Pricing
Work with Ask the Buyer
Three ways to start — and expert add-ons when you are ready to go deeper.
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Are You Bid Ready?
£19
Find out exactly where buyers would mark you down — before they do. A personalised readiness report across 8 buyer criteria, live contracts matched to your sector, your procurement keywords, and a 90-day action plan. No session needed. Delivered instantly.
- Full readiness scorecard across 8 buyer criteria
- 5 live contracts matched to your sector
- 5 recently awarded contracts in your sector, last 12 months
- Buyer keywords and CPV codes for portal alerts
- Your next 30 days action plan
- Delivered instantly, fully automated
Discovery Report
£347
A buyer sits across the table from you and tells you exactly what they see. A 45-minute session with Adrian — 25 years on the buyer's side of the table — followed by a full written report covering your readiness score, 10 live matched contracts with buyer notes, competitor intelligence, framework strategy, and a 90-day action plan written in plain English. Everything done for you. You just follow the plan.
- Full readiness scorecard across 8 buyer criteria, with buyer's notes
- Sector market intelligence specific to your business
- 20 live contracts matched to your sector, each with a buyer's note
- 10 recent contract wins from the last 12 months, each with the winner's capability gap and a subcontract approach strategy
- Competitor landscape — who to avoid, partner with, and beat
- Framework strategy — what's open, reopening, or to skip
- Buyer language guide and CPV codes
- 3 recommended portals for your sector
- Full value proposition breakdown — 5 buyer questions with ready-to-use copy for each
- 90-day action plan, week by week
- 45-minute session with Adrian + written report within 48 hours
Bespoke Commercial Advisory
£595 per session
Not a bigger report — an ongoing relationship. A buyer's judgement, on call, whenever a live tender needs it.
- 90 days of direct access to Adrian — email or call when a live tender raises a question the report can't answer
- Everything in the £347 Discovery Report — scorecard, 20 live contracts, 10 recent wins, competitor landscape, framework strategy, and your 90-day plan
- One full bid review — a real submission marked the way a buyer's evaluation panel would score it, before you send it
- Quarterly pipeline check-in — a working session to reassess your live opportunities as the market moves
- Priority framework alerts — you hear about a relevant window opening before it's public knowledge to everyone else
The Contract Success Path
See exactly what's included at each level — no guesswork.
- Personalised readiness score✓
- Sector market intelligence—
- Competitor landscape analysis—
- Framework strategy guidance—
- Buyer language / CPV code guide—
- Portal recommendations—
- 90-day action plan✓
- 1-to-1 time with Adrian—
- Bespoke advisory / tender strategy—
- Live contract matches5
- Recent contract wins with buyer notes5
- Ongoing email support—
- Direct access to Adrian (email / WhatsApp)—
- Bid Review or Framework Application Review included—
- Quarterly pipeline check-in call—
- Priority framework alerts for your sector—
- Personalised readiness score✓
- Sector market intelligence✓
- Competitor landscape analysis✓
- Framework strategy guidance✓
- Buyer language / CPV code guide✓
- Portal recommendations✓
- 90-day action plan✓
- 1-to-1 time with Adrian✓
- Bespoke advisory / tender strategy—
- Live contract matches20
- Recent contract wins with buyer notes10
- Ongoing email support7 days
- Direct access to Adrian (email / WhatsApp)—
- Bid Review or Framework Application Review included—
- Quarterly pipeline check-in call—
- Priority framework alerts for your sector—
- Personalised readiness score✓
- Sector market intelligence✓
- Competitor landscape analysis✓
- Framework strategy guidance✓
- Buyer language / CPV code guide✓
- Portal recommendations✓
- 90-day action plan✓
- 1-to-1 time with Adrian✓
- Bespoke advisory / tender strategy✓
- Live contract matches✓
- Recent contract wins with buyer notes✓
- Ongoing email support90 days
- Direct access to Adrian (email / WhatsApp)90 days
- Bid Review or Framework Application Review included✓
- Quarterly pipeline check-in call✓
- Priority framework alerts for your sector✓
Go deeper
Add these to any session when you have a live opportunity to pursue.
Keyword Template Pack
£19
Turn your procurement keywords into five ready-to-use communications — LinkedIn post, outreach email, call script opener, social media caption, and capability statement. Generated specifically for your business and sector.
LinkedIn Market Map
£47
Paste your LinkedIn profile and receive a full market opportunity map — frameworks relevant to your profile, buyer strategy, and live contracts matched to your experience.
Bid Review
£247
Adrian reviews your draft bid response and marks it exactly as a buyer would — section by section, with a score estimate and specific written feedback on every answer. Returned within 48 hours. The closest thing to seeing inside the evaluation room before you submit.
Framework Application Review
£297
Expert review of your framework application before you submit. Framework applications are scored and evaluated exactly like tender responses — most suppliers do not know this. Adrian reviews every section, estimates your score, and gives you specific changes to make before you hit submit. Returned within 48 hours.
Complete packages
For suppliers who want to solve the whole problem — not just one part of it.
Bid Ready Starter
Everything a first-time bidder needs to go from zero to submission-ready. Includes the Are You Bid Ready? report, the Keyword Template Pack, and a 30-minute Q&A call with Adrian to walk through your results and answer your questions.
- Are You Bid Ready? report
- Keyword Template Pack
- 30-minute Q&A call with Adrian
Discovery Plus
The full Discovery Report experience plus a Bid Review on your next live submission. You get the strategy, the plan, and expert eyes on your actual bid before it goes in. The fastest route from inconsistent wins to a repeatable approach.
- Full Discovery Report session
- Written report with 90-day plan
- Bid Review on your next submission
- 7 days email support
Framework Fast Track
For suppliers who want to get on a framework and win consistent call-off work. Covers the full strategy, the application review, and a panel simulation so you know exactly how your application scores before you submit it.
- Full Discovery Report session
- Framework Application Review
- Buyer's Panel Review
- 7 days email support
Working at a corporate or organisational level?
Ask the Buyer Corporate Excellence works with corporate BD teams and procurement leads on supplier development programmes, commercial advisory, and PA23 compliance. Pricing is bespoke to scope.