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sharon hopper Sarah Burgess
Tender Consultant

Experience:
Sarah joined S2’s Tender Team in 2008 as a Tender Consultant. Since joining the team she has written hundreds of tender submissions and won millions of pounds worth of business for a diverse range of clients. Sarah has vast experience of writing tender submissions for both public and private sector contracts covering all stages of the tender process from Expression of Interest to Invitation to Tender.

Sarah has over15 years experience in the financial services sector. Before joining S2 Tender Solutions, she was Business Development Director at one of the UK’s largest insurance brokers. Sarah played an integral role in the company’s procurement process; she was part of the executive team responsible for scoring supplier’s tender submissions and making contract awards.

Main areas of expertise include:
Public sector tendering
Private sector tendering
Tender processes and procurement
Copywriting
Business development
Operational improvement
HR processes and practices

Qualifications and professional memberships:
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
Chartered Insurance Institute qualification
Graduate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Member of the Institute of Business Consulting
Member of the Federation of Small Businesses

Email: sarahburgess@s2bs.co.uk
Telephone: 0845 017 6711
sharon hopper Sharon Harrop
Tender Consultant

Experience:
Sharon joined the S2 Tender Team in 2008 as a Tender Consultant. Since joining the team she has written hundreds of tender submissions and won millions of pounds worth of contracts for our clients. Sharon has vast experience of writing tender submissions for both public and private sector contracts covering all stages of the tender process from Expression of Interest to Invitation to Tender.

Sharon has over 20 years experience in financial services. Before joining S2 Tender Solutions, she was Head of Business Development at one of the UK’s largest insurance brokers. Sharon formed part of the company’s procurement team and was responsible for assessing supplier’s tender submissions and making recommendations to the board.

Main areas of expertise include:
Public sector tendering
Private sector tendering
Tender processes and procurement
Creative design
Business development
Quality improvement
Business process management

Qualifications and professional memberships:
BTEC National Certificate in Business, Finance and Insurance
Chartered Insurance Institute qualifications
Member of the Institute of Business Consulting
Member of Federation of Small Businesses

Email: sharonharrop@s2bs.co.uk
Telephone: 0845 017 6711
sharon hopper Joan Holt
Tender Consultant

Experience:
Joan joined S2’s Tender Team in May 2009 bringing a wealth of knowledge of public sector procurement practices and procedures. Before joining S2 Tender Solutions Joan held a number of Head Teacher positions at schools in and around the North West. In these roles she was responsible for controlling the schools’ budgets and played a key role in the procurement process. She was part of the procurement team which assessed and scored supplier’s tender submissions and contributed to decisions on contract awards.

Since joining the S2 Tender Team Joan has written numerous tender submissions and generated hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of contracts for our clients.

Main areas of expertise include:
Public sector tender processes and procurement
People management
Business development
Operational improvement
Financial management
Staff training and development

Qualifications and professional memberships:
Certificate of Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Special Education

Email: joanholt@s2bs.co.uk
Telephone: 0845 017 6711
elise jackson Elise Jackson
Trainee Tender Writer

Experience:
Elise joined the S2 Tender Team in March 2010 and is currently enrolled on our in-house development programme.

Qualifications and professional memberships:
First class BA (Hons) German
Richard Byrn Prize – awarded by the University of Leeds for academic excellence

Email: elisejackson@s2bs.co.uk
Telephone: 0845 017 6711
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