Cladding bid writer in Kent — no win, no fee.
You price the cladding. We craft the proposal. Founder-led bid writing for rainscreen and façade contractors tendering £50k–£5m packages.
Post-Grenfell, the bid pack does most of the qualification work.
Cladding tenders changed permanently after Grenfell. The main contractor's QS no longer trusts a system name and a CWCT stamp. They want fire-cavity narrative, BBA references against the actual build-up, helping-hand support calc framing, and installer competency evidence laid out clearly.
Most cladding subcontractors can deliver all of that on site. Few of them present it in the bid pack the way the QS wants to read it.
That's the half that decides whether your number is even compared properly to the larger national contractor's submission. We write that half.
The three problems that cost you the appointment.
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Fire-cavity narrative against the priced build-up
A1-rated panel alone isn't the answer. The cavity barriers, insulation, helping-hand brackets and substrate behind it all have to be evidenced against the specific spec — not a generic Class A statement.
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BBA / CWCT framing tied to the system
Tenders ask for system-specific BBA and CWCT certification mapped to the actual configuration. Subcontractors who hand in the generic certificate lose evaluation points to the firm who frames it properly.
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Installer competency you can prove on paper
Main contractors increasingly want named-installer competency, training records, CITB cards and lift / scaffold method evidence framed inside the pack. A list of accreditations doesn't replace that narrative.
Why bid evaluation in Kent works the way it does.
Kent's commercial bid activity is heaviest around Ashford, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, Canterbury, Medway and the Dartford / Gravesend corridor. The Channel port, HS1 high-speed rail link, Kings Hill business park and the Thames Estuary infrastructure programme give Kent a deeper logistics-and-infrastructure mix than Sussex or Surrey — alongside the standard commercial, healthcare, education and council framework activity.
Kent contractors often work cross-border into Greater London and Essex (via the Dartford crossing). Main contractors evaluating Kent supply chain are often London-headquartered (Mace, Skanska, ISG, Galliford Try) and apply London tender standards — even for Kent-only packages. The submission has to read as if it's competing in a tier-1 evaluation, even for a £200k local sub-package.
From tender on the desk to submission-ready pack.
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You send us the tender
Brief, scope, return-by date, your draft price.
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We write the proposal pack
Method statement, programme narrative, cladding-specific compliance evidence, and the supporting documents your evaluator wants to read — in the main contractor's QS language, not yours.
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You review and submit
Your name on it. Your win.
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You pay only if you win
£1,500 minimum, 2% of contract value above £75k. Don't win, don't pay.
Founding-team UK firm. Kent-covering. Karl runs it.
What you get in a cladding proposal pack.
- 01Method statementSubstrate-by-substrate, fixings, sequencing, weather sealing, lifting plan and scaffold strategy.
- 02Fire-cavity narrativeCavity barriers, mineral wool, helping-hand systems — evidenced against the priced build-up.
- 03Rainscreen detail framingHelping-hand support calc framing, wind-load and weatherproofing data sheets against the priced configuration.
- 04BBA / CWCT complianceSystem-specific certification mapped to the actual build-up, not a generic stamp.
- 05Installer competency evidenceNamed operatives, training records, third-party accreditation — laid out the way QSs evaluate.
- 06Programme narrativeTied to the scaffold strike sequence and follow-on trades.
- 07Quality control & inspectionHold points, sample panels, weather-tightness testing, snagging process.
- 08Experience matrixPast projects mapped to the specific tender's evaluation criteria.
A first-tender risk-sharing offer.
We only get paid if the bid wins. £1,500 minimum success fee (binds on contracts up to £75k), 2% on contract value above £75k. Eligible on opportunities over £50k. Founding offer — capped at the first ten Kent contractors who take it up.
See what one actually looks like.
We’ve put together a sample bid pack — fictional contract, watermarked, real format. Request it via the link below. No commitment to engage; we just want you to see what one looks like.
Cladding bid writing — practical answers.
01How much does a no-win-no-fee bid writer cost for a Kent cladding tender?
02What's included in a cladding proposal pack?
03Do you handle the post-Grenfell fire compliance narrative properly?
04How long does a cladding bid pack take to write?
05Are you tied to any specific cladding system or supplier?
06Do you understand the Kent and South-East tender market?
Worth a 15-minute call?
If you’ve got a live claddingtender on the desk now, let’s look at it together. Karl will run through what the proposal pack would cover, and we’ll agree the engagement terms before any work starts.