AI is a big and scary thing. It’s especially controversial when it comes to if, when and how to use it when bidding for public and private sector contracts. In today’s episode of the UK Bid Writer Podcast, Lyndsey Wray flags concerns about data security and suggests that, while AI for bid writing seems inevitable, there are other ways that implementing AI within your business can help you win more bids. ----------------------------------------------- Links and timestamps: [01:38] New Procurement Act Information for suppliers: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-official-transforming-public-procurement-knowledge-drops#kd3knowledge-drop-forsuppliers-part-1 [01:27] What is Social Value? E1S2: https://youtu.be/VRY2x80Kimo?si=hgY1o8bbRVJVjbhN [01:53] It’s not about the AI: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-ai-lyndsey-wray-a5uve/ [02:30] London Business School ‘Business of AI: Strategies for Leaders’: https://www.london.edu/lbs-online/the-business-of-ai-strategies-for-leaders?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=MC_EEBAI_ppc_google&utm_content=ppc&&ppc_keyword=lbs%20ai%20online&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw5PK_BhBBEiwAL7GTPd9zAVya-wgfQfW2BJQ7BEvnrgFLyKhA7c4Gdov5qiThRwtkv0_cghoCs2YQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds [02:45] Introducing Lyndsey Wray Consultancy: https://www.redesigning-business.com/ [03:07] Superpowers of Data in Procurement 2018: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/tedevent2018/agenda [03:30] Central Digital Platform: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search [04:02] AI in bids – 2024 article by Prof Dr Albert Sanchez-Graells: https://www.howtocrackanut.com/blog/2024/3/26/improving-transparency-of-ai-use-in-procurement-ppn [04:27] Data security in Gen AI: https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Data-protection-and-AI-what-to-know-about-new-UK-cyber-standard [04:47] Gen AI Risks: https://www.harmonic.security/resources/from-payrolls-to-patents-the-spectrum-of-data-leaked-into-genai [04:57] AI Prompting: https://smallbusinessbritain.uk/ai-for-small-business-workshops [05:15] Bid Solutions AI Platform Comparison: https://bidsolutions.com/bid-software-coming-soon/ [05:52] AD: Lyndsey Wray Consultancy: https://www.redesigning-business.com/ [07:16] Responding to Quality Questions S1E6: https://youtu.be/5_Vh_FuhkbU?si=R0pLBP4XXDt5slBi [08:35] KPIs: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts [09:14] Gen Ai for SMEs.: https://www.bgf.co.uk/insights/sme-ai-adoption/ [09:25] Note taker bots: https://zapier.com/blog/best-ai-meeting-assistant/ [09:30] Zapier’s ‘best apps’: https://zapier.com/blog/all-articles/best-apps/ [10:14] UK Bid Writer Podcast Series 1 Episode 2 - To Bid Or Not To Bid: https://youtu.be/Sh09_-ZzzdU?si=nYk5WbSakW-H0iti [11:20] Reskilling for AI: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/the-organization-blog/upskilling-and-reskilling-priorities-for-the-gen-ai-era ------------------------------------------------ Visit https://ukbidwriter.com/pod ------------------------------------------------ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndseywray/ ------------------------------------------------ Through her 35+ year career, Lyndsey Wray, a.k.a UK Bid Writer, has gained more than 29 years total bid writing and management experience and has spent the last 15 years offering independent consultancy, writing and training services exclusively to UK SMEs. As a life-long contractor and independent consultant, Lyndsey has worked in almost every sector and industry you can imagine, in organisations from one-person start-ups to giant multinational corporations and everything in between. She’s also served her time on the other side of the procurement field. Learn more: About Lyndsey Wray Through her UK Bid Writer brand and podcast, Lyndsey aims to de-mystify the world of procurement and tendering and help micro, small and medium sized businesses find and win great contracts. Contact Lyndsey