Meet the team | Work-winning and bid strategy experts

Ken

Managing Director / Bid and Work-Winning Consultant

40 years of work-winning expertise and a passion for best practices in pre-construction. With a proven track record of securing £30bn in awards, from restoring the Albert Memorial to a £4bn infrastructure framework, he excels in managing complex stakeholder relationships and delivering profitable outcomes.

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Aidan

Construction Management Planning

With 11 years in construction logistics, Aidan delivers efficient, cost-effective project outcomes through planning, risk management, and resource optimisation. He specialises in coordinating large-scale projects, ensuring smooth operations, and providing innovative solutions to keep projects on track and within budget.

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Emma

Marketing, Communications and Public Relations

An accomplished marketing professional with extensive experience in the civil engineering and B2B sectors, specialising in delivering hands-on digital marketing leadership. Emma has a proven track record of managing multi-brand strategies, working closely with senior leadership teams to drive impactful results.

As an expert in digital marketing strategy, communications planning, content creation and brand development, she is passionate about implementing innovative campaigns that engage audiences and elevate brands.

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Michael

Safety, health, quality and environmental (SHEQ)

Health and safety professional with 25 years of experience across multiple industries. Proven success managing complex projects from inception through to completion for multi-national clients. In-depth knowledge of construction; aviation, oil and gas including enabling works, piling, shell and core construction, MEP, as well as commissioning, testing, and handing over to clients.

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Racheal

Bids & Proposals

With 15 years’ experience, Racheal is a skilled Bid Manager specialising in high-quality bid submissions, RFIs, and PSQs. She has a strong track record across facilities management, aerospace, and professional services, combining expertise in bid strategy, compliance, and content development to deliver clear, compelling responses that win work.

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Reece

Graphic Design

Reece’s 40-year graphic design career spans diverse sectors, including printing, publishing, newspapers, advertising, marketing, and construction. He specialises in creating branding, communications, and work-winning documents such as proposals, tenders, and presentations.

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Alesha

Operations

A detail-oriented professional with extensive experience in managing administrative, compliance, and operational functions across multiple organisations. With expertise in portal management, she ensures seamless platform functionality, regulatory compliance, and data integrity. She reviews documentation to ensure compliance and drive continuous improvements. She excels in financial tracking, version control, and audit. A proactive organiser, she manages sensitive documents, oversees certification records, and supports colleagues to maintain operational efficiency.

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Diane (Associate)

Social Value and Employability Associate

Diane is the founder of a national charity and an MBE awardee, known for designing high-impact social value programmes. She works with bid teams to translate policy into real-world outcomes, helping clients to demonstrate relevance, equity and legacy. Diane crafts compelling social value narratives and partnerships that differentiate bids and deliver results.

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Bryn (Associate)

Pre-Construction and Stakeholder Engagement Associate

Bryn brings four decades of delivery and pre-construction experience across sectors including rail, highways, water, nuclear, and building. A systems thinker with a knack for coordinating multi-stakeholder input, Bryn has delivered work-winning processes and governance strategies on some of the UK’s most complex frameworks. His approach emphasises seamless planning and stakeholder buy-in from day one.

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Andrew (Associate)

Bid Direction, Joint Ventures and Strategic Partnerships Associate

Andrew is a global engineering expert in large-scale project management, corporate development and strategic planning. He has led multi-disciplinary teams on major rogrammes across complex geographies, with particular expertise in brownfield environments and high-risk infrastructure. Known for commercial acumen and collaborative leadership, Andrew champions innovation and empowers high-performing bid teams.

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Gemma (Associate)

Bid Writing Associate

Senior Programme and Project Director with 22+ years of experience in major capital project delivery and programme management. Proven track record in delivering complex built environment programmes valued at £250m+, securing competitive funding bids, and managing multi-stakeholder environments. Specialist expertise in public sector capital projects, framework procurement, and strategic programme delivery

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Leonie (Associate)

Proposal Management and Bid Writing Associate

Leonie is a senior bid writer with over 20 years’ experience in rail and infrastructure bids. Known for her insight-led, strategic writing, she distils complex subject matter into persuasive, high-scoring responses. Her portfolio spans HS2, Siemens Mobility and Network Rail, with bid values up to £56bn.

