RFP Response Kit & Proposal Template | Presales Answer Library | Bid No Bid Scorecard | Compliance Matrix | Word Excel PDF Download

Everything you need to answer a tender properly — and to decide whether you should.

Five files covering the whole bid cycle, from the go / no-go decision to the final check before you hit submit.

1 · RFP RESPONSE TEMPLATE (Word, 11 pages)
A nine-section structure covering executive summary, understanding of requirement, solution, service delivery, implementation, governance, commercials, risk and references. Each section opens with what evaluators actually score, then hands you the page.

2 · RFP ANSWER LIBRARY (Word, 40 answers)
Model answers to the questions that come up in almost every tender — security, GDPR, service levels, service credits, governance, transition, resourcing, insurance, social value, exit. Every answer carries a note explaining what makes it work, so you keep the strength when you rewrite it in your own voice.

3 · RFP COMPLIANCE MATRIX (Excel)
One row per requirement, dropdowns for type, compliance and status, and automatic gap flagging. A live summary counts coverage, mandatory shortfalls, unowned rows and open gaps, and gives you a plain-English readiness verdict. 200 rows ready to use.

4 · BID / NO-BID SCORECARD (Excel)
Fourteen weighted criteria across fit, qualification, capability, commercial and risk. Three knockout criteria override the total score by design. Produces a recommendation and a decision record you will be glad to have six months later.

5 · PRE-SUBMISSION QUALITY CHECKLIST (PDF, 40 checks)
Conformance, content, commercial, evidence, production and the final hour. Every item on it has cost somebody a contract.

WHO IT'S FOR
Bid and proposal managers, presales teams, consultants and agencies responding to tenders, business development leads, anyone who has been handed an RFP and a deadline.

INSTANT DOWNLOAD
Two Word files, two Excel files, one PDF. Nothing locked, no macros, no passwords. Works in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace and LibreOffice. Populated with realistic worked examples so you can see the expected format before replacing it with your own content.

LICENCE
Use within your own organisation and on client engagements, including commercial consulting work. Reselling or redistributing the templates themselves is not permitted.