Applications & offers
This is a subsection of the fundraising lexicon developed as part of the GFMD MediaDev fundraising guide.
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Competitive tenders for often begin with a procurement notice inviting applicants to submit an .
Would-be applicants are asked to present basic information about their organisation as well as providing details of past performance and and/or capacity.
In addition, bidders may be asked to meet a set of that demonstrate they have experience of delivering a programme of a similar scale and an equivalent value, possibly also in a comparable environment.
For EU , implementing organisations are encouraged to apply as part of a and, in these cases, the collective track record of the consortium may be taken into account.
This is a 4-5 page document setting out the fundamental ideas and approach for a project as well as describing any formal partnerships that are integral to the project design.
Concept notes are usually requested as the first stage of a grant application process, thereby giving donors the chance to short-list those proposals which, in their view, best reflect the goals and priorities of the programme.
Short-listed applicants are then invited to submit a which should retain the core elements of the concept note including the partnerships involved and the proposed amount.
Typically, these headings will comprise a rationale for the intervention; a detailed description of proposed activities; a discussion of the target groups and their needs; the approach and ; ; and key issues such as and .
However, in the scoring matrix, the weighting usually is placed on the Technical Offer, meaning that bidders with a very strong proposition may not feel the need to make an economically advantageous bid.
Most donors offer a template for full applications which includes a budget spreadsheet and a . Applications are generally evaluated according to a scoring matrix which is presented in the .
Technical Offers come in response to drawn up by the and, as a rule, should seek to demonstrate that the bidder fully understands the prescribed tasks and has an effective for delivering them.
Technical Offers should also reflect an in-depth knowledge of the , challenges and opportunities inherent to the operating environment.
Generally speaking, bidders endeavour to put forward a competitive that offers a discount on the maximum budget available.