Commercial Viability
An honest read on whether the opportunity is commercially worth pursuing for your business - fit, margin, and competitive position.
Procurement Decision Support
Win the Right Tenders. Avoid the Wrong Ones.
Independent tender reviews and clear Bid / No-Bid recommendations - so smaller teams can decide which opportunities are worth pursuing before valuable time and resources are committed.
Send us the opportunities you’re weighing up. We’ll come back with a practical recommendation, not just analysis.
No commitment. We review the opportunities first and come back with a clear recommendation and next steps.
- Clear Bid / No-Bid recommendations
- Independent tender reviews
- Built for SMEs and teams without dedicated bid resource
What a Tender Review covers
An independent tender review with a clear recommendation at the end.
Each Independent Tender Review is delivered as a short, structured write-up covering six areas - and ends with a clear Bid / No-Bid recommendation. Plain English, no jargon, no padding.
Key Risks & Gaps
Where you're exposed: capability gaps, evidence gaps, contract terms, pricing pressure, and delivery risk that could erode margin.
Bid Effort & Resources
A realistic estimate of the time, people and internal effort required to put a credible submission together.
Submission Structure
What the buyer actually requires: response format, word counts, mandatory documents, and how the evaluation will be scored.
Case Study & Compliance
Which case studies and compliance evidence will be needed, and whether your current portfolio supports a credible response.
Practical Next Steps
A clear recommendation - bid, no-bid, or proceed with conditions - plus the specific next actions if you decide to move forward.
The deliverable
A concise written review ending in a clear commercial recommendation: bid, no-bid, or proceed with conditions - so you commit time and money to the right opportunities and walk away from the rest.
- Independent tender review
- Risk, gap and resource summary
- Clear Bid / No-Bid recommendation
- Practical next steps if you proceed
Decision Support
Clear Recommendations, Not Just Analysis
Many organisations don’t need another lengthy report. They need a clear answer.
New Ethos provides practical Bid / No-Bid recommendations based on a structured review of tender opportunities - helping organisations avoid wasted effort and focus on the opportunities that are genuinely worth pursuing.
A clear Bid / No-Bid view
A straight recommendation, not a 40-page report.
Independent and honest
No retainers, no upsell - just what we'd do in your position.
Built for smaller teams
Designed for SMEs, owner-managed businesses, charities and organisations without dedicated bid teams.
How we get to a recommendation
What We Review Before Recommending Bid or No-Bid
Clients regularly send us several tender links, framework notices or early-stage opportunities for an independent view.
Our job is to translate what we find into a clear recommendation - bid, no-bid, or proceed with conditions - before significant time and resources are committed.
- Commercial viability
- Bid effort & internal resource requirements
- Procurement structure & compliance complexity
- Delivery risks
- Case study & evidence requirements
- Practical next-step recommendations
Who it’s for
Built for teams making real Bid / No-Bid decisions.
If you’re weighing up whether a tender is worth pursuing, our reviews give you a clear, independent recommendation - before you commit days or weeks to a submission.
Owner-managed businesses
Founders deciding whether a tender is worth their team's time.
SMEs
Small and medium-sized businesses bidding for their next contract win.
Small consultancies
Advisory firms responding to professional services tenders.
Charities & social enterprises
Mission-led organisations pursuing grant-funded or commissioned work.
Specialist service providers
Niche suppliers tendering into public or private frameworks.
Teams without dedicated bid resource
Organisations that don't have an in-house bid function but still need to respond well.
How it works
How It Works
- Step 01
Request a Tender Review
Share the opportunities you're considering, along with any relevant notes or business context.
- Step 02
Independent Review
We work through the opportunities and assess which are realistically worth pursuing for a team your size.
- Step 03
Clear Recommendation
You get a straight Bid / No-Bid view - plus the recommended next steps if a deeper review or focused support is the right call.
Beyond the review
Ongoing Tender Support
Where it’s the right fit, we also offer focused, scoped support for smaller teams progressing to a live submission - sized to your capacity, not an agency retainer.
- Response structuring
- Commercial review input
- Compliance guidance
- Drafting support
- Submission planning
Get in touch
Prefer to email?
For any enquiry that falls outside the standard intake form, email us directly and we’ll respond within one working day.
