Thornton & Lowe

Thornton & Lowe

Business Consulting and Services

Public Sector Procurement Experts

About us

Thornton & Lowe are Public Sector Supply Chain Experts, providing bid writing & strategy for SMEs who want to win Public Sector contracts. Additionally, we provide comprehensive procurement, compliance, and value-for-money services tailored for the Public and Third Sector.

Industry
Business Consulting and Services
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Bolton
Type
Privately Held
Founded
2009
Specialties
Tender Writing, Tender Checking, Tender Training, Supplier Engagement, Tender Management Software, Marketing, Business Development, Business Growth, Recruitment, Bid Writing, Business Mentoring, Bid Design, Public Sector Procurement, contract management, estate services audits, and grounds maintenance

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  • 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 £𝟓𝟎? 😮  Our range of 90-minute courses have recently been extended!  We've condensed 10 years of bid training knowledge into a series of short courses, now available to book through our site! 🔗: https://lnkd.in/dNE3Zwz7 👉 An introduction to bidding 👉 Bid terminology  👉 Public vs. private sector  👉 Overview of the Procurement Act and how it can help  👉 Tender research explained 👉 Explaining the bid/no bid process 👉 Summarising the key elements of writing a strong bid Follow the link below to view our training dates: https://lnkd.in/dNE3Zwz7 #bidtraining #bidwriting #cpd

  • Are you looking to grow your business in 2025? 🤔 Of course, this is a silly question but it can be daunting to plan for! If your business is already part of a government framework, an excellent route for growth is to 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞! We speak to many businesses who are part of a framework but are not making the most of it. To be successful with frameworks, you have to treat them like any other form of marketing. 🚀 Reaching out to buyers, promoting your services, networking with suppliers and making them aware of your presence!  To request a copy of our comprehensive Guide to B2G Marketing, please contact our team at hello@thorntonandlowe.com #frameworks #governmentframeworks #publicsectorprocurement

  • Searching for the right opportunity is a crucial element of your bid strategy - it's also one of the most time-consuming 😵  Our Search & Selection service has been designed to alleviate this issue for our clients by outsourcing their opportunity searches to our expert team! A curated list of opportunities tailored to your agreed specifications will be emailed each week. 🚀  For more information on this or our other bid support services, please email us at hello@thorntonandlowe.com #bidmanagement #bidadministration #tendersearches

  • Writing the best possible business case for your services is a 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 element to successful tendering.  An often overlooked element is bid administration and pipeline creation! 🤐 It's all too easy to bounce from one bid to another but massive gains can be made through thorough planning and pipelining! The case we encounter often is that businesses simply do not have the time that's required to do this properly. This is where our 𝐁𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 is so valuable!  https://lnkd.in/dXy5ZTfm Our BAS is a comprehensive solution designed to streamline the administrative aspects of your bid process, allowing your team to dedicate their efforts to winning contracts. Here's a closer look at what our service entails: 🎯 Daily Opportunity Monitoring  🎯 Opportunity Flagging  🎯 Bid Tracking Tool Updates  🎯 Portal Management  🎯 Tender Document Access  🎯 Bid/No-bid Support 🎯 Client Message Distribution  🎯 Information Storage 🎯 Portal Maintenance  🎯 Portal Registration  🎯 Boilerplate Document Management  For more information on this or any of our other services, please contact us using hello@thorntonandlowe.com #bidadministration #tenderpipeline #publicsectorprocurement

  • We're often asked to review bid responses that have already been written - if the deadline is tight or there's a strict budget in place, it can be a really effective way to improve quality! 💪  Our Bid Review services are broken down into three main options: 👨💻 Read, review and comment 👩💻 Review and improve 👩🎓 Strategy, review and improve For a full breakdown and what each stage involves, take a look at the review section of of site: https://lnkd.in/dJDdEq57 If you're looking for further information on this or any of our services, drop us a message! hello@thorntonandlowe.com #bidreview #reviewprocess #publicsectorprocurement

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  • Each day our team selects a new tender opportunity using Tender Pipeline, our in-house tender search and planning software. For more information on using this FREE service, follow the link! https://lnkd.in/dZgBphSQ Thornton & Lowe's tender pick for today! 🙌 🔗: https://lnkd.in/e9nUgCPi 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: CPU 5222 District Heating Network Planned and Reactive Maintenance Framework 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞: Open Opportunity 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲: Maintenance 𝐁𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫: Nottingham City Council  Interested? 👀 hello@thorntonandlowe.com

  • 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 £𝟓𝟎? 😮  Our range of 90-minute courses have recently been extended!  We've condensed 10 years of bid training knowledge into a series of short courses, now available to book through our site! 🔗: https://lnkd.in/dNE3Zwz7 👉 An introduction to bidding 👉 Bid terminology  👉 Public vs. private sector  👉 Overview of the Procurement Act and how it can help  👉 Tender research explained 👉 Explaining the bid/no bid process 👉 Summarising the key elements of writing a strong bid Follow the link below to view our training dates: https://lnkd.in/dNE3Zwz7 #bidtraining #bidwriting #cpd

  • Each day our team selects a new tender opportunity using Tender Pipeline, our in-house tender search and planning software. For more information on using this FREE service, follow the link! https://lnkd.in/dZgBphSQ Thornton & Lowe's tender pick for today! 🙌 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eNT3UPD3 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Westbury Town Council Grounds Maintenance and Street scene Contract 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞: Open Opportunity 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲: Grounds Maintenance 𝐁𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫: Westbury Town Council Interested? 👀 hello@thorntonandlowe.com

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