# Your Best Solution Limited (YBSL)

> Your Best Solution Limited helps UK manufacturers with 10 to 500 employees win the tenders they are currently being filtered out of. YBSL diagnoses what a buyer checks before they ever read your price (Cyber Essentials, ISO, health and safety, insurance, financial standing, GDPR, social value, carbon reduction) and coordinates 16 vetted specialists, the Cure Alliance, to close each gap. One contact, one plan. Based in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, serving Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire and East and North London.

Key facts:

- Company: Your Best Solution Limited, registered in England and Wales, Company No. 16983435. ICO registration C1911739.
- Founder and Principal Consultant: Rob Atkins (Robert Atkins), 30 years in enterprise technology sales at IBM, HP and BT.
- Who it is for: owner-managed and mid-sized UK manufacturers (10 to 500 staff) bidding for public sector, NHS, defence, local authority, OEM and Tier-1 supply chain contracts.
- What it is not: YBSL is not a generic compliance consultancy and does not sell certificates. It diagnoses tender readiness and coordinates specialists who understand manufacturing. It does not guarantee tender wins.
- Accreditations and memberships: CyberSmart Registered Partner (Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus), Federation of Small Businesses, Manufacturers Hub (Premium), Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA).
- How it works, in three steps: (1) the free 7-question Bid & Tender Readiness Screening, a two-minute Red-Amber-Green check; (2) the paid Comprehensive Health Assessment, which identifies every gap and maps every missed tender; (3) the paid Full Review, where AI checks every requirement and a bid manager with 15 years' tender evaluation experience reviews it personally and overhauls the response. Prices are quoted per client.
- Coming soon: Contender, a live tender and compliance dashboard with deadline countdowns and automatic gap alerts. Example: https://claude.ai/artifact/CThx9XWwA8btkLT8CUEqoN
- Contact: rob@yourbestsolution.co.uk, +44 (0)7445 225 668.

## UK tender facts YBSL cites (checked 20 October 2026)

- Cyber Essentials: PPN 014 replaced PPN 09/14 and PPN 09/23 from 24 February 2025. Central government departments, agencies and NHS bodies require it where suppliers handle personal data or OFFICIAL-level ICT, renewed annually for the contract's life. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ppn-014-cyber-essentials-scheme/ppn-014-cyber-essentials-scheme-html
- Carbon Reduction Plans: PPN 006 applies to central government contracts above £5 million a year (including VAT) advertised on or after 24 February 2025. Net zero by 2050 for UK operations, updated at least annually, published on the supplier's UK website. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ppn-006-taking-account-of-carbon-reduction-plans-in-the-procurement-of-major-government-contracts/ppn-006-taking-account-of-carbon-reduction-plans-html
- Social value: PPN 002 sets a minimum 10% weighting of the total score for central government procurements under the Procurement Act 2023 started on or after 1 October 2025. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ppn-002-taking-account-of-social-value-in-the-award-of-contracts/ppn-002-taking-account-of-social-value-in-the-award-of-central-government-contracts-html
- ISO 9001:2026 was published on 16 September 2026; ISO 9001:2015 certificates must transition by 30 September 2029. https://www.lrqa.com/en/latest-news/iso-9001-2026-live/
- Modern Slavery statements are a legal requirement at £36 million annual turnover or more. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/publish-an-annual-modern-slavery-statement
- Employers' liability insurance must cover at least £5 million. https://www.gov.uk/employers-liability-insurance

## Start here

- [Home page](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/): what YBSL does, the timing problem, how it works, the Cure Alliance and Rob's story
- [Common questions](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/#faq): straight answers on tender gates, Cyber Essentials, Carbon Reduction Plans, certification lead times and how YBSL works
- [Free Bid & Tender Readiness Screening](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/bid-readiness-score.html): 7 questions, category-by-category results
- [Book a Comprehensive Health Assessment](https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/book/ComprehensiveHealthAssessmentDiscussionDescriptionAfree@yourbestsolution.co.uk/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true)
- [Full text of every service page](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/llms-full.txt): one file for AI assistants

