If you are reading this page, it’s likely that you have a copy of The Social Entrepreneur’s Guide to Winning Tenders and are here to download the additional resources highlighted in the Guide.
But if you’ve not got a copy, find out more about the Guide here.
Additional resources to help write and submit your contract bids and tenders:
Fit to tender – my tender readiness checklist printed over 2 pages with space for you to tick and mark any necessary next steps. Download in pdf format.
Sample response to a Freedom of Information request, published by the Government: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/672006/20171117-Bidding_for_Public_Sector_Contract_FOI.pdf
Sample Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) template (100kb, Word document: Crown Commercial Service Procurement Policy Note: Standard Selection Questionnaire, which incorporates the exclusion grounds listed in the Public Contract Regulations 2015).
Derbyshire County Council’s SSQ (600kb, Word document) with their annotations (see page 21 of the Guide for commentary).
UK Public procurement policy: directives, regulations, policies and guidance including Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Updated by Crown Commercial Service, December 2017: www.gov.uk/guidance/public-sector-procurement-policy
Our Money, Our Future. The author of the Social Value Act, Chris White has written this review of the Act’s effect on public sector spending, published by Social Enterprise UK in November 2017: www.socialenterprise.org.uk/our-money-our-future
Procuring for Good. Social Enterprise UK, 2017
Unstacking the deck: balancing the public procurement odds. Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), August 2017: www.fsb.org.uk/docs/default-source/fsb-org-uk/procurement-report-final-final.pdf
The art of the possible in public procurement. Frank Villeneuve-Smith and Julian Blake, 2016: www.bwbllp.com/file/the-art-of-the-possible-in-public-procurement-pdf
The Future of Business: State of Social Enterprise Survey 2017, Social Enterprise UK.
Social Enterprise: Market Trends 2017. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport & Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/644266/MarketTrends2017report_final_sept2017.pdf
Mystery Shopper Service: www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584208/Mystery_Shopper_Scope_and_Remit_2017.pdf
Government information and resources about the Social Value Act (updated May 2016): www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-value-act-information-and-resources/social-value-act-information-and-resources
If you’re not already a member of Social Enterprise UK then do join: www.socialenterprise.org.uk – the site also has extensive resources.
Legal expertise from lawyers who understand social enterprise:
- BWB, www.bwbllp.com
- Stone King, www.stoneking.co.uk
- Wrigleys, www.wrigleys.co.uk
- Anthony Collins Solicitors, www.anthonycollins.com
- Mills and Reeve LLP’s procurement portal, www.procurementportal.com
Social enterprise news and analysis including social investment:
Pioneers Post: www.pioneerspost.com
Access to finance for social enterprises – find your nearest responsible finance provider: www.findingfinance.org.uk
Social impact: measurement advice and example impact reports published by social enterprises (small to large) operating in a range of sectors. Social Value UK: www.socialvalueuk.org
Freedom of Information: make your own FOI requests and examine other requests and responses: www.whatdotheyknow.com
Interviews with social entrepreneurs, bid writing and social enterprise support, workshops, and other resources I have published: please explore this site for more.