Bid and funding support that works for smaller organisations too
Charities, CICs and other VCSE organisations are often bidding against much larger organisations without the same bid team, budget or spare capacity. We offer different rates for eligible organisations under £1m turnover so you can still get experienced support where it will make the biggest difference.
A practical way for us to give something back
We know how much charities, CICs and community organisations are being asked to do with tighter budgets, stretched teams and funding that is getting harder to secure. If your organisation turns over under £1m, ask us about our VCSE pricing when you get in touch.
We are not creating a cut-down service for smaller organisations. We are choosing to charge differently because we know the cost of outside bid support can otherwise put it out of reach.
Tell us what you are working on and that you are a VCSE under £1m turnover. We will point you towards the support that makes sense and explain the VCSE price for it.
Because giving something back should be part of how we do business, not something we only talk about when a tender asks us for our social value.
We work with organisations doing difficult, important work in communities every day, often with fewer people, less money and far less room for error than the organisations they are competing against.
We know how much that work takes, and we know that in the current funding climate it is getting harder. Our VCSE pricing is one of the ways we can recognise that and say thank you in a way that is actually useful.
It comes from the values we have as a business. We want Bidsmithery™ to create value beyond the work we are paid to deliver, so where we can use our experience to make high-quality bid support more accessible to smaller VCSE organisations, we choose to do that.
A smaller bid budget should not be the thing that stops a genuinely good service or project from making its case properly.
When we review, advise or challenge an application, we explain the thinking so your team becomes stronger at bidding rather than simply handing the problem to somebody outside the organisation.
If the opportunity is a weak fit, the offer needs more development, important compliance requirements are missing or we can see things that make the odds of success lower than they should be, we will tell you before you invest. From there, we can help you work out whether the offer needs strengthening first, whether another kind of support would be more useful or whether a different opportunity would give you a better chance.
Use us where the support will actually move something forward
Bid Review
You have written the tender response and want an experienced evaluator view before it goes in, including what is missing, vague, hard to score or using valuable words without earning their crust.
See Bid Review →Grant Funding Support
You have a live funding opportunity and need help making the case for the project, strengthening the funding story or reviewing the application before submission.
See Grant Funding Support →Training, consultancy and team support
You want bidding to become easier internally, whether that means fixing the process, helping somebody new to the role or giving the team practical training around the bits they keep getting stuck on.
Find the right support →Ask us about VCSE pricing
If you are a charity, CIC or other VCSE organisation with annual turnover below £1m, mention it when you get in touch and we will explain the VCSE price for the support you need.
The support you need, with VCSE pricing
For charities, CICs and other VCSE organisations below £1m annual turnover.
- The same level of review and expertise
- The same service scope unless we agree otherwise
- A different rate for organisations under the £1m turnover threshold
- Clear pricing agreed before work starts
Not sure what support you need?
Ask us about VCSE pricing and tell us briefly what you are trying to achieve.
- We will point you to the service that fits
- We will tell you if you are asking for more support than you need
- We can work around live deadlines where capacity allows
- You stay in control of the application and submission
“Melissa brought a sense of calm and reassurance that is so rare in the world of funding and bids. She has taken what can often feel like a stressful, high-pressure process and turned it into something that feels collaborative, empowering and even enjoyable.”
Before you ask about VCSE pricing
It is for charities, CICs and other VCSE organisations with annual turnover below £1m. If you are around that threshold or are not sure whether the rate applies, ask us when you get in touch and we will talk it through with you.
No. If you are buying a Bid Review, Grant Application Review or another standard service, the scope stays the same unless we agree something different with you beforehand.
Yes. If the question is whether a tender, grant or wider opportunity is a sensible fit before you spend days on it, send us the details and we can point you towards the right kind of support.
No. Bidsmithery™ works across sectors and organisation sizes. This page simply explains the different pricing available to VCSE organisations under £1m turnover.
We will tell you what we can see. If the opportunity is a poor fit, the offer still needs work, key compliance requirements are missing or there are other reasons the odds of success look lower than they should, we will explain that before you invest. We can then help you work out whether to strengthen the offer, put something else in place first or focus on a different opportunity.
Ask us about VCSE pricing
Tell us briefly what you are working on and that your organisation is under £1m turnover. We will help you work out what support makes sense and explain the price from there.
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