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The six HSE Management Standards for workplace stress, explained

Work-related stress rarely comes from nowhere. The HSE's Management Standards name six areas of work design that drive it, and describe what good looks like in each. Here is a plain-English guide.

6 min readThe Trigfell team

Guides

The seven Nolan principles of public life, explained

Selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership: the Nolan principles have set the standard for conduct in public life since 1995, and they are a strong ethical baseline for any leader.

6 min readThe Trigfell team

Guides

The five Thomas-Kilmann conflict modes: a primer

Competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding and accommodating: Kenneth Thomas and Ralph Kilmann mapped five ways people handle conflict. Knowing when each one helps, and when it costs you, changes how you manage disagreement at work.

6 min readThe Trigfell team

Bid writing

How UK public sector procurement frameworks work

Frameworks are one of the most common routes into public sector work, yet they are widely misunderstood. Here is what a framework actually is, how call-offs happen, and what winning a place really gives you.

6 min readThe Trigfell team

Bid writing

Finding tenders that are worth bidding for

Winning starts with choosing the right opportunities. A disciplined bid or no-bid decision protects your time and lifts your win rate. Here is how to qualify tenders before you commit.

5 min readThe Trigfell team

Bid writing

What social value means in a tender, and how to evidence it

Social value is now a standard part of public sector evaluation, and it is often where bids are won or lost. This guide explains what buyers are really asking for and how to evidence commitments credibly.

7 min readThe Trigfell team

Bid writing

How to structure a winning bid response

A strong bid is not just well written, it is well structured. This guide covers how to answer the question that was actually asked, lead with the outcome, and make an evaluator's job easy.

6 min readThe Trigfell team