Pricing
Typical Engagements
Every opportunity is different. Some can be ruled out quickly with a short recommendation. Others justify a deeper independent review. Engagements are sized for smaller organisations - no retainers, no minimum commitment.
Businesses often submit multiple procurement notices, framework links or live tenders for initial assessment. Some opportunities may already be closed, unsuitable or too early stage. Others may justify deeper commercial review depending on complexity, value and submission requirements.
Consultancy rate
£45 per hour
Quotes are provided before work begins based on the number of opportunities and complexity involved.
Information we usually need
- • Tender links
- • Company name
- • Website
- • Any specific concerns
In most cases, publicly available information is sufficient for an initial review, so there is no need to prepare lengthy briefing documents.
All work is scoped and agreed before deeper review begins.
Request a Tender Review
No commitment. Send the opportunities first and we’ll confirm scope and cost before any work begins.
About New Ethos
Independent recommendations from people who understand procurement.
New Ethos works with SMEs, owner-managed businesses, charities and consultancies that need a clear view on which opportunities are worth pursuing.
We specialise in early-stage tender reviews, Bid / No-Bid assessments and practical procurement support, helping organisations commit their time and resources with confidence.
Many clients come to us before a bid starts, but we can also provide wider support where required.
Our focus is simple: helping organisations pursue the right opportunities and avoid wasting time on the wrong ones.
Transparent scoped consultancy
Clear commercial scoping with no retainers or hidden scope creep.
Typical quote provided within 1 working day
Quotes are confirmed before any work begins, based on the opportunities involved.
Practical, not theoretical
Recommendations grounded in real procurement experience.
The team
Experienced, founder-led support.
Every Independent Tender Review is carried out personally by the founders - and ends with a clear, practical recommendation, not just a report.
Cath Davis
Commercial tender assessment & procurement support
Experience across housing, business operations and commercial tender assessment.
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Paul Anson
Operations, commercial process & procurement support
Experience supporting procurement activity, operations and business process improvement.
LinkedIn profileExample tender reviews
Real Tender Review Examples
Examples of independent tender reviews carried out for organisations weighing up whether an opportunity is worth pursuing - each ending with a clear Bid / No-Bid recommendation.
All examples shown are anonymised and adapted from real review work.
No-Go RecommendationNo-Go
Scottish Water Framework Review
A structured review of a £4.8M Scottish Water framework covering strategic campaigns, corporate reporting and advisory services.
- Likely incumbent advantage
- Restricted procurement access
- Negotiated procedure structure
- High bid effort versus low probability of success
Recommendation
Proceed only if procurement access and genuine competitiveness could be confirmed.
Strategic Tender Assessment
Proceed Only If Evidence Thresholds MetConditional
NHSBSA Financial Assurance Framework
Review of a public sector financial assurance framework involving transformation programmes, procurement support and HM Treasury Five Case Model requirements.
- Case study suitability
- Public sector evidence requirements
- Transformation experience alignment
- Submission complexity
- Resource implications
Recommendation
Proceed only if the required public sector case studies and transformation evidence could be clearly demonstrated.
Public Sector Tender Review
Go (Conditional)Proceed with Caution
Staffordshire County Council Tender Review
Assessment of a lower-complexity public sector opportunity with a relatively accessible submission structure and manageable workload.
- SME-friendly structure
- Limited submission burden
- Clear route to participation
- Strong dependence on quality of case study evidence
Recommendation
Proceed if strong responses and suitable case study evidence are available.
SME Tender Assessment
Before you commit your team’s time to a bid
Many organisations invest significant time and cost into opportunities that were unlikely to be commercially viable from the outset.
New Ethos provides independent tender reviews designed to identify:
- Submission workload
- Compliance complexity
- Evidence gaps
- Commercial risk
- Framework suitability
- Likely bid viability
The aim is simple: help smaller organisations make confident Bid / No-Bid decisions, backed by an independent recommendation, before significant effort is committed.
Structured, practical and commercially grounded procurement assessment.
Get Started
Not sure if a tender is worth your team’s time?
Send us the opportunities you’re weighing up. We’ll come back with a clear Bid / No-Bid recommendation - designed for organisations without a dedicated bid team.
- Clear Bid / No-Bid recommendation
- Independent and practical
- No commitment - we confirm next steps first
Request a Tender Review
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