“We have tried to engage with public sector tenders in the North East, with reasonable knowledge and limited expertise, and we wanted to try and maximise our business in different areas of our market. We identified NEPO as a good organisation to learn with and are grateful for the opportunity to understand more about tender writing and improving our quality submissions to expand our opportunities. The initial training is only the first step, we look forward to further engagement. Thank you very much to all involved for the opportunity to learn from people who are experts in this area and are willing to pass-on their knowledge and experience.”

"The programme offers powerful advice that could be used by businesses of all shapes and sizes. I was initially worried that the programme would be out of my depth considering the size of my business, however this wasn’t the case at all. NEPO walked us through real-life tender document examples and broke down complex terminology into simple non-jargon terms. My thought process has completely changed, and I no longer feel overwhelmed to submit a tender. Thank you NEPO!"

"I thought this was really useful and the best information I have received to help me understand social value better. Definitely made me realise where I have been going wrong when approaching bids."

"I am very new in my role of grants and fundraising co-ordinator role at Age UK Teesside. Today's half day introduction session was very insightful and such an informative session, in particular for a Monday morning! Matthew and Keith seem extremely knowledgeable and resourceful, providing some very useful advice and tips. Very keen and looking forward to future learning from the partnership programme.”

“The session I attended recently was brilliant, it really helped instil confidence that tenders aren't just for the big companies!”