Tender &
Pre-Construction Support
Tender | Prequalification | Planning | Mobilisation
Strong project delivery starts before the contract is awarded. Matthews & Roberts works alongside contractors during tender and pre-construction to strengthen the management, commercial, programme, safety and technical arrangements behind the bid. From reviewing tender information and developing credible delivery strategies to preparing for mobilisation, we help contractor teams turn opportunities into projects that are ready to deliver.
Discuss your tenderStrengthen the bid before delivery begins
Contractors are often expected to demonstrate how a project will be planned, managed, resourced and controlled long before work starts on site. At the same time, internal teams may already be committed to live projects.
Matthews & Roberts provides additional pre-construction capability where required, working alongside estimating, commercial, planning, operational and health and safety teams to strengthen the tender and prepare the project for mobilisation.
Our role is not to replace the contractor's knowledge of the work. It is to provide additional structure, specialist input and delivery experience around the bid.
Where we can help
- Tender reviews
- Identifying key requirements, risks and delivery obligations.
- Programmes and methodology
- Credible tender programmes aligned with the proposed approach.
- CDM and H&S input
- Safety and compliance arrangements within the submission.
- PQQ and accreditation
- Prequalification evidence and competency support.
- Mobilisation planning
- Turning award into a project ready to deliver.
Practical support across the tender process
Tender Review & Bid Strategy
Review of tender documentation to identify key delivery requirements, commercial obligations, programme constraints, CDM responsibilities, technical interfaces and areas requiring further clarification.
Tender Programmes & Project Controls
Development and review of credible tender programmes that reflect the proposed methodology, procurement strategy, interfaces, key milestones and contractual requirements.
Construction Methodology & Delivery Planning
Support developing clear construction methodologies and delivery narratives that demonstrate how the contractor intends to safely and effectively execute the works.
Commercial & Contract Review
Contractor-side review of commercial and contractual requirements to help identify obligations, change mechanisms, risk allocation, payment provisions and issues requiring clarification before commitment.
CDM, H&S & Technical Input
Support developing the health, safety, CDM and technical elements required within tender submissions and early project planning.
PQQ & Competency Support
Support with prequalification submissions and contractor competency evidence where clients and procurement teams require clear demonstration of management systems, experience, resources and project capability.
Mobilisation Planning
Helping successful tender teams move from bid commitments into practical project controls, responsibilities and mobilisation arrangements before construction begins.
Tender Review & Bid Strategy
Review of tender documentation to identify key delivery requirements, commercial obligations, programme constraints, CDM responsibilities, technical interfaces and areas requiring further clarification.
Tender Programmes & Project Controls
Development and review of credible tender programmes that reflect the proposed methodology, procurement strategy, interfaces, key milestones and contractual requirements.
Construction Methodology & Delivery Planning
Support developing clear construction methodologies and delivery narratives that demonstrate how the contractor intends to safely and effectively execute the works.
Commercial & Contract Review
Contractor-side review of commercial and contractual requirements to help identify obligations, change mechanisms, risk allocation, payment provisions and issues requiring clarification before commitment.
CDM, H&S & Technical Input
Support developing the health, safety, CDM and technical elements required within tender submissions and early project planning.
PQQ & Competency Support
Support with prequalification submissions and contractor competency evidence where clients and procurement teams require clear demonstration of management systems, experience, resources and project capability.
Mobilisation Planning
Helping successful tender teams move from bid commitments into practical project controls, responsibilities and mobilisation arrangements before construction begins.
Turning tender commitments into a deliverable project
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Understand
Review the client's requirements, tender information, programme, scope, risk allocation and project constraints.
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Develop
Build the programme, methodology, management arrangements, commercial position and supporting tender information.
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Demonstrate
Present a clear, credible delivery proposition supported by appropriate management systems, resources and competency.
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Mobilise
Convert the successful tender into project-specific controls, responsibilities, documentation and delivery arrangements.
- 01
Understand
Review the client's requirements, tender information, programme, scope, risk allocation and project constraints.
- 02
Develop
Build the programme, methodology, management arrangements, commercial position and supporting tender information.
- 03
Demonstrate
Present a clear, credible delivery proposition supported by appropriate management systems, resources and competency.
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Mobilise
Convert the successful tender into project-specific controls, responsibilities, documentation and delivery arrangements.
Additional capability when the bid needs more
Matthews & Roberts can support the complete tender or strengthen specific areas where additional experience or resource is needed.
Large or Complex Tender
An opportunity requires more management, programme, commercial or technical input than the internal team currently has available.