## The 16 Cure Alliance services: commercial

- [Bid Writing and Tenders](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/bid-writing-tenders.html): quality and method statement answers that score
- [Contract Review](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/commercial-solicitor.html): a commercial solicitor checks buyer contracts before you sign
- [Financial Standing](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/financial-standing.html): accounts that survive automated buyer credit checks, often set at twice the annual contract value
- [Insurance and Key Person Cover](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/insurance-key-person.html): public, employers' and professional indemnity levels matched to contract values

## The 16 Cure Alliance services: operations

- [Health and Safety](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/health-safety.html): accreditation and evidence that passes public sector screening
- [ISO Management Systems](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/iso-standards.html): ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 27001
- [People and Employment Law](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/hr-employment-law.html): HR evidence that wins social value marks
- [Sustainability and ESG](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/esg-sustainability.html): Carbon Reduction Plans, ethical sourcing and social value evidence
- [Training and Skills](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/training-skills.html): training matrices that prove competence

## The 16 Cure Alliance services: technology

- [Cyber Security and vCISO](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/cyber-assurance.html): Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, penetration testing and incident response
- [OT and Industrial Cybersecurity](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/ot-ics-security.html): protecting PLCs, SCADA, robots and CNCs
- [Managed IT and Infrastructure](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/managed-it.html): systems managed the way your certificate says they are
- [Hardware and Infrastructure](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/hardware-infrastructure.html): the physical kit assessors inspect

## The 16 Cure Alliance services: growth

- [Web Design and Digital](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/web-digital.html): a website that passes buyer due diligence
- [Process Automation](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/process-automation.html): tender evidence produced in minutes, not days
- [Technology Roadmap](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/vcio-technology-advisory.html): vCIO advice so technology spend adds up to a plan

## Guides

- [Why Manufacturing Bids Lose](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/why-manufacturing-bids-lose.html): the seven reasons manufacturing tenders fail before the price is read (financial standing, insurance, Cyber Essentials and H&S gateways, Carbon Reduction Plans, social value, answers that miss the question, evidence not ready) and what fixes each
- [Do I need Cyber Essentials to bid for a government contract?](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/do-i-need-cyber-essentials.html): often, but not always. Which buyers ask for it under PPN 014, when a parts contract may not need it, and four traps that catch manufacturers out
- [Should I hire a bid writer or a bid consultant?](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/bid-writer-or-bid-consultant.html): it depends where you are losing. What a bid writer, bid manager and bid consultant each do, and how to tell from the last tender you lost
- [Do I need a Carbon Reduction Plan to bid?](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/do-i-need-a-carbon-reduction-plan.html): who asks under PPN 006, the NHS change from 1 April 2027, and what gets a plan failed
- [All guides and resources](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/resources.html)
- [What the government's FTSE 350 cyber letter means for UK manufacturers](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/ftse-350-cyber-letter-for-manufacturers.html) ([PDF](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/ftse-350-cyber-letter-for-manufacturers.pdf)): the October 2025 ministerial letter asking large companies to require Cyber Essentials in their supply chains, and what it means for suppliers
- [Protecting the Production Line, web version](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/protecting-the-production-line.html)
- [The Compliance Reality for UK Manufacturers, web version](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/compliance-reality-for-uk-manufacturers.html)
- [16 Services. One Plan., web version](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/16-services-one-plan.html)
- [Protecting the Production Line](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/protecting-the-production-line.pdf): 8-page cyber risk briefing, October 2026. What the 2026 cyber data means for UK manufacturers and their tenders: manufacturing took 27.7% of all cyber attacks (IBM X-Force), 61% of manufacturing breaches involved ransomware (Verizon DBIR), the five threats that matter most, real costs and the fixes that make the biggest difference
- [The Compliance Reality for UK Manufacturers](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/compliance-reality-for-uk-manufacturers.pdf): 10-page guide on what fines a manufacturer, what costs it the contract and what is coming next
- [16 Services. One Plan.](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/cure-alliance-specialists.pdf): 19-page overview of every Cure Alliance service

## Optional

- [Privacy Policy](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/privacy-policy.html)
- [GDPR and Data Protection](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/gdpr.html)
- [Modern Slavery Statement](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/modern-slavery-policy.html)
- [Terms of Use](https://yourbestsolution.co.uk/terms.html)
- [LinkedIn: Rob Atkins](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-atkins-your-best-solution/)
- [Companies House record](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16983435)