. So we'll never slip a microsite into a scored answer. We help you use it where it's allowed, and where it'll land best.
- Presentation, interview and demo stages
- Clarification meetings and site visits
- Private sector and corporate FM bids
- Leave-behinds, where the buyer's happy to receive them
- Mobilisation and the first months of the contract
- Pre-tender conversations and relationship building
- Inside scored written answers on public sector portals
- As a way round word counts or page limits
- Anywhere the ITT says no to links or extra material
The right build for each stage of the bid
Every procurement is different, so we always check the ITT with you first. As a general guide:
Before the tender
Relationship building with a target client. A short microsite showing you understand their estate can open doors long before the ITT lands.
Good fitPresentation microsite
Written submission
On public sector portals, only what's uploaded gets scored. We keep interactive material out of scored answers and support your team behind the scenes instead.
Good fitBid team tools
Private sector response
Where the format is open, your whole response can be an interactive site, with a matching PDF for the record.
Good fitFull interactive bid
Clarifications and site visits
Pull up the estate map or mobilisation plan to answer questions on the spot, rather than promising to follow up.
Good fitPresentation microsite
Presentation and demo
The moment it matters most. Present from the microsite and let the panel click through their own contract on a day one dashboard.
Good fitThe showpiece: microsite and dashboard
Award and mobilisation
The mobilisation timeline becomes the plan, and the dashboard can go live on your real data.
Good fitDay one dashboard, made live
Send it over and we'll tell you honestly where interactive material is allowed, and where it would make the biggest difference.
Let's talk about your next bid.
Tell us what's coming up and when it's due, and we'll show you what Zest+ Bids could build for it.