Project Experience

MTW provides skills and expertise across a number of areas including developing and setting up Local Supply Chain initiatives and employment and training programmes for local authorities and the private sector. We have pioneered mechanisms to open up business opportunities for local small and meduium size enterprises through planning agreements and as part of major non-construction contracts. MTW’s team includes consultants who have managed the iCAM local procurement project in Camden & Islington, the recent CITB and LEP funded Building for Growth programme across 20 London boroughs as well as helping to deliver Supply Cross River 1 & 2 and the Supply Nine Elms central London business support programmes. We currently work for the City of London to assist developers and main contractors working on all major City developments to fulfil their local procurement obligations which are embedded in all major planning agreements

MTW has pioneered the use of public and private procurement as tools for economic development. We are passionate about supporting SMEs from deprived areas of London to access opportunities they would otherwise be unlikely to be aware of and improving their chances of winning work. We plan and deliver local economic regeneration programmes based on improving access for local SMEs to business opportunities in their area. This helps keep investment in the local economy. Our core skills are in:

• Buyer engagement
• Supplier engagement
• One-to-one business advice
• Business upskilling workshops
• Meet the Buyer events
• Building local business benefits into procurement through s106 mechanism and major contracts

MTW provides skills and expertise across a number of areas including:

• Local Procurement, employment & training and Business Support programmes
• S106 Planning advice
• Workshops on Tendering, Marketing strategy, Health & Safety accreditation, Social Media for business, Environmental policies and accreditation
• Meet the Buyer events
• Specialist procurement consultancy
• Local procurement strategies

A cross section of some of the better known consultancy projects which MTW has delivered over the years includes:

• The iCAM Local Procurement project in Camden & Islington
• The Supply Cross River Local Procurement programme across 6 boroughs in London
• Lambeth Leisure Facilities Strategy
• Trade Missions from Pakistan and India for Commonwealth Secretariat
• Local Procurement, Employment & Training and Business Support consultancy for LB Hammersmith & Fulham and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
• Regeneration of G-Mex and Central Station site in Manchester
• Redevelopment Study of Royal Highland Showground at Ingliston in Edinburgh
• U.K. National Athletics Facilities Strategy
• U.K. National Netball Facilities Strategy
• Bolton Tourism Strategy
• C/Plex Community Arts & Technology Centre in West Bromwich (£15m successful Arts Lottery bid towards £30m project)
• Redevelopment Study of Herne Hill Velodrome for British Cycling and Southwark Borough Council
• A5 Partnership Healthy Living Centre bid for Barnet Primary Care Trust £1.2m
• Arun Tourism Investment Study
• PFI bids for Downham Leisure Centre in Lewisham and the Stour Centre in Ashford, Kent
• Clissold Leisure Centre in Hackney Sport England Lottery bid £11m
• Ashford Borough Council Cultural Facilities Planning and Developer Contributions Study
• Islington Business Enterprise Initiative
• Southwark Park Sports Complex Redevlopment Strategy
• Project Coordinator and feasibility consultants for ‘Eureka’ a major Visitor Attraction in Halifax (originally the Children’s Experience Centre)

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