Simple, fixed care tender pricing
The free eligibility check is £0. Your first tender is £795, then £3,000 each after that, or three tenders for £2,385. No monthly retainers, no success fees, no hidden costs. You only pay once we have told you that you qualify.
Free eligibility check
No card, no commitment.
- ✓ Every tender requirement pulled out and shared with you
- ✓ Bid-or-skip recommendation
- ✓ Risks flagged against your eligibility
- ✓ No card, no commitment
First tender intro
Once per client. We keep it low so you can see the quality.
- ✓ Free eligibility check first
- ✓ Full tender written end to end
- ✓ Method statement, social value, all responses
- ✓ Client sign-off gate before submission
- ✓ Submitted on the deadline by SCM
Standard tender
Per tender, after your intro tender.
- ✓ Free eligibility check first
- ✓ Full tender written end to end
- ✓ Method statement, social value, all responses
- ✓ Client sign-off gate before submission
- ✓ Ongoing pipeline rate after your intro tender
Three tenders for £2,385
First-time clients committing upfront save £4,410 versus three at the standard rate. Text us before paying so we can set it up.
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Pricing: common questions
How much does it cost to write a care tender?
£795 for your first tender with us, then £3,000 for each tender after that. First-time clients committing upfront can take three tenders for £2,385, saving £4,410 versus three at the standard rate. No retainers, no success fees, no hidden costs.
Why is the first tender £795 and then £3,000?
The £795 first tender is a one-off introductory rate so you can see the quality of our writing before committing to the standard fee. After that, tenders are £3,000 each, which is the ongoing rate for a full bid written end to end. We keep the first one low because we would rather earn your repeat work than make money on a single bid.
What is included in the fee?
A full tender written end to end: the free eligibility check first, then every scored section, method statements, social value and all responses, written to the buyer's exact scoring grid. You review and sign off before anything is submitted, and we submit on the deadline on the correct portal. The fee is fixed, with no retainer and no success fee.
What does the free eligibility check cover?
We read the whole tender pack and pull out every requirement: minimum turnover, the CQC or Ofsted rating gate, contract examples, insurance and policies. You get a straight bid-or-skip recommendation and the risks flagged against your eligibility. There is no card and no commitment, and you only pay if you qualify and decide to go ahead.
Are there any hidden fees or success fees?
No. The fee is fixed and agreed before we start. There are no monthly retainers and no success fees. If a tender has unusual scope, we agree any change in writing before doing the work.
Do I pay before or after the eligibility check?
The eligibility check is free and comes first. You only pay if you qualify and decide you want us to write the bid. If you do not qualify, you skip it and pay nothing.
What if the bid doesn't win?
If a bid ever loses and it comes down to a writing error on our side, send us the buyer's feedback and we will write you another, free of charge. Most losses come down to things outside the writing, like references or accounts checks, which we help you get ahead of.
Can I lock the £795 rate in for several tenders?
Yes. If you have a few you would like us to write, the £795 rate can be locked in for all of them, or you can take three for £2,385. Text us before paying so we can set it up.
How much do tender writing services cost?
At Selective Care Match a care tender costs £795 for your first one with us and £3,000 for each one after that. The first two lots in a tender are included and each further lot is £50. Fees are fixed, paid before we start, and not refundable, with no retainer and no success fee. We do not publish other firms' prices, so when you compare quotes, get each one in writing and check how it is worked out, what is included, how many lots it covers, and what happens if the buyer changes the pack.
Is it worth paying a bid writer for a care tender, or should I write it myself?
It is worth paying when the contract is valuable to your business, the quality questions carry most of the marks, and nobody in house has the time or bid experience to answer them properly. It is often not worth it for a short framework or dynamic purchasing system application that is mostly pass or fail, where a manager who knows the service can write it well. Compare the fee with what the contract would be worth to you, and start with our free eligibility check so you never pay to write a bid you cannot win. Our comparison of the options, including writing it yourself with ChatGPT, sets out when each one fits.
Who is the cheapest reputable bid writer for a small care home?
We cannot tell you who is cheapest, because we do not track other firms' prices. What we can tell you is our own: £795 for your first tender, fixed, with the eligibility check free beforehand, then £3,000 per tender. To judge whether any low-cost writer is reputable, ask to see care bids they have written, who will actually write yours, and for the full price and terms in writing, including what happens to your money if you change your mind. A reputable writer will also tell you when a tender is not worth bidding for.
Start with a free check
We tell you whether you'd qualify before you pay anything. £795 for your first tender.