Writing Even Better Bids - Advanced Level - plus Online Follow-up Workshop (5815)

Online Follow-up Session: Friday 2nd November 2012
1.15pm: Registration
1.30pm: Start
2.30pm: Finish

Writing Better Bids

This course is part of a series of three Bid & Tender Writing training events designed to cater for the needs of delegates at all levels. The series offers a clear progression route through the workshops; however they also work well as stand alone topics:

1 – An Introduction to Bid and Tender Writing

2 – Developing Bid and Tender Writing Skills - Intermediate Level

3 – Tendering and Bidding Advanced MasterClass - Funding your Future

Overview

This one day advanced workshop enables more experienced bid and tender writers and contractors to further enhance their skill sets and identify excellence and good practice that leads to winning bids and tenders.

You will have had a good grounding and success in attracting funding and securing contracts and will be ready to make the transition to securing and achieving significant income and sustainability for your organisation and projects.

This unique workshop also offers clear progression for delegates who may have already attended our Introduction to Bid and Tender Writing and/or Developing Bid and Tender Writing Skills workshops or any other similar courses at these levels.

Delegates will bring an understanding of the language and concepts of good bid development practice and have had recent significant experience in successful project management, delivery and design. As this course will include peer appraisal, delegates will have the opportunity to bring with them their own work on recent bids or tenders to the workshop to contribute towards peer review objectives.

Booking on this workshop will entitle you to a Free of Charge place on one of our New Bidding & Tendering related Online Workshops (worth £59):

Content

This workshop draws on the experience and knowledge of a successful bid writer and procurer within all Government and European funded programmes.

The workshop will cover:

Advanced concepts including additionality
Bidding to Frameworks/Tenders
Open and competitive bidding and tendering
Effective Partnerships
Strengthening your proposal
Peer analysis
Bid analysis and review
Scoring, appraisal and moderation
Cross-cutting EU themes – [ESF/ERDF]

Learning Objectives

Delegates will be able to:

Identify excellence in responses required by funders
Identify strategies – implement activities
Integrate and assure added value
Identify and deal effectively with risk
Practice bid appraisal
Maximise outcome potential
Systemise continuous bid quality improvement
Practice quality appraisal of a bid response

Supporting Materials to be used

Guidance notes
PowerPoint presentations
Written worksheets
A range of toolkits
Quiz!
Memory-stick containing web addresses, resources, and links

Delegate Feedback

"This was an excellent workshop - supportive and informative - Lots of practical information"
Head of Personal and Community Development, Lowestoft College

"Presenter was very knowledgeable with an easy going nature. Long day but didn't doze once - Superb!"
Safety Adviser, Direct Services

"Enjoyed the whole day"
Contract Compliance Officer, Birmingham City University

"Cleared up definitions of techniques for me - very good"
E-Learning Manager, Aylesbury College

Who Should Attend?

Registered Charities, Community & Voluntary Sector Organisations, Colleges, Universities, Arts Organisations, Faith Organisations, Non-Government Organisations, Local Authorities, Research Institutes, Council for Voluntary Services, Learning Partnerships, Business Links and Associations and training providers, Prime contractors, private sector sub- contractors, PCTs, NRF and other regeneration partnerships.

Date:	Wednesday, 26th September 2012 View All Locations & Dates
Cost:	£279.00+VAT. £229.00+VAT: Group Rate 3+ £237.00+VAT: Small charity (Turnover less than £1m)
Venue	Novotel Hotel, Manchester
Arrival:	9.00am for Registration
Start:	9.30am
Finish:	4.30pm
Programme:	View

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Workshop Style

This training course is delivered in a workshop style. It is highly participative with a blend of presentation, group exercises and debate. A comprehensive delegate pack is included. .

Numbers

To ensure effective levels of delegate participation, involvement and interaction, delegate numbers are restricted. This workshop is suitable for groups of 2 to 20 delegates.

Certification

Formal CPD certificates are provided after the event in a form which is acceptable as CPD evidence to many professional bodies and institutions.

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