Bid Author

Profile A self-driven 'communicator' with 20+ years within the bid / tender arena and practiced knowledge of Civil Engineering, Heavy Civils and Marine, Facilities Management, Renewable and Energy Saving Solutions, Road, Bridges and Highways, Healthcare, Recruitment Services, Nuclear, Utilities, Commercial Build, Adapting Domestic Properties for ambulant disabled and Demolition. Key Achievements Red reviewer and summary author - useful for bids that need concise answers within limited word or page counts. Management and final author for £60m nuclear decommissioning bid for Magnox (won in 2015). Bid Writer, Author, Graphic Designer, 'storyteller' of £18.5m demolition / rebuild of a town centre multi-storey car park bid for Warrington BC (won 2016). Gained places for companies on various frameworks; Blackburn with Darwin, SPEN, Environment Agency, Ferrovial, National Grid, Veolia (from 2012 - 2020). Secured bid office to deliver an Environmental Agency bid for Thames Estuary (circa £416m) with three bidding partners (Mace, Atkins, Volker Stevin). Experience Ability to sell services and products using compelling literacy by 'telling the story'; particularly useful for Build, Engineering and Construction projects that require a sequenced and project management approach to deliver the project. Written style is compelling and written in the reverse; summarising the benefits and / or solution within the answer first, then the detail within the main context; written in sequence, use of graphics and quotes to highlight key areas of the bid / response. Great enjoyment of pre-bid work; researching client / potential audience, storyboarding, pre-bid presentations and concept planning. Along with some commercial / contract preparation knowledge from previously practicing as a Commercial Manager; ability to negotiate, especially useful when dealing with subcontractor and supplier obligations or during bid negotiations with the client - arriving at a sensible compromise that suits both parties and wins the work for the client.