I provide all the advice, tools, guidance and support my clients need to succeed in their attempts to win Public Funding Contracts, Tenders and Grants.
I also offer expert support for research projects, providing tailored insights, data analysis, training and strategic guidance to drive success
Take a look around and explore the services I offer, the Contracts I have secured and the support I can offer you and your organisation.
Bids, Research and
Social Value
How I can help...?
APPROACH
I am passionate about helping Businesses, Social Enterprises and Charities gain a better foothold on the ‘funding ladder’ and just as keen to support organisations articulate and implement their Social Value strategies and objectives.
Having unique career experience as both a professional bid writer, researcher, data statistician and commissioner of large-scale Public Funds, my objective with ‘GU Consulting’ is simply to assist your organisation in unlocking all that you wish to achieve and “make good things happen”... together.
By getting in touch for a free consultation we can discuss your requirements, assess the level of assistance you may require and determine whether myself or a freelance colleague (who I can connect you to) are best placed to lend their expertise within your specific budget envelope.
Here are the options...
SERVICES
1
Bid Writing Consultancy
@ £455 per day
I will generally look to work around a rate of £455 per day where you are seeking a ‘Funding or Strategy Management Function’. Please note that the rates and processes detailed below are approximate as a guide depending on the nature of the work required .
2
Research Projects
As research lead I will oversee projects from inception to final report at my standard £455 day rate, always working closely with the commissioning body to ensure mission objects are achieved.
3
Training
A bespoke three day hybrid training programme delivered on business premises, designed to help organisations build and implement their own business specific AI Bidding Assistant. Using your existing tender content, organisational knowledge and commissioning expertise, the programme improves how AI is used to support bids, tenders and funding applications. Staff leave with a tailored AI tool, practical skills, improved efficiency and stronger foundations for higher scoring tender responses.
What my clients are saying
TESTIMONIALS
Glynis Philliskirk,
Centre Manager for WORK Ltd
“Gareth has really helped us articulate the future vision we have for our charity, his input into both securing funding and assisting with strategic direction has been invaluable. Utilising his services has seen us receive a 15x financial return on investment and we look forward to continue working with him as our growth ambitions become a reality”
Trevor Chrouch, Olympia CIC
"I used to operate this programme completely at my own expense, helping get young people off the streets and away from crime to help them learn there was another path they could go down. I had been refused funding for the scheme lots of times by lots of people. Gareth came and helped articulate what we do into the language and criteria that funders wanted to hear and secure significant funding to help us run a programme that we hope will continue and grow for the foreseeable future"
Tracy Byram, HR Business Partner
Rolls-Royce PLC
"We were really pleased and impressed with the support that Gareth has shown throughout the process. His offering clearly stood out from our first meeting and the support thereafter exceeded what we had expected in helping us towards balancing the diversity of our workforce"
Joss Hunt
Good People Ltd
"GoodPeople are a social enterprise focusing on connecting local communities to good work. Gareth has been a valued partner in bid writing for us and helping to secure a large contract with one of the London Borough Councils. We look forward to continue working with him and we would highly recommend his services."
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Alan Dunne
Chairman, DCFA
“Devon and Cornwall Food Action is striving to eradicate food poverty in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall. Gareth has supported us in trying to secure revenue for staff costs, capital grants for new equipment and additional funding to support our core objectives”
Raz Khan
Director, Employers Forum
"Gareth really understands the struggles and disconnect that exists between projects 'on the ground' and the commissioning bodies rules, requirements and criteria. Because of this, he is very adept at helping us navigate towards solutions that enable us to have real impact on the communities that we serve."
