bid writing beginners guide
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1st in a series of bid writing staff development seminarsTRANSCRIPT
A beginners guide to bid writing
Jerry Allen
Benefits of bid writing
• Financial
• Raise TVU reputation
• Helps meet strategic priorities
• Mark out staff as professionals
• Evidence of meeting QAA, RAE, RAF
Opportunities
• Environmental scanning – Project / Research
• Research – JISC
• Projects –LDA, SEEDA
• Trusts – Lottery, Awards for All,
• Tenders –Tendermatch,
• Tools – Grant Finder, Training Gateway,
Tips for success
• Timing & planning
• University strategic plan
• Strategic & operational ‘fit’
• Regional economic strategy
• Narrative ‐ benefits
• Competitive – value added
• Building a compelling case
Think tactics
• Profile building
• Partnerships
• Building teams
• The funders’ agenda
• Capacity, capability & flexibility
• Financial – avoiding money chasing
Process for Consultancy, Enterprise, & Non Validated Teaching Courses:External Income Planning (EIP)
Project Leader completes EIP based on Actual Costs (fEC) and submits to Financial Services for
initial clearance -(by Faculty Management
accountant)
Initial EIP is verified
Faculty Faculty SEBU
Faculty/Service SMT approve project outline and EIP.
The approved EICP (along with approval and justification of any
funding shortfall) is then forwarded to Finance by Assoc Dean (Ent)
Finance approve EIP and forward any projects
(For Research projects over £10k, DVC
Academic to approve in principle)
SEBU review projects to ensure University wide and strategic fit and provide feedback to Director where
necessary (Head of IRP)For Research projects, the Head of
the Graduate School to approve
SUBMISSION: - Project Leader notifies Finance&SEBU
of the outcome of the application. Any changes to
the original submission MUST be approved by FMT
Finance approve changes(if applicable).
SEBU review any changes and feedback to Director where
necessary.
Process for Consultancy, Enterprise, & Non Validated Teaching Courses:External Income Planning (EIP)
Faculty Faculty SEBUProject Leader forwards a copy
of the contract to Finance.Finance allocate successful project with a cost centre.
SEBU receive copies of contracts and compliance
schedule
The Project Leader is notified of the project cost centre via e-
mail.
The EIP provides the budget for the project. Indirect costs and staffing costs not directly charged to the cost centre will be debited from the project account by Financial Services
Actual Costs (fEC): all costs incurred by the University in the course of undertaking the project (including all indirect costs)
11th Nov Rm TC 262 1‐3pm SMR ‐ Practical session with Victor Franks10th Dec Rm TC264 1‐2pm SMR ‐ Bid writing forum for the completion of bids you are working ongoogle groups