Writing Even Better Bids - Advanced Level - plus Online Follow-up Workshop (WS5816)

Wednesday, 17th October 2012, Birmingham City Centre

Online Follow-up Session: Friday 2nd November 2012
2.45pm: Registration
3.00pm: Start
4.00pm: Finish

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):

• Online Session - Organisational Readiness for Bidding and Tendering
• Online Session - Project Development Skills to Increase Bidding Success
• Online Session - Developing a Funding Strategy

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.

Programme

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Facilitator

The facilitator for this event brings a diverse and significant range of skills, knowledge and abilities to the development of leaders and managers. Previously, he was head of external projects at Greenwich Community College and was a Senior Lecturer in Post-Compulsory Education and Training at the University of Greenwich. Until recently, he was Deputy Director at London Voluntary Sector Training Consortium, responsible for third sector access to the structural funds and has held directorships in the private training sector as an NCVO approved consultant. He has worked closely with the LSC, London Councils, DWP, LDA and has scored bids for GOL in his varied career. He has also represented the voluntary sector on Moderation Panels for the CFOs from 2002 - 2007, and was a member of the Support and Advisory Group [SAG] to Government Office in the last programme.

He has also been a board member at the London Open College Network and Lewisham College FE. Our Facilitator is an associate of the Institute of Fundraising and an approved and registered consultant with NCVO and NACVA.

Venue and Travel

Venue details and travel information will be included in your confirmation email. If the venue has not been confirmed at the time of booking, then the information will be emailed to you closer to the event.

Booking & Confirmation

Bookings will only be accepted on receipt of full payment PRIOR to the event via cheque, BACS or credit card.  Cheques to be made payable to ‘National Training Resources Limited’.

All reservations will be confirmed by email within two days of receipt of your completed booking form and payment in full and will include venue details and times.

Please direct all conference queries to the Conference Team.
Tel:  0845 130 6152 or 01827 63919.
Fax:  01827 60836 or 01827 61428. 
Email: conferences@national-training.co.uk

Terms & Conditions

Please read our full terms and conditions. Completion and return of the Booking Form constitutes a contract between yourselves and National Training Resources Limited.  Delegate cancellations/transfers are only accepted up to 3 weeks prior to the event and are subject to a small administration charge. Delegate substitutions can be made at any time.  We reserve the right to cancel or alter the event at any time.