Services for awarding bodies and certification providers
You are accountable for assessments that are valid, reliable, fair and compliant — often under regulatory scrutiny, with limited internal resource and increasing pressure to do more with less. Whether you are modernising a qualification, procuring new technology, or responding to a tender, the decisions you make now have long-term consequences.
I bring more than 20 years of experience working with awarding bodies, professional associations and certification providers across Europe and beyond — across the full assessment lifecycle, from design and delivery through to results, reporting and governance.
My focus is always the same: helping you make better decisions, faster, without over-committing to approaches that are hard to sustain or reverse.
Vendor-agnostic. Working in English and French across Europe and beyond.
How I can help
Portfolio review
Over time, qualification and certification portfolios can drift — too many overlapping awards that no longer reflect the market, or gaps that your customers are filling elsewhere.
I can evaluate your portfolio's fit with your customers' current and emerging needs, and explore options for revision, consolidation or broadening — giving you a clear, evidence-informed view of what to keep, what to change, and what to retire.
Technology selection and procurement
Choosing the wrong assessment platform is expensive and disruptive. Getting the specification wrong — either over-engineering it or under-specifying critical requirements — makes a poor outcome more likely.
I guide you through every stage of the process:
- reviewing your assessments and end-to-end delivery processes to understand what you actually need from a platform
- identifying proprietary approaches in your current practice that are unlikely to be supported by off-the-shelf technology — and, where possible, suggesting more standard alternatives that reduce your dependency on bespoke development
- drafting RFIs and RFPs that attract credible responses and give you a fair basis for comparison
- evaluating vendor responses with an independent, assessment-literate eye
- supporting implementation, including any necessary customisation — so that what was promised is what gets delivered, and the outcomes you were targeting get realised.
Process improvement
Valid, reliable assessments depend not just on good design, but on consistent, well-governed processes from end to end.
I review your assessment processes — from item development and quality assurance through to marking, results and appeals — to identify where inefficiency, inconsistency or compliance risk is building up. You receive practical, prioritised recommendations that your team can act on, not a report that sits on a shelf.
Responding to tenders
Whether you are responding to a public sector RFP for assessment services, bidding for a framework contract, or responding to a ministry specification, the pressure to over-commit is real — and the consequences of doing so are lasting.
I help you:
- read the tender with an assessor's eye, not just a compliance checklist
- develop a compelling response that is honest about what you can deliver and realistic about timelines and resource
- identify where you are being asked for bespoke commitments you should push back on — and how to do so without losing the bid
- align your assessment, operational and commercial narratives so the response is coherent and credible throughout.
Ways of working
Fixed fee — for defined pieces of work: clear
scope, clear cost, clear deliverables.
Retainer — for ongoing access: a defined number of advisory hours per month, without needing to scope and contract each individual piece of work.
Time-based — for extended engagements or
participation in working groups and steering committees: agreed boundaries and regular check-ins.
All engagements can be structured to fit your capacity,
timelines and budget.
Not sure where to start?
A 30-minute scoping call costs nothing and helps us both understand whether there is a fit — and, if so, which service makes most sense given where you are right now.
Why Choose Us
Benefits you can expect
Expert Leadership
20 + years steering high-stakes programmes worldwide.
Objectivity
Advice tailored to your needs, free from commercial bias.
Holistic approach
From high-level strategy to balancing cross-functional requirements.