Getting ready to tender Funding Eye Jon Matthews 2012

Content Grant vs Tender Evidence –Track record –Knowledge of Powys –Quality Assured –Capacity –Monitoring –Risk –Strategic –Value –Added Value

Tendering vs Grants Formality Additional documentation Requests for additional information Size of awards Demonstrating Need Not that different

Commissioners need to have confidence in you to deliver their targets Demonstrate and evidence ability

Track Record In Powys With this client group Length of time Safe pair of hands

Knowledge of Powys Understand Powys How the geography cause problems Lack of opportunities and the impacts this has on people and services How problems can be overcome Links and cooperation with other organisations / agencies

Quality assured What quality marks or awards do you have or working towards Reports from service users Who else buys your services Policies and procedures in place - when updated reviewed

Monitoring / Evaluation of service User involvement How measure success against targets What baseline data is available realistic, costs, practical, achievable What systems are in place to monitor - are these robust Financial management

Capacity Staff in Post and relevant skills and experience of the staff Speed to be up and running Training requirements

Risk Show that you are aware of the risks in delivery - particularly relevant risks for delivery in Powys Actions to minimise risk and impact of things going wrong Size of organisation

Strategic How your work meets strategic objectives of local, regional and national plans One Powys Plan

Value for money What makes your service value for money Consortium bringing skills together? Low overheads Because of the added value Use of volunteers and the additional benefits they gain (if so relate these benefits to targets)

Added value What else do you offer What complements this project Be realistic on cost - you don’t want to win a tender but not have capacity to deliver

Consider who might be competition Give yourself time to put tender together - it will take longer than you think