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Elizabeth (Associate)

Bid Writing Associate

Elizabeth has 20 years of experience delivering high scoring proposals for major construction projects across the UK, she has led national framework renewals and high-profile submissions, including the £4bn direct award Scape framework. Passionate about turning raw information into persuasive, client-focused content, she specialises in crafting compelling proposals that align with strategic goals.

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Sarah (Associate)

Bid Writing Associate

Sarah is an experienced built environment bid manager, having started her bidding and marketing career 17 years ago, working with both contractors and professional consultancies. She has a meticulous eye for detail; her excellent proofreading and editing skills ensure that bids are professionally presented and in line with the tender requirements, helping clients secure a winning bid.

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Jess (Associate)

Bid Strategy, Process and Workshop Facilitation Associate

With over 20 years’ work winning experience specialising predominantly in rail, highways, utilities and health, Jess excels in leading and developing strategy for highly complex major project bids, JVs and partnerships. Jess is also well placed to help recruit, train and provide workshop facilitation with highly bespoke consultancy.

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Claire (Associate)

Proposal Management and Bid Writing Associate

Claire has 12 years major project bidding experience in civil engineering and construction, including Network Rail, Highways England, Environmental Agency, United Utilities and numerous local authorities. She excels in building collaborative working relationships across bid team stakeholders, while crafting compelling winning proposals.

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Laura (Associate)

Bid Writing Associate

Laura specialises in writing high-quality submissions for bids in both the public and private sectors. Her strong background in copywriting delivers an analytical and detail-oriented approach to add value to every project. Fluent in English, Italian and French, Laura creates compelling proposals that resonate with diverse audiences enabling clients to win contracts across international markets.

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Lauren (Associate)

Bid Writing Associate

Lauren has over 20 years’ experience in bid writing, covering various sectors including rail, highway maintenance, education, retail, housing maintenance and nuclear. She has carried out bid management, coordination, formatting, editing and reviewing roles where she has been fully immersed in all areas of the bid process from start to finish.

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Kyle (Associate)

Bid Writing Associate

Kyle is a highly capable bid consultant and strategic proposal writer with specialist expertise supporting clients in the construction, defence, water, maintenance, rail, utilities, and engineering sectors. A founder and director of Bid First Ltd, Kyle brings a strategic, buyer-focused approach to proposal management, helping businesses understand evaluation criteria and craft impactful, evidence-led responses.

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Allie (Associate)

Bid Support Associate

Allie is an APMP-certified professional specialising in bid editing, proofreading, quality assurance and creating high-quality knowledge library assets. She has over 25 years’ experience supporting bid, marketing, business development and technical publication teams for global corporates like PwC, Babcock, IBM and Lockheed Martin. Allie brings a proven track record of helping to secure 170+ winning bids worth over £390m.

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Rita (Associate)

Bids and Proposals Associate

Rita is a work-winning professional with 24 years of proven success in managing and winning high-value bids and tenders across the public, not-for-profit, and corporate/private sectors. Rita joined the APMP in 2012, achieved Professional Status in 2015, and served on the board of the UK Chapter of the APMP as Director of Certification from 2015 to 2016. She was a finalist in the APMP UK Chapter, “Individual Impact Award” in 2019.

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Aimee

Communications, Marketing and Proposals Associate

As an emerging creative in the bids and marketing industry, Aimee brings fresh energy, curiosity, and a growing portfolio shaped by hands-on experience. She has worked with major brands such as Santander and Red Bull, producing engaging content and supporting behind-the-scenes efforts on video shoots. Her experience also includes logo development and branding projects, bringing product and brand identities to life.

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Helen (Associate)

Marketing / Copywriting / Proofing Associate

Helen has a long career in copywriting and content creation, working with a wide range of high-profile clients including ASDA, BMW, Dell Technologies, Lloyds Banking Group, OVO Energy and Phillips. Her specialist subject is creating compelling copy for a huge variety of platforms and audiences, with extensive experience of working within marketing teams, delivering creative services and creating brand awareness.

