BIG Solutions Limited
Britannia House
Lower Road, Northfleet
Kent DA11 9BL

Telephone:
0845 388 7801
Fax:
0870 4299437
Email:
info@big-solutions.co.uk



SPECIFIC AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
  • PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT
  • BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT
  • BUSINESS IN EDUCATION
  • ICT & HOME BASED BUSINESS
  • PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT
  • HEALTH IN BUSINESS
  • BUILDING MICRO BUSINESS CONSORTIA
  • ABSENTEEISM IN THE WORKPLACE
  • AGEING
    PROPRIETORIAL
    WORKFORCE
  • CRIME AGAINST BUSINESS
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
  • ICT AND BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS
  • DEVELOPING THE SUPPLY CHAIN
  • FLEXIBLE WORKING
  • ETHNIC AND MULTICULTURAL ISSUES
  • SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND
    THE THIRD SECTOR
  • ECONOMIC PREPARATION FOR THE 2012 OLYMPICS AND BEYOND
  • THE SKILLS AGENDA


THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS BRUSSELS
We have several offers of facilities in the city from Local Government to university.

PUBLIC SECTOR

The Directors of BIG Solutions have been involved with the sharp end of lobbying and political campaigning for a number of years. Our colleagues bring a variety of competences and experiences to the table to enhance our overall capabilities.

High on the egenda for any public body is business engagement, whether for consultation or purchasing, but ultimately for developing a successful economical climate.


As business people who have established their credentials within the public sector and are seen as business-leaders and spokesmen,
we have a long track record of developing business engagement.

Whatever you might read in the papers, those in positions of power recognise the difference between
spin and positive ‘Evidence led’ presentation. Civil servants will assess arguments on their merits, and politicians will want to see straight lines supporting argument.

Our approach is therefore to work
as a bridge, we deliver through EVIDENCE LED COMMUNICATIONS with quantifiable reasoning.

OUR APPROACH

  • Comprehend the drivers behind public sector operations coupled with an understanding of how business thinks and is motivated
  • Understand the issues causing blockages
  • Break down the barriers and create an effective dialogue
  • Create innovative solutions to shape the future


WORKING ON HOME TERRITORY AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT CIVIC CENTRES IN THE UK

BUSINESS GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS

  • Development and growth of SMEs.
    Creating and developing initiatives for generating business growth across all sectors. Develop interwoven strategies designed to join up business support, founded
    on client based criteria and market realities.
  • Business incubation.
    Development of workspace and collaborative environments connected with business support mechanisms to encourage and support start up innovative businesses with growth potential.
  • Sector cluster development.
    Creation of processes and methodology to develop the full potential of growth clusters to innovate, create new products,
    open new markets and engage in international trade.
  • Innovation, technology transfer and supply chain development.
    The development of mechanismsand processes to promote take up of technology, and sharing of innovation leading to business collaboration amongst small and large businesses. Here we have experience in particular, working with the micro business sector.
  • Business retention.
    Development programmes to protect against the threats of economic degeneration and
    outward relocation.
  • Inward investment mechanisms.
    Measures conducive to attracting inward investment and growth businesses in leading edge industries.
  • Business research and consultation.
    Research into business issues and investment plans to assist development of regional and
    sub-regional policy initiatives.
  • Skills and Educational development.
    Developing initatives aimed at bringing business into the educational environment in schools colleges and universities.     Working towards developing the economic capabilities from the grassroots. Facilitating partnerships.


    WORKING ON HOME TERRITORY
    LONDON

OUR SERVICES

  • Economic Development
  • Regeneration
  • Policy testing
  • Impact assessment
  • Desk research
  • Database aquisition
  • Telephone contact
  • Face to face interviews
  • Focus groups
  • Facilitation
  • Data analysis
  • Report writing
    & production
  • Event management
  • Marketing services
  • Design and production
  • Public relations
  • Media relations

CASE STUDIES

  • BUSINESS IN EDUCATION
  • BUILDING MICRO BUSINESS CONSORTIA
  • PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT
  • HEALTH IN BUSINESS
  • ICT & HOME BASED BUSINESS
  • HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS
  • YOUNG PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
  • DEVELOPING THE SUPPLY CHAIN
  • THE SKILLS AGENDA, LOOKING AT LEITCH AND BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT

 
Please call us for details of our case studies.
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SMALL BUSINESS AMBASSADORS

A major initiative developed from attending countless conferences and committees looking at skills and education, and deciding to get out there and do something.

The Small Business Ambassadors programme developed by us brings in the core representatives of the economy, small business people into the classroom.

It does it in a structured and supported methodology. Business people are taken through the process and prepared for the task.

Schools and colleges are consulted as to what exactly it is they seek to achieve for their curriculum approach and what is needed in their classrooms.

We have many items prepared in terms of delivery material and explanatory exercises, but schools are encouraged to mould these into the optimum format to suit themselves.

In the process we have met with countless educational staff, school inspectors, examination bodies, college and universities, youth workers, government agencies and local authorities.

In the process we have achieved very interesting milestones, such as the establishment of a commercial agreement with eight universities through their common Knowledge Transfer Centre, to distribute educational business games software into the schools.

In order to develop the project with a true community spirit and philosophy, we have established a Community Interest Company, EDUCATION for ENTERPRISE to manage the Smal Business Ambassadors programme.



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Below are just two of the programme modules we have designed.
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PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT

BIG Solutions Limited specialises in:-

Helping and mentoring small and medium sized businesses (less than 250 employees) develop their capabilities to win more business through tendering.

Helping public sector agencies develop and adopt CPA compliant small business friendly procurement.

Our own expertise in mentoring and Procurement comes from a Director who is also the National spokesperson on Procurement for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), and from another Director who has helped start up businesses to turn over more than £30million.

In addition we have the following expertise:-

  • Tendered for over £2bn of contracts with more than 80% success rate
  • Won tenders in over 10 Olympic Games (including Winter and Paralympic)
  • Won significant central government tenders
  • Won major telecommunications Tenders
  • Over 50 years collective experience of SME procurement training for a wide range of public sector clients.
  • Training for procurement managers.
  • Over 100 individual Tenders for small and medium sized companies
  • Over 30 years consultancy experience in business processes relating to tendering
  • Encouraged local authorities and other local agencies to undertake SME training on procurement.
  • Working with local authorities to establish local procurement effectiveness and ways to increase this.
  • Developing a tool-kit to help SMEs form partnerships to jointly bide for tenders.
  
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DEVELOPING THE SUPPLY CHAIN
   
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