Carers Wakefield & District
Carers Wakefield and District engaged Competitive Solutions to explore opportunities to maintain our current services, expand upon areas of benefit and increase our non-statutory income.
“Competitive Solutions carried out a thorough service review and supported our charity to ‘think big’. ”
They supported us to successfully re-tender for a 'Support and Services to Carers' contract which is central to our delivery and sustainability. The service value was worth just under £1.4M and the tender itself scored extremely highly in every aspect of its assessment.
Competitive Solutions supported our charity to secure additional grants and funding from further Trusts and funding sources which was especially important during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The additional funding enabled us to respond rapidly to the changing needs of our clients, to move swiftly to remote working and to offer a seamless service to our clients.
“Initially, we were concerned about the potential cost of our fundraising initiative. However, our return on investment resulted in us securing over £50 for every £1 we spent on their services!”
I have valued the work we have completed with Competitive Solutions; Michael and the team are so much more than bid writers. They have provided us with advice and guidance on our organisational strategy, marketing, evaluation, and business planning. As a result of our work we are now able to confidently approach our local commissioners and supporters and demonstrate the added value our organisation can bring to the local community.
Competitive Solutions have always been proactive and flexible. They work to tight deadlines and collaborated with us over service design, new ways of working and new approaches to our work. The team have gone over and above our expectations and have a positive ‘can do’ approach to their work.
“As a charity our funding position is now more stable, we have learnt enormous lessons over the last year and become a more resilient organisation. ”
I would highly recommend Competitive Solutions to any organisation, whether you are a small or large charity, the team will support you to explore new funding opportunities, be creative in your approach and support you in being more innovative in meeting the ever changing needs of your local communities.
Yours sincerely,
Justine Bilton
CEO
Wakefield & District Carers Association
Registered Charity No: 1053295
