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funding proposals, bid support, and bid management

I’ve extensive experience developing and supporting funding proposals. I have developed and delivered over €15M of funded project proposals to UK and EU funders, and have also supported organisations run the development of successful funding applications worth an additional €25M.

You can see more about the projects I’ve set up and the funding proposals I’ve delivered – including BLING – Blockchain in Government , the Cancer Innovation Challenge, Like! – Building Innovation Cultures, OpeningUP – Building on Social Media and Open Data – or read case-studies about projects and proposals I’ve developed and the approaches we’ve developed, or browse a range of helpful resources.

How I can help you with Project and Programme funding applications and bid support:

Building projects:

developing and writing funding proposals
helping you build project consortia
managing the development of project proposals, including developing work-plans, work-packages and outputs
building KPI/management/reporting systems to help successfully deliver projects, and
developing CRM systems to support bid proposals and manage delivery.

Delivering programmes:

reviewing funding proposals,
building and managing tools to manage funding opportunity pipelines,
building and developing bid management and reporting systems, and
building KPI/management/CRM/reporting systems that work across projects and activities to help you successfully deliver programmes.

I specialise in developing fundable, deliverable proposals.

It’s not enough to get things funded: you have to be able to deliver what you’ve signed up to. I design projects that you can manage and which are flexible, robust and thorough – to ensure that you can both understand and deliver your KPIs. This means you understand what you’re doing, and can successfully manage and report activity, impact, and outcomes.

I’ve extensive experience delivering all aspects of bids and bid management, from opportunity identification to consortium development through business case development, proposal writing and delivery and post-tender negotiation. I’ve experience working and developing proposals with industry, universities and governments for a wide range of funders and different funding programmes.

How can I help you put a funding bid together? Get in touch and let’s talk!

See the projects and programmes I’ve set up:

BLING – Blockchain IN Government

Like! – Building a Digital Innovation Culture

Cancer Innovation Challenge

SmartCities – Next Generation e-government and e-services

Funding proposals, bid support, and bid management articles and case studies:

Rethinking Relationship Management: A New Approach For Success

'Rethinking Relationship Management: A New Approach for Success'

On February 28th 2024 I’ll be talking on a panel organised by Fluido on recombinant management – re-thinking how platforms, people and processes work.

Exploring How To Link Innovation, Partnerships And Platforms

In this podcast with fluido I talk about how innovation is enabled by a combination of people, processes, and technology.

Introducing Speak UP – Developing Better Tools For Citizen Engagement

Speak Up is the 4th Interreg project I’ve developed. 12 partners across 6 countries will work to build better ways for citizens and governments to work together.

Introducing The Blockchain Book – Lessons From ‘Blockchain In Government’

'Introducing The Blockchain Book – Lessons from ‘Blockchain in Government’'

In 2023 I wrote The Blockchain Book, bringing together learning from 24 pilots, proof of concepts, and use cases from the ‘Blockchain in Government’ project to show how the next generation of government services will be enabled by blockchain.

Introducing ‘Blockchain And Government In Europe’ – Lessons From BLING

'Introducing ‘Blockchain and Government in Europe’ – lessons from BLING'

BLING has just published my latest magazine – Blockchain and Government in Europe. This 84 page magazine brings together 11 interviews and 8 new blockchain use-cases to explore the state of Blockchain in Government in Europe.

Creating A Content Strategy To Support The Development Of Local Digital Innovation Cultures In Cities Across Europe – Learning From Like!

'Creating a content strategy to support the development of local digital innovation cultures in cities across Europe – Learning from Like!'

LIKE! supported the development of local ‘innovation cultures’ in cities across Europe. Our content strategy pulled together the findings and key lessons learned into a set of 4 magazines. Learn why we took this approach

With a focus on making content accessible to a wide audience, the magazines covered key themes and showcased the value of international collaborations within the project.

How Effective Are Fake Amazon Reviews?

'How effective are fake Amazon reviews?'

Amazon is increasingly plagued by fake reviews and scams – this article in The Economist shows how sellers game Amazon.

Coronavirus, Retailing, The High Street, And The Charity Shop

'Coronavirus, retailing, the High Street, and the Charity Shop'

Charity stores are an important part of UK High Streets – but a combination of collapsing footfall, higher costs, and the shift to online shopping all threaten the sector.

Retail Change And The End Of The House Of Fraser

'Retail change and the end of the House of Fraser'

It seems that we’re watching the death throes of the House of Fraser – or at least of the House of Fraser brand. How much of this is a sign of the broader changes in retailing, and how much is the story of a poorly managed brand?

What Do 7,000 Job Losses At M&S Mean For The High Street?

'What do 7,000 job losses at M&S mean for the High Street?'

Marks and Spencers have announced seven thousand job losses. What does this mean for M&S and retailing more generally?

