Arvo

Mike McGrath from Arvo has 15 years’ experience in sourcing, procurement and public tendering. Mike is qualified with Master’s in Business Studies (NUI Galway) and Bachelor of Business Studies (UL), while has been in his current role as Managing Director of Arvo since he founded the company in 2010.

In 2012, Mike was appointed by the European Commission to the e-tendering Expert Group (eTEG), which defined a blueprint for public procurement within the EU that ensures wide accessibility (including transnational), SME inclusiveness, wide interoperability, transparency, traceability and accountability.

Mike previously founded the eSourcing platform “supply.ie”, and more recently co-founded Procurement Transformation Ireland (PTI), Ireland’s performance hub for procurement.

Specifically, with regards to public tendering, Mike has worked with contracting authorities across the island of Ireland, while supporting businesses win contracts via both eTenders platforms (used in both jurisdictions). Mike is fully versed with all the OGP Tendering Templates and Contracts, including the provisions within the Capital Works Management Framework.

Mike has managed public contracts and bids across diverse sectors such as

• Construction & FM,
• Supplies & Services.
• Utilities
• Education
• Fleet & Plant
• Marketing & Print
• Consortia Development

While Mike and the Arvo Team take a practical approach to all public tenders, supporting each business with extensive research and an appropriate tendering plan, to maximise the success opportunity of each bid. This pragmatic approach has also advised clients when not to bid as appropriate, so as to save them time and money.