Comparison
Executive Compass vs Glaxtons: an honest comparison
Including the cases where Executive Compass is the better choice, because a comparison page that finds nothing good to say about the alternative is an advert, and you would be right to discount it.
Who Executive Compass are
- Founded
- 2009, by Neil Capstick
- Based
- Newcastle and the North East
- Founded in 2009 by Neil Capstick, based in the North East.
- Publishes that it holds Cyber Essentials Plus certification.
- Offers bid writing alongside training and mentoring programmes for in-house teams.
- Since 29 July 2026 has been part of the Procurement Growth Group, with Neil Capstick as Group Strategy Director and Matthew Walker continuing as Managing Director.
What they publish: Executive Compass publishes an 85 percent success rate, states it has supported thousands of SMEs and multinationals since 2009, and states it uses only directly employed writers rather than associates or freelancers.
Why people compare Executive Compass and Glaxtons
Executive Compass and Glaxtons are compared most often by SMEs making a first serious framework application, where the decision is between a large established consultancy and a smaller specialist firm. The July 2026 merger has increased that comparison traffic, because clients want to know whether the firm they chose is still the firm they are buying.
The question worth asking
Their directly-employed-writers policy is a genuine strength and worth taking seriously, because associate models can mean the person who sold the work is not the person who writes it. The question to put to any consultancy, including us, is simply: name the individual who will write this submission, and tell me what else they are working on that month. A firm that cannot answer that is selling you capacity, not expertise.
Where each of us is stronger
Choose Executive Compass if
- In-house bid training and mentoring is a developed offer, and the right answer if you want to build internal capability rather than outsource.
- Directly employed writers rather than associates, which is a real quality control advantage over freelance-model consultancies.
- Longer trading history at scale across a very wide range of SME sectors.
Choose Glaxtons if
- We publish 93 percent across 500-plus submissions against their published 85 percent.
- We specialise in named framework applications rather than general tender volume, with current depth on RM6320 CWAS3, RM6397, Pagabo and the NHS routes.
- We remain independent following the July 2026 consolidation.
Published win rates across this industry are self-reported and unaudited, ours included, and the denominators differ between firms. Treat every percentage on every bid consultancy website, including this one, as directional rather than comparable.
Common questions
Is Glaxtons a good alternative to Executive Compass?
It depends on the problem you have. We publish 93 percent across 500-plus submissions against their published 85 percent. We specialise in named framework applications rather than general tender volume, with current depth on RM6320 CWAS3, RM6397, Pagabo and the NHS routes. We remain independent following the July 2026 consolidation. That said, Executive Compass is the stronger choice in several cases: In-house bid training and mentoring is a developed offer, and the right answer if you want to build internal capability rather than outsource. Directly employed writers rather than associates, which is a real quality control advantage over freelance-model consultancies. Longer trading history at scale across a very wide range of SME sectors.
What should I ask before choosing between Executive Compass and Glaxtons?
Their directly-employed-writers policy is a genuine strength and worth taking seriously, because associate models can mean the person who sold the work is not the person who writes it. The question to put to any consultancy, including us, is simply: name the individual who will write this submission, and tell me what else they are working on that month. A firm that cannot answer that is selling you capacity, not expertise.
What does Executive Compass claim about its success rate?
Executive Compass publishes an 85 percent success rate, states it has supported thousands of SMEs and multinationals since 2009, and states it uses only directly employed writers rather than associates or freelancers. Glaxtons publishes a 93 percent success rate measured across more than 500 submissions between 2022 and 2025. No UK bid consultancy publishes an independently audited win rate, including us, and the denominators differ between firms, so treat all published rates as directional rather than comparable.
Reviewed 22 August 2026. Facts about Executive Compass are drawn from their own published material and from trade press coverage. Their performance figures are presented as their claims rather than as verified fact. If anything here is out of date or wrong, tell us at info@glaxtons.co.uk and we will correct it.
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