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Angela (Associate)

Marketing / Copywriting / Proofing Associate

Angela is a senior copywriter who loves finding the right words to connect. Over a decade of experience has seen her write for various audiences, from Christmas cracker jokes to technical insight articles, to corporate video scripts. A strategic thinker, Angela is skilled at generating ideas for new concepts and campaigns.

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Malika

Graphic Design

As an accomplished Graphic Designer Malika’s seven years of experience spans marketing, fashion, and photography. She excels in developing visually compelling branding and communication materials, including brochures, flyers and digital content. With advanced proficiency, she is committed to understanding client objectives and delivering innovative, impactful designs that align with strategic goals and exceed expectations.

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Anne (Associate)

Graphic Design Associate

Anne is an experienced commercial illustrator and graphic artworker, with over forty years’ experience in creating and developing design-related projects across the fashion, garment manufacturing, merchandising, colour and textile printing industries in the UK, Europe, South Africa, Japan, Australia, USA, Mexico and Brazil. Highly creative with advanced design skills, Anne also has many years of client-facing engagement and service.

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Natalie (Associate)

Graphic Design Associate

With over 15 years of experience in a range of sectors including construction, manufacturing and engineering, Natalie transforms complex ideas into user-friendly, accessible, and engaging communications. She specialises in bids, proposals and internal communications as well as corporate infographics, animations, corporate stationery and documents and post-tender, ‘pitch’ presentations.

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Justin (Associate)

Graphic Design Associate

Justin has a long career as a graphic designer working in the private and public sectors for multiple industries including construction, infrastructure, civil engineering, healthcare, defence, corporate finance and law. In addition, he has produced graphic content in the form of presentations, tenders, engaging proposals, video content, animations and a full round up of design and marketing work for SMEs to large organisations./

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Carly (Associate)

Graphic Design Associate

Carly is a multidisciplinary communicator and designer with a background in bid coordination, content development, and information design across sectors. She specialises in helping teams translate technical and strategic material into clear, compelling narratives that win work, build trust and effectively communicate to a broad audience.

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Jo (Associate)

Graphic Design Associate

Jo is a dedicated photographer and designer with a keen eye for creating effective and authentic visual content. With a detail-oriented approach, designs social media content for SME and corporate brands, creating engaging visuals that reflect brand identities and ‘call-to-action’ messaging. Additionally, Jo is an experienced, commercial photographer with an eye for creating stand-out visual stories through captured images.

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Karenza (Associate)

Graphic Design Associate

Karenza is a graphic and motion designer with over eight years of experience working with local and global clients across various industries. Her expertise spans from branding and graphic design to creating motion graphics, including full-length videos for multimillion-pound contracts. She’s passionate about delivering creative, impactful designs tailored to meet business needs.

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Jo-Anne (Associate)

Graphic Design Associate

Jo-Anne is a graphic designer with over 30 years of construction and design experience, particularly in the defence and government areas who specialises in bespoke proposal / tender design and accompanying graphics. She also has expertise in page layout and composition and experienced in creating unique, magazine style spreads and developing extremely complex designs into engaging, meaningful graphics.

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Matt (Associate)

PR and Communications Associate

As a seasoned journalism and media specialist with over 30 years of experience working for newspapers, websites, newswires and across the PR sector, Matt’s career has seen him cover a wide range of specialist topics from the construction industry and MEP installation, through to Premier League and world cup football.

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Alex (Associate)

Marketing Support Associate

Alex supports a wide range of marketing areas, including content management (short and long-form), CRM and data management, lead generation, email marketing, social media, project management, marketing automations, and marketing processes and systems. Additionally, she has contributed to other business functions such as sales and sustainability.

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Sarah (Associate)

Website Development Associate

Sarah is an experienced digital designer and developer and specialises in seamless, user-friendly websites and smart system integrations. Sarah combines aesthetic design with functionality to create tailored digital solutions that not only look great but perform efficiently across all devices. She has extensive experience working with SMEs and corporate clients, creating fully responsive, e-commerce platforms and bringing a vision to life.

