Win public sector work. Teach yourself how.

winBetter is the self-help home for small agencies and freelancers learning to tender — practical guidance, real resources, and expert support for when you want to go further.

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The 6 Steps
Your complete path to winning public sector work.
01Picking a source
02Your proposition
03Getting organised
04Qualification
05The response
06Feedback
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winBetter turns public sector tendering from a mystery into a skill you can learn. Whether you're improving your conversion rates or have never heard of a framework agreement, there's a clear path through it here.

Everything is contributed by people with real, hands-on experience — so what you take away is actionable, not theory. And when you're ready to go further, optional paid support is there to fast-track your results.

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From total beginner to seasoned bidder.

The 6 Steps to winning your first tender

Our start-to-finish walkthrough of public sector tendering. Follow it in order, or dip into the step you're stuck on.

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Picking a source
You can't submit a bid if you don't know where to find the tenders, so let's start at the beginning.
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Your proposition
What's your name, and where do you come from? Cilla knew the important questions.
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Getting organised
Don't buy your chickens before you know how to keep the foxes away.
+ Steps 04–06: Qualification · The response · Feedback

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Quicklinks to the best corners of the site — all cross-linked so you're never at a dead end.

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Resources
Sites, downloads and templates that make the time you spend on tenders go further.
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Blog
Ideas, lessons and the occasional opinion — everything new that isn't a tender.
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A live opportunity, qualified by us — a real example to learn from each day.
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The free site teaches you to tender yourself — but sometimes you want a hand. From setting up your tendering process to reviews of your ongoing responses, get help from people who've actually won the work.

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