Commercial Fit Out bid writer in Sussex — no win, no fee.
You price the fit-out. We craft the proposal. Founder-led bid writing for commercial fit-out contractors tendering £50k–£5m packages.
Fit-out bids are decided on how you handle the occupied building.
Most commercial fit-out tenders today happen in occupied buildings. Cat A refresh while a floor below trades. Cat B reconfiguration over a long weekend. Phased decant where the tenant doesn't leave.
The main contractor isn't worried about whether you can fit a partition. They're worried about whether you'll close the floor by Monday morning, contain the dust, manage the lift bookings, and not produce a complaint at the building's front desk.
Most fit-out subs have done all of this dozens of times. The few who put that operational discipline into the bid pack — explicitly — win the framework slot.
The three problems that cost you the appointment.
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Occupied-building protocol framed properly
Out-of-hours work, dust control, lift bookings, security passes, deliveries to a live building. A bid pack that addresses this head-on signals the operational maturity the QS is looking for.
- 02
Phased handover plan, not 'TBC'
Tenants need specific dates for specific zones. The bid pack should propose a phased handover plan tied to the programme, with snagging and benchmark dates baked in. Vague handover narratives lose points.
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Finishes alignment & benchmark approach
Fit-out tenders increasingly require sample panels, benchmark areas and a documented finishes-approval process. Submissions that propose this proactively read as more professional than ones that wait to be asked.
Why bid evaluation in Sussex works the way it does.
Sussex sits between the South-East commercial corridor and the South-Coast economic strip. Bid activity is heavier in the Brighton, Crawley, Gatwick Diamond, Worthing and Eastbourne corridors. The mix is commercial fit-out, hospitality refurb, schools and universities, healthcare estates, and a steady stream of council-framework work.
Most Sussex subcontractors win locally on relationships and lose nationally on submissions. The big main contractors running South-East frameworks (Wates, ISG, Willmott Dixon, BAM, Vinci) want the regional sub's site capability — but evaluate the bid pack against the same standard they apply to their tier-1 supply chain. That's where well-priced Sussex firms get out-bid by national rivals with bigger bid teams.
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, commercial fit-out-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. Sussex-covering. Karl runs it.
What you get in a commercial fit-out proposal pack.
- 01Method statement covering Cat A / Cat B worksStripout, partitioning, finishes, joinery, services interface — sequenced for the live environment.
- 02Occupied-building protocolOut-of-hours, dust / noise, lift bookings, security, deliveries, public-area protection.
- 03Programme narrative with phased handoverZone-by-zone handover plan with snagging, benchmark approval and tenant-acceptance milestones.
- 04Dust, noise & out-of-hours approachHoarding, negative-pressure containment, acoustic mitigation, noisy-works windows.
- 05Finishes schedule alignmentSample panels, benchmark areas, finishes approval process, lead-time control.
- 06Snagging & benchmark approachPre-snag, joint snag with client representative, defects-period plan.
- 07Sustainability & wasteWhere the tender scores it — segregation strategy, recycled-content selections, BREEAM credit support.
- 08Experience matrixPast fit-outs mapped to the 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 Sussex 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.
Commercial Fit Out bid writing — practical answers.
01How much does a no-win-no-fee bid writer cost for a Sussex commercial fit-out tender?
02What's included in a commercial fit-out proposal pack?
03How do you handle occupied-building fit-out in the bid pack?
04How long does a fit-out bid pack take to write?
05Do you frame BREEAM or Skanska / Mace QA processes properly?
06Do you understand the Sussex / South-East tender market?
Worth a 15-minute call?
If you’ve got a live commercial fit-outtender 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.