Our Services
The Bid Edit provides high-value persuasive writing for organisations doing work that matters.
We help you secure funding, win contracts and communicate your value with clarity and conviction. That might mean shaping a complex tender, building a compelling fundraising case or finding the words that persuade people to trust, support or act.
This is not writing for writing’s sake. It is strategic communication designed to achieve something.
Because when the work matters, the words need to work too.
Win work
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Tender writing
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Bid leadership
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Commercial proposals
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Grant applications
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Trust fundraising
Win Hearts
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Cases for support
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Donor communications
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Campaign messaging
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Website copy
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Impact reports
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Annual reports
Win Confidence
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Bid reviews
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Fundraising strategy
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Storytelling workshops
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Bid training
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AI prompt development for bids and fundraising
1. Fundraising applications and funding content
Support with grant applications, trust and foundation bids, cases for support and donor-facing content. We help organisations explain the need, the work, the impact and the ask in a way that feels grounded, persuasive and funder-ready.
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Grant applications
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Trust and foundation proposals
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Case for support development
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Project narratives
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Impact statements
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Funder reports
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Donor-facing summaries
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Reusable fundraising language
2. Fundraising strategy and organisational development
Successful fundraising is rarely about a single application. It is built on strong foundations.
We help organisations develop the strategies, systems and culture that support long-term fundraising success. Whether you're establishing a fundraising function, reviewing your current approach or preparing for growth, we provide practical, strategic advice tailored to your organisation.
Our support can include:
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Fundraising strategy development
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Creating a culture of philanthropy
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Case for support development
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Fundraising health checks
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Pipeline and opportunity assessment
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Prospect identification and donor journey planning
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Income diversification
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Major donor and trust fundraising strategy
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Campaign planning and readiness
3. Tender Services
Bid and tender writing
Support with public sector tenders, commissioned services, frameworks, DPS opportunities, partnership bids and social value responses. We can work from scratch, shape existing content or join at review stage to strengthen the final submission.
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Tender response writing
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Method statement development
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Social value responses
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Partnership and consortium bids
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Quality question responses
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Executive summaries
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Bid libraries and reusable content
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Final review and polish
Bid review and editing
For organisations that have drafted a response but want a stronger, more objective review before submission. We check whether the answer is clear, compliant, persuasive and aligned to the scoring criteria.
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Red-flag review
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Compliance review
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Scoring criteria check
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Clarity and structure edit
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Evidence gap analysis
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Tone and readability improvement
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Final polish before submission
Tender readiness and opportunity shaping
Sometimes the biggest value comes before the writing starts. We can help you decide whether to bid, understand the opportunity, shape your offer, identify gaps and prepare the evidence needed for a stronger submission.
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Bid/no-bid support
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Tender readiness review
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Opportunity analysis
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Service model shaping
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Evidence mapping
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Partner contribution planning
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Social value positioning
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Content planning
4. Training that builds confidence, without jargon.
Some organisations need hands-on support with a live bid. Others want to build the confidence and capability of their own teams.
The Bid Edit offers practical, plain-English training for teams who need to write stronger bids, tenders, funding applications and social value responses. The training is designed for real people working under real pressure not bid theory for the sake of it.
Training can be delivered as a one-off workshop, a short programme, or tailored support around a live opportunity.
Training topics may include:
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Bid writing basics
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How to read a tender properly
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Understanding scoring criteria
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Writing stronger quality responses
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Building better evidence
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Writing social value responses
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Grant and fundraising application writing
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Turning delivery knowledge into funder-ready language
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Reducing waffle and improving clarity
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Bid/no-bid decision-making
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Creating reusable bid content
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Reviewing and improving draft responses
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Writing under pressure without losing quality
Claire Lees
Director, CHL Consultancy Ltd
Claire's approach to winning bids was collaborative, creative service models adaptable to the brief and a style of bid writing to bring it all to life that secured wins.
I would highly recommend Claire, she has always been a pleasure to work with
Alison Bunney
Director, Collab consulting
Claire always brings energy, constructive challenge and the drive to turn ideas into results, while also being easy to work with.
Her combination of funding, business development and operational expertise enables her to develop successful proposals that balance powerful storytelling with credible evidence of impact. She understands what funders need to see, while ensuring proposals remain viable, deliverable and centred on the people the work is intended to support.
Cecilia Parfitt
Head of Service, Essex Cares Ltd
Claire always impressed with her creativity and innovative thinking. She was always professional and extremely easy to work with.
What particularly stood out for me was her ability to understand the complexities of a task / situation and translate that into narrative that demonstrated our values and vocational beliefs.
Claire always puts people at the heart of what she does which creates a truly person centred service for everyone she supports.
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