Directories and Portals
Use these directories and portals to find funding opportunities and apply for tendering opportunities.
Funding Directories
You can use these directories to find more funding opportunities:
My Funding Central
http://www.myfundingcentral.co.uk
My Funding Central is a new database of grant funding and social investment sources. You have to pay to register on this. This service is available to organisations with an annual income below £1m and is free for organisations under £30k
London Sport
https://funding.londonsport.org/
Directory of grant-makers with an interest in sport and physical activity.
Funds Online
fundsonline.org.uk
Online directory of funders. You have to pay to register on this.
Public Sector funding portals
Most public sector bodies such as local authorities, NHS, Skills Funding Agency, use online services to advertise their tendering opportunities. If you are interested in providing services commissioned by the public sector, you need to use the relevant portal. Here are some examples:
Gov.uk Contracts Finder
https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
For government contracts worth over £10K. Free to register.
CompeteFor
https://www.competefor.com/london/
London boroughs use this to advertise their tenders. Free to register.
London Tenders
Also called Procontract. Free online system. Once you register, and enter details of services you are interested in delivering, they will email you when relevant tendering opportunities arise.
Government Procurement Service
http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Have registration facility for larger procurement opportunities and a facility for SMEs to register their products and services
Skills Funding Agency
http://skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/providers/programmes/register
Providers need to be on the SFA Register of Training Organisations (the Register) at the time any funding invitation is issued. To get on the register, organisations must pass the SFA’s Due Diligence Assurance Gateway Questionnaire and supply Financial Statements.
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