Writing a Bid

The Idea

Stand out from the Crowd?

Benefit the Community the Community

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Engagement with the community = 20% of Evaluation Criteriahttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/capital/colban_bidding.pdf

Links to College objectives?

Quote College vision/Strategy

Subtopic

Support the JISC Strategy

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Appropriateness and Fit to programe objectives and Overall Value to Jisc = 25% of Evaluation Criteria http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/capital/colban_bidding.pdf

Innovative and sustainable ICT infrastructure, services and practice that support institutions in meeting their mission

Promoting the development, uptake and effective use of ICT to support learning and teaching

Promoting the development, uptake and effective use of ICT to support research

Promoting the development, uptake and effective use of ICT within institutions and in support of their management

Good Practice

Developing and implementing a programme to support institutions' engagement with the wider community

Continuing to improve its own working practices

Other JISC Requirements

Unlikely without central support

Delivers improved value for money and clear output

Technology Based

Could not be performed as well and more appropriately by institutions or another funding body

Meet the Criteria

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Appropriateness and Fit to programe objectives and Overall Value to Jisc = 25% of Evaluation Criteria http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/capital/colban_bidding.pdf

The Bid

Model for sustainability post funding?

Format of content

Within max number of pages

Clear and concise Objectives

Follows font size guidance

Project management

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Quality of Proposal and Robustness of Workplan = 25% of Evaluation Criteria http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/capital/colban_bidding.pdf

Achievable milestones?

Team Members

Experience and compatibility of roles

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Previous experience of project team = 15% of evaluation Critreiahttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/capital/colban_bidding.pdf

Evidence of Project management

Infonet Resourceshttp://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/InfoKits/project-management/software-tools

Ongoing Evaluation

Reviews

Risk Evaluation

How will Project Success be measured?

Document dissemination, embedding and evolution methods

Value for money?

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Value for money and cost = 15% of Evaluation Criteria http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/capital/colban_bidding.pdf

Backing of host institution

"more than a letter from SMT 'Fully supporting the work'"

Is It a consortium bid?

Evidence of previous work with the same partners or similar consortia

Consortium Agreement Required

Costing/Funding

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Value for money and cost = 15% of Evaluation Criteria http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/capital/colban_bidding.pdf

Clear costings, % FTEs, Grades of staff

Will staff have to be seconded?

Breakdown Budget across April- March Years

TRAC (Transparent Approach to Costing) for HE Bids

Non Techniical TRAC overviewhttp://www.jcpsg.ac.uk/guidance/about.htm

What is the Requested funding contribution from JISC?

What funding is coming from other sources?

Final Checklist

Hard copy & eCopy deadlines

Bid Includes

Letter from SMT

Cover Sheet (if requested)

Certificate of Bone Fide Tender (if requested)

Appropriate appendices (e.g. CVs)