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Guest interviews
English
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13 episodes
since April 14, 2026
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If your bid process always turns into a scramble in the final week, you don’t have a “busy team” problem. You have a timing problem. In this episode, I sit down with Tania Field from Tender Plus about shifting left in tendering and bid management, and why moving key work earlier is one of the faste…

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CHAPTER MARKERS 00:00 Introduction 03:37 Outcomes First Strategy 06:29 Global First Metro Hub 08:29 Amplified Benefits Framework 11:00 Powerhouse Museum Parramatta Bid 15:41 Storytelling Wins Tenders 17:28 Royal Navy Leadership 21:28 Translation Across Sectors 23:17 Modern Construction Methods 27…
Building a career in bids and proposals is a funny mix of chaos, challenge, intrigue, pride and growth. In this episode, I’m joined by Tania Field, Principal Pursuit Strategist and Submission Manager from our Sydney office, and also the Chair of the APMP ANZ Chapter, to shine a light on what propos…
Building an intentional career in tendering and bid management is rarely something people plan. Most submission professionals fall into it, then realise they’ve built a whole identity around deadlines, stakeholder management, and staying calm while everything shifts. In this episode of Chasing the …
Pre-contracts strategy is the part of tendering most teams say they do, but few teams actually run properly. It’s the thinking and shaping that happens before the bid machine kicks in, when you still have choices, influence, and time to reduce risk. In this episode, I’m joined by Richard Cowley, Fu…
If your bronze review feels thin, your silver feels rushed and your gold feels like a panic, it might not be your team. It might be the way you’re timing your bronze, silver, gold reviews. In this episode, we’re breaking down the “bronze, silver, gold” tender review framework and what each stage i…
Two teams can buy the same AI tool and get totally different results. One gets faster and sharper. The other ends up with more noise, more rework, and generic words that do not sound like them. When I spoke with April Shields, Head of Submissions at Built, she made it clear why. AI adoption in bid …
In the tendering world, time is our most precious resource. Yet, there is a pervasive culture that treats sleeplessness, late-night bid submissions, and running on pure caffeine as a status symbol. In this episode, Deborah challenges a long-standing industry norm and explains why treating long hour…
In this episode of Chasing the Win, Deborah from Tender Plus speaks with Carla Garvie, Commercial Director (Australia and New Zealand) at Alstom, about what actually creates an edge in high-stakes bids. If you work in tendering, major projects, government procurement, or competitive bids, this is a…
In the tendering world, words matter. Not just the “world class” and “synergies” fluff that makes a bid sound like a brochure, but the small words that quietly shape how a team shows up under pressure. In this video, Deb takes a look at one word that is sabotaging confidence in tendering and bid te…
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