Bids, tenders and proposals : winning business through best practice / Harold Lewis.

Includes index.

Preface to the fourth edition -- A bid to succeed -- Bidding for public sector contracts -- Tendering for the private sector -- Bidding for research funding -- Tendering for international development contracts -- Pre-qualifying for tender opportunities -- Deciding whether or not to bid -- Analysing the tender documents -- Managing the bid -- Talking to the client -- Bidding in partnership -- Thinking the work through -- Developing and writing the bid -- Explaining approach and method -- Focusing on contract management -- Defining outcomes and deliverables -- Communicating added value -- Presenting CVS -- Describing professional experience -- Making good use of graphics -- Stating your price -- Electronic and hard copy submission -- Understanding how clients evaluate tenders -- Presentations to clients -- True stories -- Index.