Proposal Templates (10 x MS Word Designs + 2 x Excel Spreadsheets)
Download these Proposal Templates (10 MS Word designs + 2 Excel files) to create business proposals that will sell your products and services.
Use this template to show prospective clients that:
- You are a trustworthy professional organization
- You understand the client’s needs and requirements
- Your products and/or services match their requirements
- You have a proven track record with solid references
- You can offer a compelling proposal that stands out
Proposal Template: Purpose
The purpose of a business proposal template is to help persuade your readers to take action, for example, to persuade a potential customer to choose your goods and/or services, or to persuade a government body to fund a project or implement a program.
You can use this 28-page Microsoft Word template to write concise, effective, and comprehensive business proposals. The success of a proposal depends on how describe WHAT you are proposing, HOW you plan to do it, WHEN you plan to do it, and HOW MUCH it is going to cost.
This proposal template was designed with these requirements in mind. It contains the basic components of a business proposal: start (the Executive Summary), middle (the Body of material to be presented) and an end (the Conclusion).
Proposal Templates Designs
When you download the file, it contains 1o different MS Word templates. You can modify these to suit your requirements and adjust them for different projects.
This template is ideal for IT, Consultancy, Energy and other type of business proposals
You can use this green and white design for environmental projects, such as bids related to conservation, nature, green issues and similar activities.
This template of an undersea diver suggests innovation, creativity, social awareness. It can also work for leadership proposals or where you wish to demonstrate that you stand out from the crowd. 
You can use this classic black and white themed template for a range of government, construction, or social themes. 
This striking image of the heavens conveys energy, vision, and creativity. 
The ability to ride the waves and overcome difficulties resonates with us all. This striking image can be used in a variety of RFP responses, from technical, government, to fund raising.
This modern blue and platinum template allows you to add your own image. It can be modified quite easily as an internal report or a similar business document
This abstract template can be used for science, security, software development or construction proposals
This template is quite popular for software development, SaaS, hardware and technical service proposals
This is one of the most popular templates, especially for business consultancy proposals
Proposal Template: Main Content
We have also included several attractively formatted tables, for example, daily rates and costs may be presented in a matrix so the reader can see where the final figures come from. Likewise, we have included Excel spreadsheets, pre-populated with sample material to get you up and running.
These include a Project Costs spreadsheet and a detailed Work Breakdown Structure (again with sample data) which you can use as a framework for your proposals. This template helps you articulate your key strengths, your understanding of their requirements, your proposed solution, and what’s most important, how they will benefit by doing business with you.
Executive Summary. This includes sample data to get you started and tips on how to improve your executive summary.
An example of the table of contents
Respond to each requirement as outlined in the RFP document
Describe your Project Plan, including the Start/End dates for each task
An outline of the project team structure
In this section we identify the risks you anticipate will occur during the project and the steps you will take to mitigate against these occurring
Describe the qualifications of your key people
Proposal Template: Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary
2 General Information
2.1 Company Details
2.2 Company Profile
2.3 Benefits
2.4 Main Arguments
2.5 Agency Effort Required3 Solution Overview
3.1 Response to Requirements4 Project Management
4.1 Project Plan
4.2 Project Estimating
4.2.1 Work Days by Phase
4.2.2 Work Days by Role
4.2.3 Experience
4.3 Risks
4.4 Issues
4.5 Assumptions5 Qualifications
5.1 Pen Portraits
5.2 References
5.2.1 Reference # 1
5.2.2 Reference # 2
5.2.3 Reference # 36 Costs
6.1 Fixed Price Costs
6.2 Itemized Cost Breakdown
6.3 Technical Support7 Conclusions
8 Appendix
2 Free Proposal Excel Templates
Project Costs including sample data 
Work Breakdown Structure template with sample data
Proposal Template: Content & Format
The package also includes two additional Microsoft Word templates, which have the same material but different cover sheets in case you have a preference.
- All of the templates can be modified very easily and contain no macros, embedded files or other type of plug-ins.
- The Klariti branding and logos can be removed by simply deleting the images from the cover sheets.
- These templates are in Microsoft Word and Excel format and can be downloaded immediately online.
The template pack includes the following documents:
| 10 x Proposal templates | 28 pages each | |
| Projects Costs | 1 x worksheet | |
| Work Breakdown Structure | 1 x worksheet |
Product Specifications
File Format: The templates are in Microsoft Word (.docx) and Excel format (.xlsx).
File Size: The Download file is 2 MBs.
Opening the Files: You don’t need any special software to unzip the files. To unzip the files, right click on it, then select Extract, and save it to your computer.
Getting Started: Depending on your MS Office settings, the files may say Read Only when you open them. If this occurs, click File, Save As and save the files. There are no security settings on any of the files.
Images: All of the images in the templates are copyright free.