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Nadine

Construction Logistics, Planning, CAD and 4D modelling

With a degree in architecture, Nadine brings expertise in designing solutions that are client-focused, climate-conscious, and contextually responsive. She specialises in creating clear and precise construction logistics drawings and documents. Her proficiency in 4D modelling enables detailed, streamlined workflows that help envision the project, ensuring the construction process is efficient, safe, and sustainable.

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Darren

Geospatial Engineering and Surveying

With almost two decades in cross-sector, multi-disciplined surveying environments, Darren heads up our geospatial surveying expert panel. His collaborative, two-way approach adds cutting-edge technology to extensive knowledge to guarantee a successful outcome for infrastructure and construction projects.

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Colin (Associate)

Design Director Associate

Colin brings 30 years’ design leadership experience across sustainable engineered solutions. He covers the full design lifecycle, from inception through to delivery, and is known for embedding collaborative processes, robust scoping, and consultant integration. His focus is on ensuring value and rigour through design programme and interface management.

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Steve (Associate)

Commercial Strategy and Contracts Associate

Steve is a senior commercial advisor with over 40 years of experience. With deep insight into procurement models and frameworks, he helps clients de-risk contract structures while unlocking value through smart commercial strategy. Steve’s background spans both client and contractor perspectives, making him a trusted asset in JV negotiations and competitive tenders.

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Larisa

Health & Safety

Larisa is responsible for maintaining and developing the safety, health, environmental and quality areas with a focus on document control, compliance checks and auditing in line with the ISO standards. Larisa’s expertise also includes administrative support across a range of SHEQ duties for different businesses.

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Chris

Security and Access Control

Chris is a seasoned expert in the security and secure logistics sector, boasting over 20 years of experience. Throughout his career, Chris has been instrumental in supporting businesses with their physical protection needs, ensuring seamless operations across various industries. His expertise encompasses security risk and threat analysis, intelligence gathering, and the implementation of both physical protections and personnel and technological solutions.

Chris has made significant contributions to civil aviation, national defence, major infrastructure, and construction projects. His ability to deliver secure solutions has enabled businesses to maintain their operations without disruption. By leveraging his extensive knowledge and experience, Chris has developed a reputation for providing comprehensive security strategies tailored to the unique needs of each client.

His approach combines cutting-edge technology with a deep understanding of human factors, ensuring that all aspects of security are addressed. Chris’s dedication to excellence and his commitment to staying ahead of emerging threats make him a trusted partner for organisations seeking robust security solutions. Whether it’s safeguarding critical infrastructure or enhancing the security posture of a construction project, Chris is the go-to professional for ensuring business continuity in today’s complex threat landscape.

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Warren

Security and Logistics

Warren Sullivan is a distinguished professional in the secure logistics sector, with over a decade of experience in developing and implementing bespoke security solutions. His expertise lies in advising on risk and threat, analysing local risk levels, and crafting strategies to mitigate these risks effectively. Warren’s deep understanding of technological solutions enables him to integrate systems seamlessly with physical security measures, ensuring comprehensive protection for his clients.

His profound knowledge of the built environment, particularly in secure logistics, has positioned him as a key player in supporting diverse sectors such as civil aviation, national defence, residential projects, large-scale national events, infrastructure, and construction. Warren’s ability to tailor security solutions to meet the exacting requirements of his customers has earned him a reputation for excellence and reliability.

Warren’s approach is characterised by a meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to understanding the unique challenges faced by each client. By staying abreast of the latest advancements in security technology and maintaining a keen awareness of emerging threats, Warren ensures that his clients receive cutting-edge solutions that safeguard their operations. His dedication to delivering robust security strategies makes him an invaluable partner for organisations seeking to protect their assets and ensure business continuity.

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Victor (Associate)

BIM, Digital Construction and DfMA Associate

Victor is a digital leader with more than 25 years’ experience delivering BIM, digital twins and DfMA across complex built environment sectors. With a background in civil, manufacturing, architectural and mechanical design, he defines digital strategy and ensures seamless implementation, from 3D model creation to site delivery.

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Howard

IT Solutions

A seasoned professional with over 20 years’ experience driving innovative solutions. Known for delivering complex technical solutions from concept to deployment, Howard specialises in network infrastructure, cloud architecture and is highly proficient in the cybersecurity landscape. His passion lies in solving real-world problems through technology, optimising performance, and collaboration.

