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There are several things to think about when costing a tender. This information sheet is intended to provide an overview of the key issues to consider.

Contracts are won, and lost, on the quality of the tenders submitted therefore being able to write a good tender is essential. This information sheet is intended to provide a brief overview of how to develop a successful tender.

This information sheet is intended to provide a brief overview of tendering and issues that third sector organisations should consider before deciding to tender.

The majority of third sector organisations that deliver contracts do so for the public sector. This information sheet is intended to provide a brief overview of procurement within the public sector.

All organisations must keep records of their financial transactions and these records may be open to scrutiny by the Charity Commission (where the organisation is a registered charity) and/or HMRC.

This guidance offers some practical advice and suggestions on keeping records to help ensure that projects funded by European Structural funds can comply with the requirements of their funding.

Unpaid voluntary activity can be used as a source of in-kind match funding for projects receiving funding from the European Structural Fund programmes in Wales.

In addition to the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs), Wales also has access to many other European funding programmes.

Soft outcomes are the results that projects achieve which cannot be measured in the same way as hard outcomes, such as qualifications or employment.

Community investment is a method of communities investing capital in business ventures whose purpose is for social and community benefit.

Community Asset Transfer (CAT) is the process by which public bodies transfer management control of their land, buildings and / or services to a community organisation.

his information sheet provides an introduction to the current round of European Structural and Investment Funds 2014-2020.