Ben D.
Job Title:
Bid Consultant
Located in:
London, UK
Experience level:
Manager
Sector specialism (s):
Central Government, Public Sector
Available to work in:
United Kingdom
Preferred place of work:
Hybrid (Office + Remote)
About me
I am an APMP-certified bid professional with extensive experience across construction, digital and infrastructure programmes. As a former government tender evaluator for the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, I understand how bids are scored and assessed, enabling me to de-risk submissions and help clients develop successful, compliant bids aligned with UK procurement regulations and the Procurement Act 2023.
Why you should hire me
- I deliver structured, fully compliant bids that evaluators can score with confidence, identifying risk, ambiguity and non-compliance before they compromise win probability.
- I have led multi-disciplinary bid teams across government departments, managed complex clarifications to tight deadlines, and produced executive summaries that secure senior stakeholder buy-in.
- I bring strong knowledge of public sector procurement, and frameworks, including G-Cloud, DOS and more.
- With commercial acumen from contract optimisation delivering multi-million-pound annual savings, I provide end-to-end bid ownership with governance, quality and assurance at the core.
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Flexible pricing options
- Day rate
- Project fixed fee/ad hoc
- Monthly retainer fee
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Core Services
I offer structured, end-to-end bid management, strategic writing, review and positioning services across public and private sector tenders, ensuring every submission is compliant, evaluator-ready and commercially robust.
Increase your win rate and close more deals
Experience
I have supported and led bids across a range of complex public and private sector procurements, delivering structured, compliant and commercially competitive submissions.
Achievements and Awards
Top achievements- Led bid coordination on multiple GMPP procurements, ensuring compliance with assurance gates and strong competitive positioning.
- Developed reusable bid templates and governance guidance, reducing preparation time by 30% while improving quality.
- Co-authored RFP and ITT evaluation guidance covering delivery methodology, risk management and stakeholder engagement.
- Designed a portfolio risk framework and planning pipeline tool adopted department-wide to enhance transparency and decision-making.
- Secured programme closure sign-offs through active support of three-lines-of-defence assurance across strategic mandate, business case, readiness and benefits realisation.
Awards- APMP Certified (Foundation Level)
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
- Agile (Scrum environment)
- Managing Successful Programmes (MSP Foundation)
- APMG Change Management and Better Business Cases
Testimonials
Ben has received multiple peer endorsements across key professional skills, including 4 endorsements for Project Management, 3 for Leadership, 2 each for Entrepreneurship, Social Media Marketing and additional endorsements across communication, account management, analysis, management and professional practice.
Ben provided invaluable support for my project by advising on industry-standard project delivery and risk management good practice. He provided practical guidance on governance, delivery artefacts, tools and techniques and reporting, helping to improve assurance, transparency and overall delivery confidence against core time, quality and cost baselines.