Internal Resource Is Stretched
Key people are focused on live projects but the business still needs to respond professionally to new opportunities.
Moving into Larger Contracts
The contractor needs to demonstrate stronger governance, project controls, competency and delivery capability to compete for more complex work.
PQQ or Framework Submission
The client requires detailed evidence of experience, systems, competence, resources and management arrangements.
Programme or Methodology Needs Strengthening
The tender requires a credible programme and clear explanation of how the project will actually be delivered.
Award Has Been Secured
The project now needs to move quickly from tender assumptions into mobilisation, governance and construction-ready controls.
Large or Complex Tender
An opportunity requires more management, programme, commercial or technical input than the internal team currently has available.
Internal Resource Is Stretched
Key people are focused on live projects but the business still needs to respond professionally to new opportunities.
Moving into Larger Contracts
The contractor needs to demonstrate stronger governance, project controls, competency and delivery capability to compete for more complex work.
PQQ or Framework Submission
The client requires detailed evidence of experience, systems, competence, resources and management arrangements.
Programme or Methodology Needs Strengthening
The tender requires a credible programme and clear explanation of how the project will actually be delivered.
Award Has Been Secured
The project now needs to move quickly from tender assumptions into mobilisation, governance and construction-ready controls.
Additional capability without permanent overhead
Not every contractor needs every specialist discipline permanently in-house. Matthews & Roberts can provide additional project, programme, commercial, safety and technical capability around a specific tender or across an ongoing pipeline of opportunities.
Where Matthews & Roberts is formally appointed to support the contractor, appropriate named personnel, professional CVs, competency information and defined consultancy capability can be included within legitimate tender and prequalification submissions.
Our role is to strengthen the contractor's proposition and support the team behind the delivery.
Project-Specific
Support for a single tender, framework submission or pre-construction period.
Embedded
Experienced consultants working directly alongside the contractor's existing bid and project teams.
Retained
Ongoing access to Matthews & Roberts capability across tenders, pre-construction and live projects.
What we can provide
Not every tender requires every deliverable. Support is scoped around what the specific opportunity needs.
Helping contractors demonstrate capability
Winning work increasingly starts before the tender itself. Clients, Tier 1 contractors, frameworks and procurement platforms frequently require evidence that the contractor has appropriate systems, competence, experience and organisational capability.
Matthews & Roberts can support the preparation and coordination of this information, helping contractors present a clear and consistent position across prequalification and procurement submissions.
Support can include
Support can include
Built around how contractors actually deliver
Our support is grounded in construction delivery. We understand that a tender has to do more than read well. The programme, methodology, commercial position, management arrangements and supporting evidence must ultimately translate into a project that can be mobilised and delivered.
That is why our tender support draws on the same project management, programme, commercial, CDM, health and safety, Temporary Works and quality disciplines that support contractors during construction.
Delivery-grounded
Tender input that reflects how projects are actually built.
Commercially aware
Commercial and contractual review protecting the contractor's position.
CDM and H&S integrated
Compliance arrangements that work in practice not just on paper.
Mobilisation focused
Support that continues after award into project-ready controls.
Additional capability around the tender
Tender & pre-construction questions
Yes. Support can cover the overall tender or specific areas including programme, methodology, commercial review, CDM, health and safety, Temporary Works, quality, competency information and mobilisation planning.
Yes. Matthews & Roberts is designed to complement existing contractor teams. We can provide additional specialist capability where internal resource, experience or time is limited.
Yes. We can develop or review tender programmes, including sequencing, milestones, procurement interfaces and delivery constraints, and help ensure the programme aligns with the proposed construction methodology.
Yes. We can support the preparation and coordination of competency information, management systems, project experience, professional CVs and other evidence required within contractor prequalification submissions.
Where Matthews & Roberts is formally appointed to support the contractor, appropriate named personnel, professional CVs, competency information and defined consultancy capability can be included within legitimate tender and prequalification submissions.
Yes. We can help convert tender commitments into project-specific management arrangements, programmes, responsibilities, CDM controls, commercial systems and mobilisation plans.
Yes. Contractors with a regular pipeline of opportunities can retain Matthews & Roberts for ongoing access to project, commercial, programme, safety and technical capability.
No. Tender decisions remain with the procuring organisation. Our role is to help contractors submit a stronger, clearer and more deliverable proposition.
Strengthen your next opportunity
Whether you are responding to a major tender, entering a new framework, strengthening a PQQ or preparing a recently awarded project for mobilisation, Matthews & Roberts can provide the additional capability needed around your team.
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