About Value Match

Through our people and relationships, we apply our procurement expertise to enhance the value created in our communities and environment

Our People

The team at Value Match is dedicated to providing exceptional service to our customers, building a sustainable business whilst maximising our positive impact on communities and the environment. We believe working collaboratively across private and public sectors and Civil Society we can enhance the impact of procurement and deliver improved public services and responsible outcomes that benefits all stakeholders.

Alison Shields

Alison
Senior Consultant

Alison
Senior Consultant

Alison has worked extensively in healthcare and across the public and private sectors, building teams and running profitable organisations. Alison is a fully qualified and practicing dentist and a member of the Board of Trustees at the Movement Centre. Alison works closely with clients and candidates ensuring that we can identify and match talented people and create a cultural and aspirational fit that meets the needs of our customers. Alison specialises in supporting health sector roles.
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Anita Bowman

Anita
Senior Consultant

Anita
Senior Consultant

Anita is an experienced auditor and performance management specialist, having worked for the Audit Commission and KPMG across the public sector. Anita manages finance and business services within Value Match whilst also being a key member of the Resources Team. Anita is supporting private and public sector clients to attract the best available talent for a diverse range of roles within procurement and programme management, with a focus on analytical and technical skills.
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Brian Martin

Brian
Head of Marketing & Communications

Brian
Head of Marketing & Communications

Brian has extensive private sector experience in building marketing and communication strategies with a focus on building a digital presence across multiple platforms. Brian leads our marketing and communication approach and has been instrumental in helping develop our brand, propositions, and a broad set of tools to help us communicate more effectively with our stakeholders and communities. Brian is leading on the development of The Library.
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Connor Shields

Connor
Communications Manager

Connor
Communications Manager

Connor is supporting all aspects of how we develop our approach to marketing and communications, including building an improved on-line presence. He has a creative story telling background and wants to support how we maximise our social value. Connor has managed our project to become Carbon Net Positive, is producing our supporting video library and manages several of our digital platforms including LinkedIn.
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David Shields

David
Co-Founder

David
Co-Founder

David brought the Value Match concept to fruition because of his extensive experience of developing and implementing market, organisational and functional strategies aligned to values and goals. David works at a senior executive level across public, private, and civil society. David has proven ability to deliver stretching targets while managing significant cultural change, not least demonstrated by his roles managing transformational change for the US Federal Government and as Managing Director of the UK ‘s Government Procurement Service. David is a NED of Social Value UK and BOCL and is leading work within the Contract for Change programme focusing upon increasing the economic, social and environmental impact delivered through procurement.
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Emily Stewart

Emily
Procurement Recruitment Manager

Emily
Procurement Recruitment Manager

Emily is a qualified procurement professional with extensive operational and management experience across the public and private sectors, with responsibility for delivering procurement services across Central Government, Local Government, Education and NHS. Emily leads our Resourcing Team with a specific focus on helping clients shape their requirements to best meet their operational targets. Emily is also managing our resourcing systems and services development.
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Jo Parkes-Newton

Jo
Co-Founder

Jo
Co-Founder

Jo originated the Value Match concept because of her procurement leadership of major public sector projects. A qualified barrister, Jo established her own consultancy company in 2008. Jo specialises in construction and regeneration programmes and thrives in strategically complex, stakeholder rich environments, leading several competitive dialogue processes. Jo powers the development and application of the Value Match Method and using sustainable procurement to create economic, social and environmental benefits. Jo is a member of the KDC Trustees Board, a workstream lead for the Contract for Change programme and member of the How Do Companies Act Steering Group.
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Julie Collins

Julie
Lead Consultant

Julie
Lead Consultant

Julie’s experience across the NHS, Local Authorities and Schools included common categories such as stationery and facilities management but also innovative service needs as well as clinical product requirements. Julie worked closely with the Department of Health and many major NHS Trusts establishing collaborative forums to ensure that procurement delivery was patient centred and effective. Julie has led and managed procurement and training engagements across private and public sectors.
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Lindsay Rosul

Lindsay
Director

Lindsay
Director

Lindsay has worked extensively within the public sector, delivering solutions for Local Government, NHS, Education and Central Government. An experienced procurement professional, Lindsay has designed and managed procurement shared services and account management in the private sector. Lindsay leads on service delivery across the organisation, coordinating our resources and systems to ensure all customers and candidates receive exceptional service. Lindsay is a co-workstream lead for the Contract for Change programme.
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Matthew
Procurement Manager

Matthew
Procurement Manager

Matt is a qualified procurement professional with operational experience in delivering procurement services and contract management in local and central government with most recent activities focused within the ICT category. Matt is a Procurement Manager at Value Match, using his strong customer focus and commercial skills to manage public sector procurement on behalf of our customers
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Matthew Griffin

Matthew
Lead Consultant

Matthew
Lead Consultant

Matthew has successfully supported clients with a range of procurement consultancy and bid management related activity which has included; category management support for professional services with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, procurement support with NHS England, training NHS staff on managing a compliant OJEU Procurement; supporting a range of Private Sector clients to successfully bid into the Public Sector including, Dental Services, Call Centre Management, Professional Services, ICT and Utilities.
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Who we work with

Working in partnership with the award-winning professional service provider Bennett Staff on RM6160 Non-Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff

Me Learning

Developing bespoke on-line training to create the Value Match Academy to improve accessibility to procurement, social value and environmental training

FireFish

FireFish support all our resourcing and recruitment system needs, providing best in class solutions that meet our needs.

Carbon Footprint

Working closely with the team at Carbon Footprint Ltd and following their processes we are proud to be officially carbon net positive

Consultancy+

Delivering through YPO’s compliant framework, Consultancy+ is the new way to manage Services Procurement in the public sector

CCS

Delivering services through CCS’s compliant framework routes.

REC

As a REC member we are recognised for our professionalism and the value we provide to clients and candidates.

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Value Match Foundation

Privet Cottage,
Wybunbury Lane,
Nantwich,
Cheshire CW5 7HH
0800 917 7884

Company Number 12687469

Value Match Limited

Dee House,
Dee Banks,
Chester,
Cheshire CH3 5UU
0800 917 7884

Company Number 12444639

Value Match Services Limited

Dee House,
Dee Banks,
Chester,
Cheshire CH3 5UU
0800 917 7884

Company Number 08522031
VAT Number 164 8715 81

Value Match Consulting Limited

St George’s House,
215-219 Chester Road,
Manchester
Lancashire M15 4JE
0800 917 7884

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