Are you ready for commissioning? How to make the Big Society Agenda work for you
As more Third Sector organisations are asked to tender and bid for contracts to provide services as part of the government’s “Big Society” agenda CEOs and Trustee Boards face a new world of commissioning and procurement that they may never have experienced before. To support organisations to deal with these challenges we have launched a new service - The SMART Programme designed to help equip you with the skills to be more entrepreneurial, more commission and tender focused and better able to succeed in the competitive marketplace. The SMART Programme, run in conjunction with our partners Red Ochre, the leading social enterprise consultancy, covers key topics such as strategic planning, public procurement bidding strategy, risk management, sub contracting and joint working.
Developed for small and medium sized organisations working alone or in partnership or consortia, this tailored consultancy intervention is designed to help charities become “commission and tender ready”.Smart organisations are investing more in their income generation approach and this programme provides a cost effective quick start. For more information check out The SMART Programme – on our new services page.