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Rae (Associate)

M&E Estimating Associate

With 23 years in construction including 10 years in estimating, Rae offers deep expertise in reading technical specs, delivering detailed estimates and fostering key industry relationships. From main contractors to specialised subcontractors Rae is goal-driven, solutions-focused, and committed to profitable wins.

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Alan (Associate)

Cost Planning and Estimating Associate

With over 39 years’ experience in the industry across numerous sectors, Alan is a very experienced Estimator, expert in the pricing of projects to secure tenders and successful delivery.

Alan’s expertise focuses on current market rates, buildability, supply chain advice and possible programme benefits and opportunities on a variety of different schemes.

Alan will be invaluable as we build in more detail and cost confidence into cost planning. His detailed knowledge of the market, sub-contracting supply chains and cost levels might also be of interest to the commercial strategy, markets and procurement and sub-contracting strategy workstream teams.

Business Development Director

Tier-one global contractor

“Thank you for all your hard work on the ITT … also for being so incredibly flexible to work around our internal review process. This particular business-critical framework bid was extremely intense and the result was truly outstanding.”

Business Development Director

Security and logistics provider

“Securing a series of contracts across UK’s busiest airport terminals marks a significant milestone for our business. The expertise, professionalism, and tailored approach demonstrated by the Bridgehead team was instrumental in our continuing success. Their in-depth aviation and customer knowledge, together with their unwavering commitment to excellence ensured we consistently deliver compelling bids that truly set us apart.”

Business Development Director

High-profile FM provider

“Bridgehead’s deep understanding of Client’s needs and their consistently highest scoring submission responses played a crucial role in bid success. The mock interview and post-tender preparation provided invaluable support, helping us secure our most prestigious and strategic win of the year.”

About us

Our team has experience in bidding and winning for both private and public sector clients, with a particular forte in securing highly graded framework placements.

Drawing on Munnelly Group’s expertise, we support everything from strategic proposals to innovative logistics and controlled access solutions. We are work winning specialists who champion best practice. Our team covers a wider variety of sectors, which is key to demonstrating a good understanding of the audience we are influencing.

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Aviation
Commercial
Residential
Infrastructure
Facilities management
Energy
MEPH (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Heating)
Carbon capture
Nuclear
Professional services
Rail

Our achievements

We understand…

work-winning and pre-construction workloads fluctuate, overheads are tight, operational staff are focused on delivering existing projects while you are trying to win the next ‘strategic win’, often with a lack of resources.

As a former head of work-winning at a ‘tier-one’ contractor, I saw a huge gap in the marketplace for a multi-discipline, solutions-based, work-winning consultancy – a consultancy that integrates with your existing teams, boosting your chance of success.

This is why I created Bridgehead Consultancy, a collaborative, experienced agency with a technical experts panel that delivers a specialist, sector- specific resource to give you a very unfair advantage over your competitors. Not only do we provide you with an unrivalled resource from pre- construction planning through to post-tender consulting and win-themes, you only pay for what you need and when you need it.

Ken Erskine

Managing Director, Bridgehead Consultancy

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We enable…

clients to secure, plan and deliver complex projects with greater certainty, efficiency and competitive advantage. We help you win consistently on quality and value and together we will increase your successful outcomes through profitable and sustainable growth. From providing a specialist writer through full bid management with niche technical expertise, we become a fully integrated member of your team, enhancing your success probabilities.

We specialise in frameworks and major programmes of work, embedding insight-led strategy, technical expertise and innovation, from bidding through to a successful delivery.

We are backed by the wider Munnelly Group and can offer a uniquely integrated service that combines bid excellence, geospatial innovation, construction logistics and digital delivery under one roof.

We operate across the UK, Ireland and internationally

The value we bring

We help you win major infrastructure and built environment programmes by:

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How we work

Our approach is agile, responsive, and built around your goals. We work as an embedded extension of your team, offering bespoke support that flexes with your needs.

This includes early-stage capture management and opportunity shaping, through to managing the full bid lifecycle, or stepping in to fill targeted, specialist, operational technical or commercial capacity gaps.

