Tender Writers - Our Team

Our Greater Manchester, Bolton Office

DT is a highly experienced public sector procurement professional and tender writer. With a background in housing his last role involved buying services in excess of £50m per annum ranging from grounds maintenance, cleaning, stationery, telecoms, repairs and maintenance, temporary staff, IT infrastructure, training and fire risk assessments to name but a few. In the last 3 years he has submitted and checked over 300 tenders ranging from:

• Facilities management
• Ebooks
• Construction
• Repairs and Maintenance
• New technologies
• Training
• Management Consultancy.

UK is a highly experienced quality manager and tender writer with a broad knowledge and understanding of the public sector. Experience includes:

• Training (specifically with the Fire Service)
• ISO9001, 14001 accreditation
• Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS)
• Citizen’s Advice Bureau
• The British Council
• Sheffield City Council

GN has a broad range of experience and skills as a Tender Writer and Bid Manager, with a background in manufacturing and ‘supply’ contracts. Recent examples of work include:

• MOD - Delivery and production of uniform (designed for desert action)
• UK Police - Second generation protective suits for use in terrorist attacks
• Dept. Works - Pathways to work programme (to help unemployed people back to work)
• K.C.C. - Provision of social workers.

LE is a very experienced writer and project manager specialising in tender writing for the IT and telecommunications industry, as well supporting charities and social enterprises with grant applications, including:

• Social Care services under the Transformation and Personalisation agendas
• Pre Start and Existing Social Enterprise Support
• Rural Enterprise Development
• Preventative Services
• Employment and Training Support
• Volunteering
• European Funding Ventures
• NEET Engagement.

LH has had over £350m success in military and public sector bid writing. She also has a wealth of experience in producing documentation in accordance with AWARD document reading software.

Contracts include:

• Suppliers to the UK MoD and other uniformed forces
• Construction services in response to OJEU contract for Local Authorities
• Construction – UK and international
• Oil and Lubricants
• Timber preservation and timber supply
• Timber coatings and paints
• Educational grants from charitable, district council and LEA funds
• Health sector
• Expatriate Management Services
• Marketing and Print Services.

JS is a Tenders & Business Development Manager with a background in Language Services. He is highly experienced at contract negotiations at corporate level. Successful tenders include those for:

• EU Agencies
• UK Public Sector
• NHS
• Police
• Local Authorities.

PS specialises in tender and bid writing for welfare to work contracts, economic development industries and training organisations. Experienced in managing the tender process end-to-end including initial assessment design & production, costing, writing and submission.

CN has an excellent track record in writing bids and tenders for the supply of highway and rail related products and services and has over 22 years of experience in transport and infrastructure planning and design, as well as experience in construction. Successful contracts have ranged from £150,000 to £30,000,000.

WA is an experienced tender writer, mentor and public sector procurement consultant, helping organisations both develop and run the tender and procurement process. With a background in transport and logistics over the last 24 months he has run over 17 OJEU tenders, as well as many RFP’s. The scope covers activities such as:

• Grounds Maintenance
• Cleaning
• Responsive Repairs
• Building Materials
• Construction
• Communications
• Agency Staff
• Utilities
• Back Office administration
• Vehicle Fleets ( including maintenance services)
• Print
• Legal Services.

Having evaluated hundreds of responses on behalf of these organisations, he has an in depth knowledge of what a client requires, and how tender responses are evaluated and need to be completed.

CT has experience in writing bids for funding to deliver training projects funded through the DWP Welfare to Work Programmes but also linked to creating jobs in the construction sector. He has worked with construction Project Managers and had experience of assessing tender bids submitted for Major Capital Works as part of Regeneration Projects. He also has a good understanding of EU Procurement law and can assist in reviewing method statements and other documentation required as part of the tender process.

RL has worked in bid writing and public/private sector procurement for over five years at senior management level. During this time he has submitted over 50 written bids per annum and ensured year-on-year revenue growth for a leading healthcare waste management company, with over 75% of the £80 million turnover coming from tendered business.

Main areas of expertise include:

• Healthcare
• MOD
• Police/Fire authorities in the public sector
• Facilities management in the private sector.

NT has worked on bids for central and local government departments, e.g. DWP, local councils, the Legal Services Commission, Jobcentre Plus, the Department of Health the COI and the Student Loans Company. Has produced winning bids in the financial services, internet provider, retail, utilities and automotive sectors; companies including T-mobile, Thames Water, British Gas, Barclays Bank, VWG, Sainsbury’s, Sit-Up TV.

RAL previous experience includes writing bids for the public, private and third sector but with specific focus on MOD, Local Authorities and Housing Associations in the following areas:

Electrical maintenance

• Portable appliance testing
• Fixed wire testing
• Lighting repairs
• Remedial work
• Building maintenance

Healthcare services

• Waste management
• Courier services
• Patient transport services.

Since working with us he has successfully demonstrated his transferrable skills across a broad range of sectors. For example, writing successful bids for nursing agencies, IT specialists, telecommunications companies and more.

DC is an experienced senior manager with a vast number of skills and experience ranging from contract negotiation, bid writing and tendering, moblising new services and project management.

Successfully tendered for a number of bids including soft FM contracts within NHS and private healthcare facilities, as well as experience of assessing these.

SM is experienced in FM/Soft Services related bid writing. Extensive experience of requirement finding and reporting within government departments.  Previous role included Business Change Manager for Johnson Controls. Other related tender writing experience includes IT deployment/training orientated bids for the MOD.

AS is an excellent Senior Author and Project Manager. Highly experienced in writing and re-working method statements, training and operation manuals, data sheets and documentation standards. He has provided this service for leading global brands in the following sectors:

• IT
• Engineering
• Construction
• Nuclear.

RB has considerable experience in developing ERDF/ESF applications ranging from £4m - £17m. This includes developing initial Declaration of Interest to ensuring applicants are eligible and completing full applications.

KF has worked in procurement for the NHS for approximately 9 years and during this time tenders have included LIFTs, furniture tender and bariatric tenders. A large part of this involved procuring/ designing and evaluating (from tender to interview and implementation) health care buildings and working directly with a large number of the construction contractors, as well as working with the highways agency, architects, engineers etc.

Another large project involved managing the construction of Europe’s largest automotive warehouse for a capital distribution company, which involved technical writing, liaising with contractors from across Europe, developing planned preventative maintenance, as well as working on procedures to avoid penalties within this contract.

Other tender writing work has included working with a medical company tendering for NHS contracts, specifically around weight management.