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Philip Heathcote

Philip Heathcote

Associate Commercial & Bid Director | 30 years’ transport experience

Procurement strategy, major bids, commercial negotiations & market engagement

Philip brings 30 years’ transport experience and executive-level commercial and bid leadership across rail, infrastructure and regulated services. His experience includes Sales Director at Siemens Rail Systems, Bid Director at Arriva UK Trains and Head of Markets/Bid Director at UK Power Networks Services. He combines strategic market insight with practical leadership of multidisciplinary teams, procurement activity, contractual evaluation and high-value negotiations.

Selected experience

  • Led UK Power Networks Services’ HS2 high-voltage power pursuit, coordinating a bid team that reached 61 people alongside responsibility for markets and bid management.
  • Directed rail franchise bids for Arriva and led a 27-person team at Siemens Rail Systems, with responsibility for customer relationships, bids and contract negotiations.
  • Supported RAC’s successful £400m tender through PMO leadership and submission development, alongside independent bid reviews and procurement advisory work in rail and digital ticketing.

How Philip can help

Commercial strategy and procurement advice, structured bid leadership, independent challenge and negotiation support across complex opportunities.

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