Free bid templates & checklists

Editable Markdown templates built specifically for Irish public sector tenders. No email gate, no signup wall. Download, paste into your bid doc, and edit as you go.

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Capability Statement

For: Every supplier should have one.

A one-page summary buyers, framework leads and prime bidders can scan in 30 seconds. Built for Irish public-sector procurement.

  • Sections for Irish frameworks, OGP approvals, sectoral memberships
  • Compliance block (tax clearance, insurance, ISO, GDPR)
  • Past performance table aimed at Irish public bodies

Bid / No-Bid Decision Checklist

For: Active suppliers and BD leads.

Ten questions to answer before you spend a single hour on a response. Score-based decision rule at the bottom.

  • Strategic fit, capability, competitive position, commercials, process, risk
  • Score rule: 8/10 bid, 6 – 7 borderline, 5 or below no-bid
  • Ends with a decision record you can save to your CRM

Eligibility Kit Checklist

For: First-time bidders and ops/admin leads.

Every document an Irish public tender will ask you for. Get them in order once and save days on every future bid.

  • Tax clearance, CRO, RBO, insurance minimums for public works
  • People (Safe Pass, CIRI, Garda vetting), QMS/ISO, GDPR & DPIA
  • Recommended folder structure for your bid library

Quality Response Scaffold

For: Anyone writing a quality submission.

The 10 sections an MEAT evaluator expects to find, in the order they expect them, with target word counts and what each section should prove.

  • Methodology, governance, team, case studies, risk, transition, added value
  • Recommended word counts per section based on typical Irish tenders
  • Final QA pass checklist before you upload to eTenders

Why Markdown?

Markdown is plain text. It opens in any editor, pastes cleanly into Word, Google Docs, or eTenders' rich-text fields, and survives the copy-paste-format cycle that destroys most templates. If you want a Word version, paste the contents into a new Word doc and apply your house style, it takes about 30 seconds.

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