Practical support identifying commercial, legal, financial and technical issues in a bid; ensures no costly surprises later.
Effective monitoring of the bid to ensure each issue is not only asked but answered and any risk is mitigated or costed in the proposal, enabling a very sharp pencil to be taken to the price because of reduced risk.
Provision of clear negotiation strategy for approval by management so they know what they are signing and the associated risks.
Clear governance and accountability for all decisions that will stand-up to Freedom of Information enquiries.