This document provides guidance on bid writing. It outlines the objectives of a bid writing workshop which are to provide key pointers, tips, and a practical session to complete a bid document. It emphasizes understanding principles and gaining confidence to submit own bids. It also highlights the benefits of bid writing such as financial gains, raising reputation, and meeting strategic priorities. Top tips include explaining everything clearly, outlining benefits and outcomes, collaborating with others, and ensuring internal support and a well-planned budget and timeline. The document reviews common application forms and criteria funders consider as well as closing thoughts.

1. Bid Writing
Jerry Allen

2. Bid Writing Workshop ‐ objectives
• Key pointers & top tips
• Practical session
• Complete a bid document
• Understand principles
• Confidence to submit own bid

3. A starting point
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLz7gYF1
Mqs
• Follow guidelines carefully
• Focus on specifics
– Description (give details)
– Need (statistics)
• Budget (details)
• Proof read

4. Benefits of bid writing
• Financial
• Raise personal & TVU
reputation
• Helps meet strategic
priorities
• Economic development
• Mark out staff as
professionals

5. Top tips
• Explain everything
• Clear benefits &
outcomes
• Collaboration
• Critical friend
• Internal support
• Budget
• Timeline

6. Questions
• What is the funder looking for?
• How does my proposal meet
these criteria?
• Is my narrative compelling?
• Do I need to complete a Pre
Qualification Questionnaire
(PQQ)?

7. MFOR Application Form
• Criteria • Financial statement
• Contact • Partner contribution
• Summary of activities • Finances
• Strategic ‘fit’ • Match funding
• Methodology & • Equality & diversity
milestones • Risk
• Focus on delivery • Accountability
• Reporting
• Collaboration

8. And finally some closing thoughts!
• http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=k18lq6mQv
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