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Providing an all-encompassing consultancy service to multiple healthcare sectors e.g. dental, hospitals and businesses, we have extensive experience and expertise in director-level NHS commissioning, tendering, finance and NHS contract management.
Our dedicated team ensures the delivery of our tailored, bespoke services by working in partnership with our clients to deliver timely, impactful and high quality results. Click on the links below to meet the team.
Director
Director
Richard’s speciality is in financial management, business development and practice management.
Richard has over 20 years in-depth experience in finance and commissioning NHS and Private Health care services.
Prior to setting up Ascend Tendering Ltd, Richard held the position as Associate Director, Primary Care Development, and has extensive experience in supporting and commissioning services for Primary Care Dentistry and medical services, ranging from large corporates to single chair practices. Richard also sat on the national groups regarding the proposed NHS Dental Contract, and set up the Somerset Local Professional Network pilot.
After leaving the NHS, Richard set up his own Management Consultancy service, Ascend Tendering Ltd and has successfully supported businesses with Ascend’s service solutions, enabling business owners to benefit from the relief of business and contractual pressures. Richard has also lectured nationally at the Orthodontic Specialist Group Meeting regarding NHS tendering, financial management and the commissioning process.
Director
Director
Emma’s speciality is in contract tendering and achieving CQC / HIW best practice compliance. Emma has supported numerous clients across the country in winning £10million+, 5-10 years contracts. Emma also has a 100% pass rate for the CQC inspection, CQC Registered Manager interview training and achieving accreditation awards. She has also successfully organised and co-ordinated multiple clinical governance events on behalf of different network groups.
Emma is experienced within the public and private sectors concentrating her efforts on business market research, building a solid lead base of prospective customers, developing and maintaining internal and external business relationships.
In 2017, Emma lectured nationally at the Orthodontic Specialist Group Meetings in London to circa 200 Specialists regarding NHS tendering and the commissioning process.