We can:

Help you win major infrastructure and built environment
programmes by:
» Scaling up quickly during peak workload periods
» Providing strategic and tactical support to refine solutions, drive compliance and ease the burden on your in-house teams
» Providing access commitment to Tier 1-level niche expertise without the fixed overheads

Many of our technical and commercial associates have held senior
leadership roles across rail, infrastructure and construction. They
bring deep industry insight and you only pay for them when you
need them.

Our goal is not just to win one bid, but to help you win consistently
by embedding strategic thinking and industry-leading expertise.

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We provide tailored bid and proposal support

All our solutions are bespoke, and shaped around your needs, flexing with you throughout the bidding lifecycle.

We offer agile, high-impact support, from supplementing your in-house bid team during peak periods, to taking the lead on solution development when operational teams are stretched.

What sets us apart is our strategic input. Unlike many bid consultancies we employ and engage construction professionals, providing you access to senior level insight across a broad range of specialist sectors and disciplines.

Our team includes seasoned professionals who have led major programmes within Tier 1 contractors and now offer their skills on a flexible basis.
No matter how you engage us, Bridgehead Consultancy is your trusted work-winning partner – integrated, dependable, and personally invested in your success.

How we support you

Our business drives innovation, profitability and sustainable growth to meet, then exceed customer expectations.

1. Positioning and market intelligence

We are your strategic sounding board, sense-checking capture plans and aligning them with client priorities, live pipelines, supply chain considerations and competitor analysis. Our sector-specific insight shapes stronger, informed market positions from the outset.

2. Expertise in technical and commercial solutions development

Our consultancy model is unique, combining in-house construction logistics and safety experts with trusted associates in M&E engineering, commercial strategy, planning, social value, cost planning, design and estimating. Many of our experts were formerly senior leaders at Tier 1 contractors.

3. Bid and proposal development

We can manage your entire bid process or provide targeted support to fill resource or skills gaps. Our team gives you access to full-spectrum capability by including:
» Process and governance specialists
» Sector specialists, bid strategists and directors
» Bid managers, coordinators, and proposal leads
» Technical and non-technical bid writers
» Specialist copywriters, graphic designers and proofreaders who are experienced in delivering high-impact bids.

4. Critical friend reviews

Our strategists provide constructive, scored feedback and insight by reviewing / re-writing draft responses against ITT requirements, evaluation criteria, and sector best practice. Crucially, they draw on the capture plan to align your responses with the buyer’s underlying drivers and unwritten pain points, helping you refine your messaging, elevate your content, and deliver answers that resonate, not just respond.

Our experts help you to reduce risk, increase certainty and accelerate delivery with our integrated approach.

As part of the Munnelly Group, we can draw on niche, technical expertise as required. This may be logistics, security, geospatial surveying, access control and bespoke software solutions, where we can draw on our business group experts, to refine your competitive edge.

By combining our expert associates and our internal resources, we have an extensive network of the right technical experts, at the right time. There are no long-term commitments, we only charge for the time you need.

Digitally enabled bidding support

Digital tools and AI are increasingly becoming an important part of the modern bid writer’s toolkit – not to replace human expertise, but they can help refine the pitch, streamline delivery, while supporting a winning strategy.

Used well, they help bid teams work smarter and more efficiently, not harder.

We support clients to integrate AI (where appropriate) and digital solutions throughout the bidding process, enabling teams to focus on strategy and storytelling while improving quality and efficiency. Our digital support includes content audits, bid library optimisation and critical friend reviews.

The Munnelly Group has developed its own secure AI software product specifically tailored around the technical aspects of the
construction industry – ConstructAI

Our team

Senior leadership team

As a team, we’re dedicated and professional, but importantly, passionate about what we do and the value this brings our customers. Bridgehead is a collective of like-minded trusted creative thinkers, united by a passion to be industry leading.

Ken

Managing Director

Aidan

Logistics

Emma

Marketing

Micheal

SHEQ

Racheal

Bids and Proposals

Reece

Graphic Design

Alesha

Operations

Our expert panel

Our varied expertise, skills and personalities help us provide a full spectrum of services through the bid lifecycle that is, we believe, truly unique in the construction sector.