Craft people

For our people: We’ll fund your membership and involvement in APMP (the only professional association globally for bid people) – from volunteering your time and skills to speak at a conference, to certification and membership. Go network.

For our clients: You get people who are involved enough to know the latest thinking (and they may actually be coming up with that thinking), with a network of contacts and intelligence. You also get one of the few accredited training organisations (ATOs) who can deliver APMP certification training.

For our community: We have been and are volunteers in APMP – Eve is a director of APMP UK, advising on strategy, policy and governance; Jon served his maximum 7 years and was Chair in 2018. We’ve spoken and supported the chapter and global organisation for years. We trained as mentors for the APMP community. From inside the organisation we can shape the direction of the profession for members and non-members alike.

We are working to make APMP the Chartered organisation for the bidding profession in the UK.

For our people: we’re members of the leading trade organisation for the tech industry to give you access to the latest thinking and events. Get to hear direct from the government about what they want from suppliers.

For our clients: We get involved so we’re driving the thinking and hearing the latest, with a focus on the public sector. We sit on the Central Government Council, working on the Market Engagement and Procurement workstreams. We’ll share what we know.

For our community: We deliver webinars and articles to support our tech industry peers. We promote SME opportunities. We share what we know and stay curious about all the member companies we meet. Need an intro? We’ll do what we can.

For our people: we’re members of the trade association for companies working in UK defence so you get the network, the publications, and the events. Get involved in an organisation with reach into government.

For our clients: We get involved so we can stay informed on the latest in the defence world. We want to hear from MOD, ALBs, and the Primes, and we’ll share what we know.

For our community: We’re Fit for Defence Partners, which means we’re supporting SME and new entrants into the community to develop the skills they need to succeed. We do our best to bridge the divide between the Primes and SMEs.

For our people: Being on JOSCAR helps us demonstrate we are a robust and resilient organisation trusted to deliver by defence primes and SMEs alike. Which is nice.

For our clients: Be confident we have the standards, policies, protocols, accreditation and evidence in place to work in your supply chain, validated by JOSCAR. It just makes life easier.

(JOSCAR = Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register)

For our people: if you’re ex Armed Forces or a reservist, we’ll support you in employment. We have policy and procedures in place to support the recruitment and employment of veterans, Service spouses and partners. We also recognise the need for additional paid time off for Reserve Forces staff.

For our clients: We have a network of clients who are veteran led and/or signatories. We can support our clients making connections and finding the skills and services they need.

For our community: We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant. In being so we recognise the value Serving Personnel, both regular and reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country. We support in promotion of the Armed Forces and for discounts to members of the community. Get in touch and we’ll work out how we can help.

For our people: We can help new people with diverse skills into BidCraft and the industry. If you have served, you’re helping others transition.

For our clients: We are the only Preferred Supplier for bidding skills training for the CTP. We will introduce you to excellent candidates we meet through it. We can partner with you to deliver Social Value or if you are a CTP Employer.

For our community: For our bidding community we are helping great people with immediately useful skills and experience into our industry now, to complement others looking to grow interest in schools and universities. For our defence community we are supporting the transition into civilian life. For our tech community (especially the cyber security people) we can help those with transferrable skills. 

For our people: SFIA is an internationally adopted framework for defining skills and competencies in a consistent and practical way. We’ve defined the roles within BidCraft using a blend of SFIA and the Management Consultancies Association skills and behaviours. This gives you clarity to assess skills (including from alternative routes into bidding) and target your development.

For our clients: Now Bid Management is a skill area within SFIA 9, you can have a better, more objective framework for your whole team; supporting recruitment, development, team planning, and training decisions.

For our community: SFIA 9 brought Bid Management into the skillset, so now you can show prospective employers how your skills transfer and align. If more organisations adopted the model, then we’d all have a better way to assess and understand our roles against benchmarks and others. We’re happy to talk to anyone about what SFIA is.

For our people: This gives assurance that we work in a secure environment where their tools and data are protected. We do try to make the training as interesting as possible, honest.

For our clients: We can demonstrate that we follow recognised standards to safeguard client information and reduce cyber risks. We take it seriously.

For our community: Caring about privacy and security shows our commitment to protecting not just ourselves, but also the wider networks, associates and communities we connect with.