Bid & Transition.

Concerto provides support by fostering strong commercial relationships between supplier and client organisations.

On the client side, we help develop procurement strategies by creating contracts built around effective performance management. Our experienced consultants work alongside in-house teams to approach the market, run procurement processes, manage transitions, and embed change, delivering both significant savings and long-term results.

For buyers, we offer a full range of services, including developing overarching delivery strategies supported by robust commercial frameworks. We advise on whether to bundle or separate project phases or services to maximise bidder engagement. We also draft specifications and tender documents, streamline performance measures, and can either manage the full procurement process or support and strengthen internal teams.

On the supplier side, Concerto supports organisations in winning bids. As most projects and service contracts are awarded through competitive processes, our procurement specialists help clients maximise their chances of success in a sustainable way. We are experienced across modern procurement methods and provide guidance on approaches such as Competitive Dialogue, ensuring benefits for both client and bidder.

For suppliers responding to opportunities, we offer comprehensive bid support, including advising during bid development, independently reviewing and marking draft submissions, running presentation rehearsals, and conducting war game scenario planning. Following a successful bid, we also support mobilisation, helping teams transition smoothly into delivery and get services up and running effectively.

Procurement Support.

At Concerto we help develop our clients’ procurement strategies by creating contracts based on effective, purposeful performance management.

Our highly experienced consultants work with the client’s in-house team in approaching the market, running the procurement process, managing the transition and embedding the change, delivering significant savings and enduring results.

For buyers, we convey the full range of services including developing an overarching delivery strategy, supported by a commercial strategy, bundling or separating phases of the project or the services in order to maximise bidder response. We draft specifications and tender documents, taking care to limit the number of performance measures. We can run the full competition on behalf of the client or we can simply top up existing internal capability.

On construction projects for example, we offer thought leadership in applying the New Engineering Contract (NEC4), which is mandated across government and represents best practice.

Whatever the challenge, we orchestrate the whole process from the market engagement process, through supplier selection, to the appointment process.

Bid Win Support.

We help win bids and are not afraid to work on an incentivised fee basis.

Most projects and service contracts are procured though competition in the relevant markets. Our teams of highly experienced procurement professionals work with clients to maximise the outcomes in a sustainable way. We are familiar with all modern forms of procurement and have specialists available to support all approaches, including how to make a Competitive Dialogue really work for both the client and  the bidder.

For suppliers who are responding to bidding opportunities, we provide highly experienced bid support services. We can advise as the bid takes shape. This can include independent marking of draft responses, full presentation rehearsals and war game scenario planning.

After bid-win, we can help mobilise teams and get the whole service up and running.