Award winning bid specialist AM Bid Services has increased turnover to £464,291 (73 per-cent up on last year) in its third year of trading, bolstering its workforce to seven including two key appointments to the senior management team.
Since the company was founded by Managing Director Andrew Morrison in 2014, AM Bid Services has increased its services from the core offering of bid and proposal writing to include masterclasses, training and bid strategy consultancy, expanding across over 20 sectors. Earlier this year, AM Bid Services was named High Growth Business of the Year 2017 and Small Business of the Year at the British Chambers of Commerce Awards regional finals.
The company has grown organically without any external support and is completely debt free, providing services to businesses across the UK, from FTSE 100 companies to SMEs and sole traders to help organisations deliver business growth.
Morrison appointed bidding and housing expert David Gray as Bid Development Director, and David Sole OBE as Non-Executive Chairman in March 2017 who brings with him a wealth of entrepreneurship experience.
Commenting on the company’s performance, Managing Director Andrew Morrison said: “The start-up scene is a crowded space in today’s business world, so it’s important to make your company stand out.
“I spotted a gap in the market in 2014 to help companies deliver business growth by creating winning bids and proposals. We have a strong workforce with a huge wealth of expertise which is expanding across the country, and I am committed to nurturing our younger members of staff to ensure they grow with the business.”
Non-Executive Chairman, David Sole added: “2017 has been another year of exceptional growth for AM Bid Services which is down to the hard work, dedication and expertise in the team that Andrew has put together. The business has an outstanding platform to build on for the coming year and is in a great position to capitalise on its place in the market as leading bid specialists.”
Bidding and tender specialists, AM Bid Services, received news last week of their nomination for two national awards at the prestigious Amazon Growing Business Awards.
The company has been shortlisted to the final four for the Young Company of the Year and Micro Business of the Year awards, and has been invited to a Judging Day with a range of high profile judges, sponsors and other finalists in London.
The Young Company of the Year award acknowledges new businesses who are rejuvenating the UK’s economy. This award recognises first-class new companies that are changing/challenging their industry and are on track to be significant players in the future.
The Micro Business of the Year award recognises outstanding companies with small but perfectly formed teams of ten or fewer staff, who the judges deem to be of exceptional quality.
Following the Judging Day, the winners of the 2017 Amazon Growing Business Awards will be announced at a Gala Dinner in London on 29th November.
David Gray, Bid Development Director at AM Bid Services, said:
“We’re delighted to make the final four for both of these highly coveted awards. I’m especially proud of the fact that we are one of only four companies across the UK nominated for two awards. Being formally recognised in both categories is testament to the hard work and application of the whole AM Bid Services team.
“I’m looking forward to meeting the judges, sponsors and our fellow nominees at the Judging Day, and of course to the announcement of the winners at the awards ceremony in November!”
Further information about AM Bid Services can be found at: www.ambidservices.co.uk
Bidding and tender experts, AM Bid Services, received news last week that two of their team have been nominated for national awards.
Andrew Morrison, Managing Director has been shortlisted to the final 6 in the Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year category at the 2017 Royal Bank of Scotland Great British Entrepreneur Awards (Scotland & Northern Ireland).
The Small Business of the Year Award recognises the achievements of those leading organisations of fifty employees or fewer. It celebrates the resilience, fortitude and the vital role these entities play in building Britain’s global reputation as an incubator for ideas and business growth.
A delighted Andrew said:
“This nomination is a recognition of the journey AM Bid Services has been on during our first 3 years. I would like to thank my outstanding staff team and our clients in 20 diverse sectors across the UK. Starting a business from scratch has been a hugely rewarding experience as well as a lot of hard work! I would also like to congratulate my fellow award nominees – each one has a remarkable story and I look forward to meeting them all.”
The winner of the Small Business of the Year Award will be announced at the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Edinburgh Headquarters, at an Awards Ceremony on 9th November 2017.
Cameron Houston, Bid Development Executive with AM Bid Services, also received news last week of his shortlisting to the final 3 in the Best Newcomer Award in the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) UK Annual Awards, which celebrate and promote the finest achievements within the Bid and Proposal Management Profession.
Cameron, who also celebrated successfully achieving his APMP-Foundation™ certification last week, said:
“I’m very proud to have made the shortlist for this award. It’s rewarding to receive industry recognition, both personally and for the business. I’ve had a great start to my bidding career, and I look forward to meeting fellow bid and proposal professionals at the APMP awards and conference in October.”
