NAVCA Tender Support Project
2nd August 2010
What is it?
NAVCA Tender Support Project is a new, national initiative delivered by the National Programme for Third Sector Commissioning under the auspices of the IDeA. The aim is to improve the quality and increase the quantity of tendering for the delivery of public services by charities, voluntary and community organisations.
How will it be delivered?
NAVCA has identified 10 Local Development Organisations to broker the project to voluntary and community organisations in their respective regions. Fit4funding is one of the project brokers and has been allocated 20 days of consultancy support targeted at third sector organisations in West Yorkshire. This service will be available up until March 2011.
What help can the project provide?
Normally one day (8 hours) of subsidised consultancy support, but up to 3 days may be allocated for applicants preparing consortia bids. Consultancy services may be used for:
- tender suitability assessment
- advice on policies and procedures, quality systems and pricing models
- checking pre-qualification questionnaires
- reviewing and improving draft tender submissions—but not writing them
- preparing for interviews/presentation with a tender evaluation panel
The cost to the applicant is up to £50 + VAT per day, based on email/telephone support only. Any site visits will incur additional charges (e.g. mileage/travel/expenses). A bursary fund is able to cover the costs for eligible organisations—please ask for details.
Who is eligible for assistance?
The project has been designed to help tender-ready organisations who are new or inexperienced in bidding. Eligible applicants must be:
- already operating in the local area for which the tender is advertised;
- be tendering to deliver a service in the local area;
- be completing a tender submission for the first time, or have been previously unsuccessful;
- be tender ready;
- have no access to similar support through another source, such as membership of a national organisation that provides tender writing support;
- be willing to pay for up to half the day’s consultancy;
- be willing to pay for the consultant’s travel time and costs if they require face to face meetings.
Contact:
Judy Yacoub, Fit4Funding—93 Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF2 8SU.
www.fit4funding.org.uk
Tel. 01924 239062 or 07970 260410
Email judy.yacoub@fit4funding.org.uk