The tender touch

Bondholder Loates HR Consultancy has secured a brace of tenders in a competitive process to deliver HR and Employment Law training.

Following expansion and relocation to larger new premises last year, Loates HR submitted its first tender application, since being established in 2011.

The company has successfully secured applications to deliver fellow Bondholder D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership and Leicestershire Business Gateway Growth Hub sessions in collaboration with fellow Bondholder East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire), and training on behalf of the DRIVEN project at Bondholder the University of Derby.

Sarah Loates, owner of Loates HR, has received support from fellow business owner and specialist in outsourced bid writing, Rachel Hayward, founder of Bondholder Ask the Chameleon.

“Before I wrote the tender, I consulted Rachel, her insights and specialist knowledge were invaluable, and she really helped guide me through the tender process. Rachel and I are both University of Derby alumni and have worked closely together in the past”, declared Sarah.

Rachel added: “I was so pleased to be able to support Sarah in her first applications to secure new business. That she has won both tenders just demonstrates that there are opportunities out there, and they are open to new applicants”.

Sarah continued: “We are thrilled to have won these tenders. It was great to share with the team some positive news during the lockdown period and it is something that the whole team can be proud of.

“I would definitely encourage other business owners to have a go at bid writing and tenders. It is a time-consuming process, but the investment has really paid off for our business”.