Just sent a client proposal which took a long time to complete and I know I'm being pitted against one other business for this work. Fingers crossed it comes through to me, but we'll see. The other business is far more established / has a team of staff so it feels like I can't compete, but I gave it a real crack. I've had a few proposals fall through recently (but at least they were quick to prepare), I really hope this one doesn't end up a huge waste of time.