Coronavirus And The City – Landlords Vs. Retailers: Apple UK Asks Landlords For Substantial Rent Cuts

'Coronavirus and the city – Landlords vs. Retailers: Apple UK asks landlords for substantial rent cuts'

Apple UK has allegedly asked UK landlords for substantial rent cuts. In an environment where the value of retail space is a fraction of what it was 6 months ago, should we be surprised?

Where’s The Shift To Urban Cycling Post Covid-19?

'Where’s the shift to urban cycling post covid-19?'

The main thing stopping a significant shift towards urban cycling isn’t a lack of desire -it’s a lack of bicycles.

Covid-19: The 3 Types Of Post-lockdown Retailers

'Covid-19: The 3 types of post-lockdown retailers'

Now that retailing in the UK is starting to open up, we can break retailers into three groups – two you should support and one you should avoid.

How Scottish Local Authorities Are Spending £30M In ‘Spaces For People’ Funding

'How Scottish Local Authorities are spending £30M in ‘Spaces for People’ funding'

We are starting to see some v. small changes in how transportation is changing in Covid-19 Scotland thanks to Spaces for People. What we don’t know (yet) is how much of the funding is going to benefit pedestrians/walkers.

See The LIKE! Magazine Video Introducing Our Work On ‘innovation Cultures’

See a video intro to the set of magazines I wrote earlier this year that capture everything that the LIKE! project has learned about accelerating innovation and building capacity by developing ‘innovation cultures’.

The Like! Cycle – A New Model For Building Sustainable Innovation Cultures

'The Like! Cycle – a new model for building sustainable innovation cultures'

I developed the ‘LIKE Cycle’ as an iterative model for capacity development and innovation that builds upon everything we’ve learned delivering the LIKE! project. The LIKE Cycle is a both a pathway for individual and organisational skills development, and a roadmap for service innovation and development.

Developing A Digital Innovation Culture – Learning From The Like! Project

'Developing a Digital Innovation Culture – Learning from the Like! project'

There’s a real expectation that cities and municipalities will be innovative – almost by default. Innovation requires skilled staff and a flexible organisation, so Like! explored ways to develop organisations to embed innovation in how they work and in how they design and improve services.

Developing And Delivering Smarter Services – Learning From The Like! Project

'Developing and delivering Smarter Services – Learning from the Like! project'

LIKE’s Smarter Services work developed new ways of working with citizens and service users to use data and information to complement efforts to co-design better services. There were three themes: 1) Data for Smarter services, 2) Local services, and 3) Channel and content strategies

Creating Digital DNA For Cities And Neighbourhoods – Learning From The Like! Project

'Creating Digital DNA for Cities and Neighbourhoods – Learning from the Like! project'

LIKE! has been developing new ways for cities and communities to use data – to design and deliver better services, and to make better policy decisions for communities.

The ‘Creating Digital DNA’ work in LIKE! has focused on 3 areas: 1) Digital dashboards, 2) Local data for local services, and 3) the Internet of things (IoT).

The BLING Approach To Enabling Blockchain In Government

Learn how BLING (Blockchain in Government) plans to accelerate and de-risk the development and deployment of blockchain-enabled e-services in the North Sea Region of Europe.

The One Thing You Can’t Get Wrong When You Cost A (research) Project

'The one thing you can’t get wrong when you cost a (research) project'

A key risk faced by many projects is they didn’t make sure that they had enough staff to deliver what they promised.

I’ll tell you why this is such a big deal to funders and managers, and how you can change your approach to better manage this risk.

Funding Call For Scottish Health Boards To Trial PROMS Solutions Supported By The Cancer Innovation Challenge

Funding is available for NHS Scotland Health Boards to trial the PROMs & PREMs innovations supported by the Cancer Innovation Challenge. Learn more and how to apply.

Introducing BLING – BLockchain IN Government

BLING – BLockchain in Government – is a €5M collaboration of 13 organisations – governments, cities and universities – who are exploring how governments can use blockchain to enable the next generation of smart services.

Managing Risk By Design – Lessons For Innovation Projects From The Cancer Challenge

Key lessons in how to structure a high-risk project that keeps funders happy and give you flexibility in managing innovation programmes.

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resources:

'Cancer Innovation Challenge Introduction April 2017'

Cancer Innovation Challenge Introduction April 2017

'Creating Smarter Cities – Lessons from the Smart Cities Project'

Creating Smarter Cities – Lessons from the Smart Cities Project

'Creating Municipal ICT Architectures – a Smart Cities resource'

Creating Municipal ICT Architectures – a Smart Cities resource

'Improving business processes and delivering better e-services – a Smart Cities resource'

Improving business processes and delivering better e-services – a Smart Cities resource

'My City Online – Case studies and strategies for website development from Smart Cities – a Smart Cities resource'

My City Online – Case studies and strategies for website development from Smart Cities – a Smart Cities resource

'Using GIS for better e-services – a Smart Cities resource'

Using GIS for better e-services – a Smart Cities resource

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