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Expertise:
Bid and Proposal Management Expert
Industry Experience:
Employability, Vocational Education, Health & Disability, Third Sector/VCSE, City Status / Civic Honours, Justice
Relevant Skills:
Proposal Writing, Bid Governance, Bid Management, Bid Reviews, Solutioning & Value Propositions, Bid Skills Training, Coaching
Subjects:
Bid Strategy, Bid Process Management, Capture Management, Social Value, Team Leadership, Win Strategy, Financial Modelling, Procurement, Quality Assurance
Jim is a bid and proposal specialist. He has provided winning bid support to a broad range of organisations, from major strategic suppliers to government, to small business, micro-enterprises, and charities, both in the UK and internationally (including Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Ireland).
His business won the inaugural APMP UK Supplier of the Year Award in 2021, and he also leads APMP’s UK Procurement Focus Group. He has also presented at APMP’s UK Conference (TBO), their European Bid & Proposal Conferences, and several other notable industry conferences over the years.
Alongside bidding, he has overseen procurement support for commissioners such as the West Midlands Combined Authority and Northumbria Police and has led publicly commissioned projects for the likes of DWP and the Cabinet Office. He has also designed and delivered bid training to hundreds of practitioners through both in-house and open workshops.
Jim notably Project Managed and wrote Doncaster’s historic winning bid to achieve city status through the Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours competition in 2022 and has since published a book retelling the story of that campaign.