Experience

Angloco Limited

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bid Coordinator

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Responsible for the project management of bid documentation and tender submission responses within Sales Department, for this award winning manufacturing company, specialising in Fire and Rescue Vehicles for Government, local Fire and Rescue units and countries throughout the world. Responsible for the project management of bid documentation and tender submission responses within Sales Department, for this award winning manufacturing company, specialising in Fire and Rescue Vehicles for Government, local Fire and Rescue units and countries throughout the world.



NG Ltd

• Bid and Contracts Administrator

  • Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

  Short term task-focused role to provide business and contract administration. Short term task-focused role to provide business and contract administration.



Calderdale Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract Procurement Officer

  • Mar 2020 - Oct 2020

  A fixed term contract covering maternity leave. Role includes preparing and managing the tender process - contract management, support and advice to the writing of contracts and service specifications, options analysis, negotiation, monitoring and compliance to ensure commissioned services deliver outcomes to adults, children and young people. A fixed term contract covering maternity leave. Role includes preparing and managing the tender process - contract management, support and advice to the writing of contracts and service specifications, options analysis, negotiation, monitoring and compliance to ensure commissioned services deliver outcomes to adults, children and young people.



Switch2 Energy Limited

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bid Coordinator

  • Mar 2019 - Jan 2020

  A fixed term contract covering maternity leave. Winning new business through helping orchestrate high quality bids and tenders. Switch2 is the UK’s most experienced and capable provider of end-to-end solutions for community and district heating schemes. We have been involved in community and district heating for over 35 years, looking after 70,000 properties across the UK connected to 500 district energy and communal heating schemes. We currently manage 110 plant rooms installed equipment varies widely with a range of CHP, biomass and gas fired boilers, underground pipework and ancillary equipment. Switch2 are the largest generator of heat billing in the UK and produce in excess of 240,000 individual energy bills per year. We collect over 15 million meter readings every year and handle over £17 million of our client’s money. We are proud to support local authorities, housing associations and private housebuilders with bespoke market leading energy services.



Rixonway Kitchens

• Dewsbury

• Bid and Tender Coordinator

  • Jun 2017 - Mar 2019

  Helping to win new contracts for this longstanding and successful company, supporting the registered provider and private development sectors, through the co-ordination of business opportunities, tenders and submissions. Writing tenders, pricing documents, completing compliance questionnaires, and managing accreditations. Successfully helped win contracts in excess of £5m and framework wins with scope for much more :) Helping to win new contracts for this longstanding and successful company, supporting the registered provider and private development sectors, through the co-ordination of business opportunities, tenders and submissions. Writing tenders, pricing documents, completing compliance questionnaires, and managing accreditations. Successfully helped win contracts in excess of £5m and framework wins with scope for much more :)



University of Bradford School of Management

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Administrator (Fixed term)

  • Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

  Fixed term contract. Resource planning for the Faculty of Management and Law with regards to timetabling (people, spaces, time slots) and attendance monitoring, through the skilful use of specialist software and spreadsheets. Fixed term contract. Resource planning for the Faculty of Management and Law with regards to timetabling (people, spaces, time slots) and attendance monitoring, through the skilful use of specialist software and spreadsheets.



Bradford Royal Infirmary

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrator, Pathology Services

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2016

  Decided I was going to save the world. Again. Instead - ended up merely over-performing at Data input Data cleaning Reporting Consultant support. :) Decided I was going to save the world. Again. Instead - ended up merely over-performing at Data input Data cleaning Reporting Consultant support. :)



Pennington Choices

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager (Bid Manager)

  • Aug 2013 - Oct 2014

  Bid and Tender writing. Managing the process of winning work through tender competitions and related procurement. Writing bids and tenders, liaising with technical colleagues, and developing the evidence base of information to demonstrate the quality and competence of the organisation. Achieved all key performance targets including bringing in £500k of new work, including a major asbestos consultancy project. Helped established the marketing and communications strategy and team.



University of Bradford

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Support (REF bidding) (Temp contract)

  • Mar 2013 - Aug 2013

  Fixed term. Providing administrative support services to the Director of the Institute of Life Sciences Research/Associate Dean for Research & Knowledge Transfer, with the Research Excellence Framework Submission for the School of Life Sciences. Writing, crunching numbers, liaising with colleagues, project management. Fixed term. Providing administrative support services to the Director of the Institute of Life Sciences Research/Associate Dean for Research & Knowledge Transfer, with the Research Excellence Framework Submission for the School of Life Sciences. Writing, crunching numbers, liaising with colleagues, project management.



OHS Group

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bid Manager and Writer (Temp contract)

  • Jul 2012 - Feb 2013

  OHS is a compliance and risk management consultancy specialising in health and safety, asbestos risk management and legionella risk management. Responsible for the preparation and submission of documents in response to business opportunities generally in the form of pre-qualification questionnaires, tenders, approved supplier lists, on-line supplier evaluation questionnaires and bespoke commercial proposals. Working across all aspects of the business including liaising with Heads of Service, Business Development Consultants, Technical Consultants and other senior colleagues. Project manages bid preparation and submission processes. Company downsizing lead to being made redundant.



Michael Howard Associates Ltd

• Warrington

• Principal Consultant (and Tender Manager)

  • Jun 2004 - Jan 2012

  Management and research consultancy to the local authority sector specialising in neighbourhood renewal assessment, housing strategy and policy review and development (under the various Housing Acts), research and evaluation, training, and environmental health. Securing service opportunities through networking, bid writing and formal tender competitions. Management and research consultancy to the local authority sector specialising in neighbourhood renewal assessment, housing strategy and policy review and development (under the various Housing Acts), research and evaluation, training, and environmental health. Securing service opportunities through networking, bid writing and formal tender competitions.



Stockport Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Policy Officer

  • Apr 1999 - Sep 2002

  Initially responsible for co-ordinating and writing the Housing Strategy and Housing Investment programme bids. Successfully completed projects included improving the Council's Housing Strategy GONW rating and giving evidence at public inquiry, in defence of the Council's affordable housing policy. Expansion into housing partnership liaison and resource bidding before moving to the corporate policy centre to help deliver improvements in inter-organisational co-operation, especially with regard to housing and health data.



Salford City Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Urban Renewal and Housing Strategy Officer

  • Jul 1995 - Oct 1998

  Environmental Health officer. Operational housing renewal work including empty homes, group repair, neighbourhood renewal assessment, basic grant work and enforcement. Key involvement in successful the SRB bids for Langworthy and Seedley regeneration area as well as delivering housing improvement projects ‘on the ground’ in the Eccles Renewal Area. Environmental Health officer. Operational housing renewal work including empty homes, group repair, neighbourhood renewal assessment, basic grant work and enforcement. Key involvement in successful the SRB bids for Langworthy and Seedley regeneration area as well as delivering housing improvement projects ‘on the ground’ in the Eccles Renewal Area.