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Futurebuilders Small Organisation Tender Fund

Funding area: England
Status: Open for applications

The Small Organisation Tender Fund offers grants to small third sector
organisations who need small sums of money to help them tender
successfully for specific public sector contracts.

Total Fund Value: £ 220,000

Grants are invested in amounts up to 10% of the contract, with a
maximum investment of £15,000.

There is a limited pot of £220,000 for this Fund.

Extended Description:

Futurebuilders England is a £150 million fund backed by the Office of
the Third Sector at the Cabinet Office. The initiative was one of the
recommendations in the Treasury's Cross Cutting Review into the role
of the voluntary and community sector in public service delivery
(Sept. 2002).

Restrictions:

Futurebuilders expect organisations to have a particular contract in
mind when they apply - the Fund is not intended to increase tendering
skills in general, but to help third sector organisations win specific
contracts.

Key Criteria:

Eligible organisations must:
* be a third sector organisation with a turnover of less than £250,000
in the last financial year;
* be preparing to tender for a specific public service contract worth
a minimum of £30,000;
* have a good chance of winning the tender;
* have been incorporated for a minimum of one year;
* not have received a Small Organisation Tender Fund grant in the last
24 months
* deliver a high quality service and have the potential of
significantly increased returns on it in the future
* not have received more than a £130,000 subsidy from public sources
in the previous three years;
* have ultimate beneficiaries of the project must live in England.

In addition to the above, Futurebuilders will also consider:
* the track record of the organisation involved;
* the strength of the business case;
* the organisation's existing reserves and what it is prepared to
contribute to the development project;
* the abilities of key individuals;
* whether an investment could potentially breach State Aid
regulations.

Eligible Expenditure:

You can use the grant to meet any cost that you see as important in
putting together a good tender. Some examples might include:
* Legal costs
* Advice from procurement specialists
* Financial expertise
* Bidding staff costs or backfill
* Application Procedure:

There is no application form for this fund. To begin the application
process you should contact Futurebuilders to:
* Request a callback
(http://www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk/index.php?option=com_forme&f
id=2&Itemid=101) OR
* Submit an enquiry
(http://www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk/enquiry/ola1fg01.pl?org=1239
&req=1239&uid=0&sid=SYHbCcM at HK8AAGKO6Cc)

Contact Information:

Futurebuilders
Phone: 0191 261 5200
Email: info at futurebuilders-england.org.uk.
Web: http://www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk/