Mentors Details

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Mentor Experience

  • Construction & FM
  • Supplies & Services
  • ICT
  • Health & Pharma
  • Print and Stationery
  • Defence and Security
  • Education
  • HR and Travel
  • Consortia Development

Overview

A professional tender consultant with ten years’ experience in Public Sector tendering, I have developed a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of the tendering process, from identifying strategic opportunities, to leading complex consortium submissions for nationwide managed services. With a BA (Hons), I began my career as a trainee Management Consultant, coaching companies to achieve ISO 9000 Accreditation before moving to Financial Services.

My attention to detail and innovative approach have successfully won tenders in the Healthcare, Recruitment, Education, Services, Transport and Construction sectors, with contracts from €20K to €75 million annually.

Owner of CB Consultants and a founding Director of BWL Consulting Ireland Ltd, the services I provide include developing comprehensive libraries, creating contract winning content, managing bid submissions, encouraging clients to benchmark their business to improve processes and systems, as well as training and mentoring. Many of my clients are first time tenderers who I`ve now helped develop a successful tender strategy for their business. I have worked with a wide range of SME clients in ROI, NI and the UK and have enabled many companies, who otherwise would not have been able, to bid successfully by forming consortiums. We have a sister UK company, BWL Consulting UK, who provide additional support to clients who wish to tender there, and vice versa.

My passion is demystifying procurement to help SME’s venture successfully into tendering and have developed fantastic relationships with my clients. My style is always collaborative, and I take pride in educating and mentoring my clients during the process. I retain relationships with my clients, long after a project is complete, and most of my business is from existing clients and referrals.

I have delivered tender workshops to SME Groups and in 2019 was invited by Enterprise Ireland to present a Tender Training Workshop at their HSE ‘Meet the Buyer’ Event in Galway.