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Awarding Exceptional Bid and Proposal Professionals Across UK

Each year the Association of Bid and Proposal Management Professionals in the UK (APMP UK) recognises the organisations, teams and individuals who have shone over the previous 12 months.

On October 21st, over 200 bid professionals attended the APMP UK Black Tie Award Dinner at the Park Inn Hotel, Heathrow, London to celebrate the achievements of fellow colleagues. An unprecedented number of award nominations had been submitted across the six award categories; Best Newcomer, Innovation, Bid Excellence, People Development, Writing and Knowledge Management.

The Award Dinner was preceded by a two day Annual Conference and a Training Day. AAPMP UK members had the choice of attending over 24 bid and proposal related speaker sessions and the opportunity to learn more about professional certification, as well as sharpening skills in areas such as final document review (`red team’), writing executive summaries, capture planning development and many others.

The Award Winners on the night were:

Best Newcomer: Rachel Munro (Hymans Robertson LLP)

To recognise a new recruit to the profession within the past 18 months who has made a significant contribution or impact to their organisation.

Innovation: Amey Work Winning Services

To recognise those that do great things through new ways of making a positive impact to successful bid and proposal management.

Bid Excellence: Mairi Morrison (Canon Europe)

Working on a specific live deal, to recognise outstanding achievement in a vendor organisation. (Note: not a consulting or tool company).

People Development: Vodafone Group Enterprise Bid Training Academy

To recognise an organisation that has furthered the capability and/or impact of their staff in their bid/proposal function, as well as others involved in proposal development (e.g. sales, content contributors, senior execs) to the success of the business.

Writing: Chris Burnett (John Sisk & Son)

To recognise an individual’s ability to write.

Fiona Flower - Knowledge Management: Arqiva Bid Management Team

To recognise an individual’s, team’s or organisation’s implementation of knowledge management, that has resulted in more-efficient and effective bid or proposal submissions.

ENDS

For more information, please contact Jon Darby at jon.darby@apmpuk.co.uk

Note to the Editor:

APMP UK is the UK chapter of the Association of Bid Proposal Management Professionals (APMP), an international body of over 6,000 members, which is committed to the pursuit of proposal and business acquisition excellence.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by APMPUK .