At Mizoola we have a range of services and products to support your needs.

We build long-term relationships with our clients, by delivering value to their business.

We can help you with:

Strategic business planning
Bid writing and bid management
Activity modelling and funding models
Product development - service model design/re-design
Services marketing
Setting-up service development systems.

If you want a competitive edge to your business

call Eddie on 01713969738

Strategic business development planning

Growing your business is important. But planning to grow your business is vital. Without a strategic business development plan you increase the risk of not reaching you goals, and increase the pressure on your staff, your services, and your finances when the market changes.

Our strategic business development planning service will help your create a clear and simple business plan that stays in-line with your business goals. We’ll help you find the most profitable growth opportunities for your products and services, assessing the value of each one, so you maintain your competitive edge and provide the best service possible.

If you need help developing a business plan to help you achieve your goals call us on 0771 396 9738.

We’ll help you to create a clear strategic business development plan in-line with your organisation values and goals:
•   Assess potential opportunities in the relevant market(s)
•   Set realistic business development targets
•   Assess your capacity and capability to deliver your targets
•   Develop simple, achievable action plans which taking account of the competition requirements.

At Mizoola® we’ll work closely with you so we can understand your business and your people. It’s important for us to know who you are and what you want to achieve so we can develop a realistic business development plan that will give you the road map and the confidence to move your business forward.

Product Development - designing forward thinking service solutions

Service commissioners are looking for providers who can demonstrate both a sound grasp of the need or the problem, and also a creative and innovative approach to the solution.

Whether in response to a competition/tender process, or proactively approaching your potential buyers, service development is an opportunity to bring your ideas to life through developing credible selling propositions.

If you need help developing a product or service, for example in response to a specific tender opportunity them call us on 0771 396 9738

We’ll help you by:

• Using a proven Product Development Process to develop your ideas and create a service model which you can take to market
• Writing compelling service descriptions in response to specific tender requirements.

Services Marketing

When done right, marketing is the key to developing a successful business. It can make you stand-out from the competition, and instill confidence in buyers - for example by demonstrating a forward thinking approach to the needs and priorities of your service commissioners.

At Mizoola® we have years of experience developing successful marketing strategies for healthcare organisations. To some ‘marketing’ is a dirty word, but effective services marketing enables you to present the unique characteristics of your services in a compelling way.

We can help you:

•   Create the right message to the right people in the right way
•   Describe a value-for-money proposition or compelling case for investment
•   Market your products and services through appropriate channels for maximum impact.

If you want to get the right message to the right people call us on 0771 396 9738

Bid Writing, Tender Support

Bidding for tenders can be a stressful, time-consuming and high-risk effort. You could be a high quality leading-edge service provider, but without the skills and knowledge you can’t win a tender.

Our service is professional, high quality, and effective. Our flexible approach helps us work together so your organisation can get the most value from our input at any stage of the tender process. And having a keen eye on the winning post will shape our advice and support.

If you need expert support for your tender proposal, call one of our team on 01636 674848.

We’ll help you:

Review your bid, checking for compliance, editing and improving proposals
Write you bid, including PQQs or ITT
Manage your bid, coordinating the entire process.
Analyse previous tender performance
Develop your proposal, including reviewing ITT documents, bid review (compliance checking, bod writing and proofing, review of technical sections, expert editing), bid writing, bid graphics, responding to bidder queries, interview preparation, post-tender review.

Throughout the process Mizoola® can become part of your team by providing technical expertise or advice when and where you might need it.

If you’re looking for an experienced team to manage your entire tender process, take a look at our comprehensive bid management service.

Comprehensive Bid Management

Tendering in public sector markets is a pretty complex process. Poor judgment and technical errors can be costly and mean the end of your bid. So at Mizoola® we can de-risk this process for you, managing the tender process from the beginning to the end, working with and significant people in your organisation. We will use a Bid Management Timeline so the key decision makers are involved at key decision points in the process, so together we have more control over your bid. We normally use a stage-gate process to develop your proposal through three key stages.

We’ll help you:

•   Manage the tender process, from beginning to end
•   Develop a Win Strategy
•   Give direction and focus to your bid
•   Develop a Bid Management Timeline
•   Engage subject area leads and key decision makers throughout the process.

We’re happy to discuss any specific needs you might have, and pricing options.

If you need help managing your tender process call us on 0771 396 9738

Activity Modelling and Developing Funding Models

Squeezed budgets and competitive pressures have increased the level of risk for bidders. Accurately forecasting service demand and calculating workflow, and pricing are essential components of designing services and winning tender proposals. So we can help you find the most efficient and effective way of developing your services in your market, maximising your surplus/profit.

At Mizoola we can help you remodel existing services in-line with current demands, or respond to new opportunities with a new model. We’ll use our experience to help you accurately predict your workflow so you can focus on developing your products and services to achieve your goals.

If you need help managing your tender process call us on 01636 674 848.

