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Commissioning resources for the third sector

A range of documents of interest to voluntary sector organisations

03/02/12 Free Learn Direct Course on Winning Public Sector Contracts

Winning the Contract explains the procurement process and offers practical advice, and helpful hints and tips on drafting bids.

01/01/12 Top Tips for a good tender application
06/12/11 A journey to greater impact

Six charities that learned to measure better - from New Philanthropy Capital, published November 2011.

10/11/11 At Your Bidding: Tendering for Public Services

For Charity Trustees, but useful guide to tendering basics and the changing landscape of public service delivery. From NACVA/LGA.

01/03/11 Monitoring and evaluation on a shoestring

Helpful guide from the Charities Evaluation Service - visit their website for more excellent resources

07/02/11 Love Your Tender

A comprehensive guide to understanding contracting and being ready to tender, from Children England

28/01/11 Modernising Commissioning

Increasing the role of charities, social enterprises, mutuals and cooperatives in public service delivery - Green paper from the Cabinet Office, December 2010

07/12/10 Transition Fund

Support with adapting to a different funding environment

25/11/10 Knowing what you do works

Measuring your own effectiveness with families, parents and children: a short guide

15/11/10 Commissioning and the Community Sector

How community sector organisations can be ready for commissioning, from Kindle (the community sector partnership for children and young people)

15/11/10 Pathways through the Maze

A NCVO and NAVCA guide for anyone in the third sector who is interested in the commissioning and procurement of public services.

15/11/10 Commissioning and the Big Society: the role of the community sector

From Kindle and the Commissioning Support Programme