Bid and Tender Development
The team at Symbiont are uniquely placed to support your bid and tender development needs; we understand what organisations need and we know what funders want! We have skills and experience from all sides of the funding arena, including:
AS FUNDER - Management of grant and investment funding programmes including the Merseyside Social Enterprise Investment programme
AS GRANT ASSESSOR - Assessment of grant applications for a range of major funders including BIG Lottery, British Council, BBC Children in Need, ECORYS, Royal Society for Wildlife Trusts, ESF/ERDF, SRB etc
AS COMMISSIONER - Commissioning of public and private sector contracts including the appraisal of tenders
AS FUNDRAISER - Experience of securing upwards of £50m investment into the Third sector in the North West
Development of 'cocktail' packages including grant, loan, donation and trade income
We offer a 360 degree perspective on your finance needs and are able to work with you to develop a robust and meaningful Fundraising Strategy alongside supporting your successful bid and tender development.
The team also has audit experience and can help to establish appropriate management and monitoring systems to ensure that fundeed projects are delivered effectively.