We’ll help you:

•   Cost your workforce accurately
•   Accurately predict the demand for your services
•   Price your proposals realistically and competitively
•   Respond to new opportunities with new models
•   Plan commercial ventures with confidence

Setting Up Service Development Systems

Ensuring you have the systems in place to develop your services will help you build a sustainable business. So we’ll help you get the most from the resources you have available to reduce your risk when developing new services and new products.

We’ll help you understand your capability and capacity to compete in you market, and build a team that helps you stay competitive.

At Mizoola®, our experience of setting-up successful service development teams can help you organize your resources efficiently and effectively, so you make the most of your available resources, and reduce the risks to your business.

If you need help developing a business plan to help you achieve your goals call us on 01636 674 848.

We’ll help you:

•   Provide interim support when recruiting
•   Use the full resources of your organisation
•   Maintain momentum when growing and responding to new opportunities

Our expertise in service development in the health and social care sector means we already have the knowledge and skills to work with your organisation. This means you can be confident we know how best to develop your systems to make sure you stay competitive in your market without unnecessary delays.

Mizoola can also provide you with a comprehensive out-sourced or interim business development solution, working closely with both senior management team and your clinical and operational teams.

Health and justice

Mizoola® has experience of developing successful prison healthcare tenders for a number of organisations across England.

Informed by this experience we can support you by sharing our valuable market knowledge and experience with you, and by high quality bid writing so you can produce high quality, winning proposals.

We can work with you to quickly establish a clear picture of how much work there is to do, and where your resources are likely to be best utilized. We can provide specific support for a single project (e.g. bid writing), and we can also help you with market entry planning and refining your service proposals in advance, so your organisation is well prepared to respond to procurements.

We are here to help you, so please call to discuss or click here to contact us by email.

Primary care mental health services including Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (“IAPT”)

Mizoola ® can provide you with the IAPT and wider psychological therapies expertise you need to develop your business. Edward has unsurpassed experience in developing IAPT service contracts, having secured the first ever IAPT service contract under the national specification, and then going-on to win five further service contracts within the first two years of the national programme.

Eddie has used his experience of developing a range of high volume, primary care psychological therapy services to help other organisations win IAPT and similar competitions. He has also developed IAPT services in prisons, and helped NHS organisations win local service contracts where they had no previous IAPT experience. Mizoola ® has a small team of associates with complementary clinical and operational expertise which have worked successfully together over a number of years, to both win tenders and build service innovations which are popular with patients and service commissioners.

Informed by this experience we can support you by sharing our valuable market knowledge and experience with you, and by producing high quality work including offering direction and advice and, significantly, providing the bid writing support required so you can produce high quality, winning proposals. At Mizoola ® we know what it takes to get past the winning post in this highly competitive market.

We can work with you to quickly establish a clear picture of how much work there is to do, and where your resources are likely to be best utilized. We can provide specific support for a single project (e.g. bid writing), and we can also help you to develop your general Offer and complete work in advance so your organisation is effectively prepared to achieve its wider market ambitions.

We are here to help you, so please call to discuss or click here to contact us by email.

Alternatives to admission

Mizoola® can provide you with the expertise you need to develop your business, through helping you re-design your acute inpatient and community services and/or win valuable service contracts. In particular, Edward has unsurpassed experience in developing the ‘recovery house’ service model as an integrated component of the mental health crisis and step-down pathway, which is both effective as an alternative to admission and popular with patients and service commissioners.

Informed by this experience we can support you by sharing our valuable market knowledge and service expertise with you, and by producing high quality work including offering direction and advice and, significantly, providing the bid writing support required so you can produce high quality, winning proposals.

We can work with you to quickly establish a clear picture of how much work there is to do, and where your resources are likely to be best utilized. We can provide specific support for a single project (e.g. bid writing), and we can also help you to develop your general Offer and complete work in advance so your organisation is effectively prepared to achieve its wider market ambitions.

We are here to help you, so please call to discuss or click here to contact us by email.

Fees

At Mizoola®, we make our pricing structure as clear and simple as possible.

We’re flexible about how we can work with you and fit into your organisation to support your services development.

So call us on 01636 674 848 and find out how we can help you.

Per Day

We’re happy to discuss a day rate based on your needs. Once we understand your objectives and the scope of the work, we can agree a number of days needed to complete the work so you can accurately work this into your budget.

Per Project

If you have a particular project that needs our support, we’re happy to quote you a fee for the project. We’ll discuss the scope of your project and how best to use our expertise. We’ll then give you a fixed quote so you can accurately plan for using our services.

Risk Share

In particular with our Tender Support and Comprehensive Bid Management we’re happy to agree a risk share fee structure.

Our confidence in successfully bidding for tenders means we can agree a fee that helps you manage your budget.

Block Discount

If you choose two or more of our services, or if you need a longer period of service development support, we’re happy to discuss a discounted rate.

That way you’re not only getting better value for your money, but we’re able to work more effectively across your organisation as we grow to understand your business, your market, and your customers.