TESTIMONIALS

What our Clients say about our services

"Amanda helped FreeNow, formerly mytaxi Business win not one, but three multi-million euro contracts. Amanda's expertise was a huge asset to us in helping secure these contracts. Her attention to detail was second to none, highlighting a number of areas that we initially missed; She meticulously checked that we had addressed every requirement laid out. Her understanding of public sector buyers gave us key insights that we could not of possibly had in our application without her assistance. She went above and beyond to ensure that our submission was of an exceptionally high standard and met the deadline by offering complete flexibility. We were truly impressed by Amanda's professionalism, knowledge and drive throughout."

Ailish O’Donnell, Head of Sales, Free Now

"Although quite experienced at tendering, we recently engaged the services of CB Consultants to support us with the preparation of a major bid. Amanda’s understanding of the nuances of the marking system, structured approach and attention to detail was invaluable. She has a very approachable manner but unrelenting in ensuring the best response was devised for each question. I can highly recommend her, whether you’re new to the tendering process or looking to refresh your submissions. Thank you Amanda."

Conor Loughran, General Manager, The Noel Group and Evolut Training

"Amanda is highly skilled with a wealth of tendering and documentation development experience that she is happy to share to ensure her clients get the best possible tender document library set up. With her easy manner and understanding of time pressures, the process of developing the library of documents was an enjoyable one rather than a burden and was not hugely time consuming.

I am delighted to have made the decision to engage with Amanda to develop our suite of documents. Having professional, high quality documents arranged in a orderly and easy to maintain folder tree, means future tenders will be far easier to submit and our presentation will be of far higher quality. Maintaining case studies and keeping up to date, relevant information in specific folders will ensure we have current documentation at the ready for tendering. I have no doubt that this has been one of the best decisions we have made and will save time and pressure as well as helping us to win tenders. My only regret is that I didn’t do this sooner!"

"Working with CB Consultants has made tendering so much more effective for our business. Amanda quickly got to grips with all the nuances of our business and her ability to present our core competencies and capabilities as a premium payroll outsource provider has been instrumental in our conversion rates. Using CB Consulting has saved us time and the results have definitely proved an excellent return on investment. “

Anne Reilly, CEO

"Our firm, JPA Brenson Lawlor, a Top 15 accountancy and business advisory firm, continues to grow apace. Part of our growth strategy is to bid for what are attractive, but complex, tenders primarily in the public sector.

What we had previously found was that while anyone can tender but not everyone can tender well.

Since we engaged CB Consultants to help with our tenders, we have built a suite of bid tendering documentation.

This meant when a large public sector framework tender was published, we could respond immediately with a high-quality bid. In this case our tender won all six lots we had applied for. That win was in a large part down to CBC’s preparatory work. Since then we have won other tenders across our range of services and I would happily recommend CBC’s work to others (but not to our competitors!)."

Ian Lawlor, Managing Partner, JPA Brenson Lawlor

"I was recently asked to submit a proposal for a national tender. I wanted to put my best foot forward, so I took the decision employ the services of CB Consultants. I had the pleasure of working with Amanda Craven, and from the initial phone conversation through to the submission of the tender, I can only say the level of professionalism I experienced was second to none. I found Amanda to be extremely easy to work with and very accommodating, nothing was a problem or too much hassle. She often responded at weekends and on one occasion rang me while she was on holidays to deal with my query. I have no hesitation in recommending Amanda & CBC Consultants and I wish them every success in the future."

Sean O'Donovan, Managing Director, Sentinel Fire & Security Systems

"Amanda was our consultant for a tender process. We found Amanda to be extremely professional and helpful and we could contact Amanda at any time with any queries we had. Our tender process was successful and this was due to Amanda’s great work ethic and passion for the work she does."

Breege Muldowney

Trevor Power Albany Office Supplies Ltd

"We commissioned Amanda @ CB Consultants to help us with our tender submissions in 2019. Amanda’s attention to detail and drive to help our business was second to none. Amanda dives into the tender submission process and gives companies the tools to understand public sector tendering, building a team situation or partnership scenario feel to working with BWL. I cannot recommend Amanda highly enough. Very professional, very personable, and very reliable."

"Amanda was superb. It was our first tender submission and we needed help and guidance through the maze of documentation. We had a one-week time frame and as well as providing her undoubted expertise Amanda encouraged and cajoled us, thus ensuring that each section was properly edited and complete. Her commitment to our project was total and we made our submission date which I have no doubt was due her expertise, guidance and enthusiasm. Thank you, Amanda."

Bill Roche, Soul food Ltd

"Amanda has helped us navigate through the painful process of compiling and filing numerous tenders lately. Her expertise and knowledge in this area is second to none. Only for her we would not have been able to tender for these opportunities. She knows exactly what the client is looking for and how to express this in your submission. We have been successful in our recent tender and this was all down to Amanda's professional and due diligence approach. We can't thank her enough for the work she has done."

Fergus Byrne, Director, Nortech IT Solutions

"I can't recommend Amanda highly enough as bid tender expert. Amanda's advice, guidance and attention to detail was second to none. She is a true expert in her field. She truly understands the frustrations that SME businesses face when applying for tenders. She made the whole process simple in what can be a very complicated process."

Orla McDonnell - Business Consultant & Business Owner

"We invited Amanda from CB Consultants along to our meeting to educate members on the benefits of applying for tenders and how it could grow their business. Amanda was extremely professional in delivering her presentation and delivered it in a manner that simplified the process of applying for a tender. Her knowledge shone through. A true specialist in her field. She clarified all the jargon involved that can be so off-putting. Members said that as a result they could clearly see the benefits and definitely felt much more comfortable in applying for tenders. Even after the presentation Amanda made herself available to assist and guide members with any questions they had. We can highly recommend Amanda."

North East Business Academy

"Amanda recently worked with my business group to deliver a successful tender. Amanda is wonderful to work with and has exceptional experience and skills. Amanda leads by example and the members of our business group found her enthusiasm and dedication both inspiring and motivating. Thank you, Amanda and I really hope we continue to work together!"