In short
Support across Wales usually starts with the same question it starts with anywhere: what is actually going wrong. What differs is context. A significant share of Welsh economic activity involves public funding, Welsh Government programmes or public sector buyers, which changes how procurement has to be run and how long it takes.
What we tend to see here
Manufacturing and food production across the north and the valleys, a large public and third sector presence, energy and environmental projects, and a professional services base concentrated around Cardiff, Swansea and Newport. Suppliers into Welsh public bodies have their own discipline to learn: the rules reward preparation and punish improvisation.
How support works in this area
Work is delivered on site where being in the room matters and remotely where it does not, which for most engagements is a mix. BRIEF does not keep an office in the region and does not pretend to. What matters is whether the person doing the work understands the market you buy in and can be there when it counts.
Who we work with here
Private organisations
Manufacturing, food and drink, construction, professional services and a growing technology base.
Public organisations
Welsh Government funded bodies, local authorities, health boards and education.
Charities and third sector
Charities, housing associations and social enterprises delivering public services.
Regulated organisations
Energy and environmental projects, and suppliers working under Welsh public procurement rules.
Sectors we see most here
- Manufacturing and food production
- Public sector and suppliers
- Energy and environment
- Healthcare and care
- Professional services
- Tourism and hospitality
How we can help here
Based in Wales and something isn’t working? Start with the problem.
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