Frequently Asked Questions About Capability Statements
What is a capability statement?
What is a capability statement?
A one to two page document that summarises who a business is, what it does, and the evidence it can deliver - services, project examples, accreditations and compliance details. Businesses use them to win tenders, join supplier panels, and introduce themselves to a prospect before a first meeting. Think of it as your case for being trusted, on a single sheet.
What should a capability statement include?
What should a capability statement include?
A short capability summary, your core services, two or three real project examples with outcomes, your accreditations and insurances, and the compliance basics a panel verifies - ABN, licences, safety certifications - plus how to contact you. Keep the claims specific and the figures current. Send us what you have and we will tell you what is missing before it goes out.
What is the difference between a capability statement and a company profile?
What is the difference between a capability statement and a company profile?
A capability statement is short (one or two pages) and built to win a specific piece of work - it is aimed at procurement. A company profile is longer and broader, closer to a brochure, and aimed at telling your whole story. If you are responding to a tender or an expression of interest, you want the capability statement. If you need both, we can design them to match.
Do you design capability statements, or only print them?
Do you design capability statements, or only print them?
Both. We can design them from a brief, or print your supplied artwork - whichever you need. Because the same team designs and prints, the layout is built for how it will look on the page, not just on screen. Send through your content or your existing file and we will tell you where it stands.
How long should a capability statement be?
How long should a capability statement be?
One to two A4 pages is the working standard, and we print them A4. Procurement panels read a lot of them, so a tight, specific two pages beats a padded eight. If a submission genuinely needs more room that is a conversation, but for most tenders two A4 pages does the work.
Can you supply a print-ready PDF as well as the printed copies?
Can you supply a print-ready PDF as well as the printed copies?
Yes - from the same file, so your emailed submission and your printed leave-behind are identical. Build your own file to A4 with 3mm of bleed (artwork that runs past the trim so a cut cannot leave a white edge), or let us handle the setup. Either way you get both formats ready to submit.