Bio
Louise Hillcoat MCIPS leads the Bid and Proposals team for NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), a public/private sector organisation that provides shared corporate services to the entire NHS. A specialist in Marketing and Procurement in the public sector, Louise has worked in and around the NHS for about 20 years and is passionate about exploring how trading with the NHS can be simplified, made more efficient and transparent.
Louise began her bid writing career about 30 years ago, when, as a Linguist and Marketeer, she accidently found herself responding to MOD bids for a Spanish boot supplier – she never looked back and until she got lured back into employment, Louise ran a successful Business Development and Tender Response Management consultancy, running projects for the MOD, Bupa and various international suppliers to UK markets.
Louise’s career has travelled via enriching roles at NHS Supply Chain, building Community Healthcare savings programmes, then heading up the Supplier Relationship Management Programme, which now informs the NHS England and DHSC Supplier Engagement programmes. At NHS Shared Business Services, Louise’s team ensures that NHS SBS optimises its reputation on Frameworks and Bid responses and delivers credible savings and efficiencies to each NHS Organisation.