The winner of the Best Newcomer Award will be announced on 18th October 2017, at the APMP’s Annual Conference in Hampshire.
Recognising the achievements of both Andrew and Cameron in being nominated amidst extremely strong competition for both awards, AM Bid Services Non-Executive Chairman, David Sole OBE, said:
“I’m delighted that Andrew and Cameron have been recognised by being short-listed in their respective award categories. This is a reflection of their hard work, dedication and commitment to AM Bid Services and therefore just acknowledgement. Andrew and Cameron have my very best wishes for their respective Awards nights.”
Further information about AM Bid Services can be found at: www.ambidservices.co.uk
David Gray, Bid Development Director (left) welcomes Chris Blackburn to AM Bid Services
AM Bid Services is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Blackburn in to the newly created post of Senior Bid Manager.
Chris joined the business on 4th September, in the last month of AM Bid Services’ third year, which has seen the company continue to grow exponentially, increasing the demand for additional in-house bid expertise.
Chris brings over 10 years of bidding experience to the role and joins the company from one of the UK’s largest full-service law firms, where he worked as Head of Bids for 5 years, trebling the company’s bid win rate in that time. Prior to this post, Chris spent 5 years in a bidding role with one of the UK’s largest technical recruitment companies.
Speaking about his new post, Chris said: “I am delighted to be joining AM Bid Services, one of the fastest growing bid consultancies in the UK. I have been impressed by the firm’s growth across multiple sectors and geographies, and the great feedback from clients. I’m looking forward to bringing my expertise in over 10 years of bidding to the role, and to playing my part in growing the firm in the North of England and the wider UK.”
David Gray, Bid Development Director of AM Bid Services, said “This is a key new role for the business and I am delighted to welcome Chris to the team. Attracting a highly experienced senior bid professional like Chris demonstrates our commitment to achieving our growth ambitions, whilst continuing to ensure our clients receive an extremely high quality service. As our first employee based in England, where 50% of our clients are based, Chris will increase our capacity south of the border and be a key contact for our clients in England.”
In joining the company, Chris’ focus will be on working in partnership with existing and new clients in England, and on further growing the business in the North West.
Further information about AM Bid Services can be found at www.ambidservices.co.uk, or contact:
David Gray, Bid Development Director at AM Bid Services:
E: david@ambidservices.co.uk
M: 07921 624 099
AM Bid Services update on how they are achieving high growth by helping local and national businesses
We are delighted to report outstanding 2016/17 Q3 results with YTD turnover sitting at £341,851 – up 82% on the same time last year. AM Bid Services is thus well on track to meet our Year 3 target (financial year end on 30th September) of £450k turnover.
Q3 bid outcomes declared to date have seen a record 90% win rate – with successes in a diverse range of sectors. These have included: care services, City Deal funding, cleaning materials and equipment, furniture supplies, construction, housing refurbishment programmes, NHS efficiencies, printing, retail water, scaffolding, stationery and taxi services. This success is being achieved through working with our clients to articulate their solutions and differentiators in compelling ways within both tendered bids and proposals.
Q3 has also seen some notable firsts for AM Bid Services:
- The first quarter under the Non-Executive Chairmanship of David Sole OBE;
- The first overseas clients – helping an EU based infrastructure business prepare for UK market entry;
- The first active participation in a charitable cause – Cameron Houston, Bid Development Executive cycling with Josh Quigley from Nice to Pisa in April; and driving the support vehicle for Josh’s Lands End to John O’Groats cycle challenge in May to help raise awareness of suicide prevention and mental health issues;
- The first speaking engagements at: Chartered Institute of Housing 2017 Conference (Manchester in June); Business Growth Fund (London in September); APMP UK Annual Conference (Basingstoke in October); Entrepreneurial Scotland (Glasgow in October); and Charities Buying Group (London in November)
- The first company videos
- The recruitment of our first full-time employee based in England – more news soon on our new Senior Bid Manager/Writer who starts with us on 4th September.
Andrew Morrison, Founder and Managing Director, said: “We are delighted with our high growth rate. It is built on providing our clients with expert bid advice and assistance. It is exciting to have clients across Scotland and the wider UK; a recent visit to Republic of Ireland shows good prospects there; and we now also have EU clients. I would like to say a special thanks to my team as their unstinting support and commitment is playing a key part in what we are achieving. It is also gratifying to be receiving invitations to speak at APMP UK events – recognition that fellow bid professionals are interested in our bidding tips!”
For more information including Bidding Tips to help your organisation, please see http://www.ambidservices.co.uk
