The Waves team has extensive experience of supporting organisations to sustain and grow services through tendering. We also have a wealth of fundraising experience including securing significant grants from trusts and foundations, the Big Lottery Fund and statutory funders.

We support organisations at every stage of the fundraising or business development process. Services include:

• Identification of appropriate funding streams
• Tracking tender notifications
• Strategic planning to ensure a full package of funding is secured in a timely manner
• Project management of the bid process from start to finish
• Developing a compelling case for support, including identifying data to evidence need
• Ensuring costings are robust
• Quality assurance including proof reading and checking word counts
• Producing bid documentation including PQQs, full tenders, and multi-stage funding applications
• Ensuring deadlines are met for electronic and paper submissions
• Responding promptly and accurately to requests for additional information
• Attending and / or preparing clients for interviews
• Supporting clients to develop their own bid writing capacity.

Please contact us if you think we can support you on short term assignments or on a longer term basis.