In addition to its public sector customers, Arfon Consulting also has a thriving private client practice orientated towards providing management consultancy and support to small and medium sized companies (SMEs).
Working closely with our clients, we with the aim of widening access to public sector contracts and grant funding for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises,
Private Client Portfolio
Prompt Marketing
Prompt Marketing is a strategic education marketing agency and a proudly female-led business specialising in student recruitment within the ever evolving Higher Education market.
Arfon Consulting supports Prompt Marketing by scanning public sector contract notices for suitable bid opportunities in addition to optimising and developing tender bids prior to submission.
Pinpoint Medical
The Perthshire based Pinpoint Medical is an innovative Life Sciences company who specialise in the decontamination of medical devices and of the healthcare environment.
Pinpoint Medical have been supported by Arfon Consulting to identify sources of enterprise and Research Development & Innovation funding.
The Therapeutic Forest CIC
The Therapeutic Forest Community Interest Company (CIC) is a Social Enterprise led by a multi-disciplinary therapy team, passionate about the therapeutic benefits of nature and woodlands.
Working on a reduced fee basis, Arfon Consulting has supported the CIC in applying for both public sector grant and commissioning of services.
Smallspark Space Systems
Smallspark Space Systems is a multi-award winning aerospace research and development company also based in Cardiff building the next generation of low cost space propulsion systems and AI engineering design capabilities.
Utilising funding from the UK Space Agency’s Glyndŵr Innovation Prize, Arfon Consulting & Smallspark Space entered into a strategic partnership that saw the company become the only applicant to be awarded two rounds of funding from SPRINT for cutting edge aerospace technologies development.
Upwork Global Inc.
Arfon Consulting is an active participant on the eponymous Upwork freelancer and independent professional hiring platform, headquartered in San Francisco but operating on a global basis.
Arfon Consulting has been hired via the platform by clients both in the United Kingdom but also Malta, Portugal, Australia and the United States to fulfill a wide range of public procurement, grant application, and contract-commercial assignments.
Ecosulis
Ecosulis is a leading ecological consultancy & contracting company providing expertise in ecological and environmental services throughout the UK.
Working as a fully outsourced service, Arfon Consulting and Ecosulis staff have collaborated together to devise community benefit strategies and to optimise tender responses to both public and private sector opportunities.
What People Are Saying
“Really valued Alun's feedback on a tender and we will definitely be working with him again in the future”
— Marcella Collins, Owner, Prompt Marketing
“I worked with Alun to submit a first tender for our Social Enterprise. Alun is absolutely wonderful at what he does- he was able to quickly understand what we do and put together a compelling case”
— Hannah Broughton, CEO The Therapeutic Forest CIC
“Alun is an experienced procurement expert and tender writer and has used his wealth of knowledge and expertise in advising, writing and helping to submit a tender for a contract. He took the load off our shoulders and successfully submitted the tender on time”
— Clifford Omorogie, Director, Majestik Care Ltd
“Alun’s… breadth of knowledge across tech, legal, policy and government are the best I have experienced”
— Will Crandle, Co-founder & CEO, Horsefly Talent Market Analytics
"It was a pleasure working with Alun. He did a good job drafting minutes for a complex meeting in a specialized subject matter area”
— Markus Forsberg, Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection NGO, Geneva.
“Alun is very experienced with great understanding of the client’s need. I did not have to spend much time on explaining my requirements. He was also very patient and responsive to all the questions I had. Alun delivered a great piece of work despite my tight deadline”
— Amol Solanke, Leo Medica Europe Ltd
"Alun is very knowledgeable and helped me to fill in 2 grant applications. He knows the right buzz words to use and worked very quickly and efficiently”
— Gurmej Pawar, Meji Media Ltd.
“Awesome work! Very professional and fast delivery. Very happy with the result and will use again shortly. Highly recommended”
— Ruda Lima