06 · Bids, proposals & intelligence
Funding and tender alerts with bid or no-bid verdicts
We screen your organisation against a defined set of current funding calls and tenders, and give you a clear verdict on each.
Tell us what you needWe screen your organisation against a defined set of current funding calls and tenders, and give you a clear verdict on each: bid, partner or pass, with the reason and the next action.
- Led by
- Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma and Kenneth Gagakuma
- Delivery
- Remote, and on site from Accra
- Fees
- Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
- Free tool
- Bid/no-bid decision workbench
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
Led byProf. Wisdom Gagakuma and Kenneth Gagakuma
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
- Consultation
- from USD 150
What you receive.
Documents you can use, each with its method and sources attached.
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See a demonstration of the output: Specimen · Opportunity intelligence desk: funding & tender alerts, bid/no-bid verdicts
Opportunity list
Current calls matched to your profile, with deadlines and links.
Eligibility verdicts
Bid, partner or pass, with the rule that decides it.
Evidence gaps
What a strong response would need that you do not yet hold.
Next actions
Who does what, and by when, for each call you pursue.
Scope and fees.
Fees are agreed in writing before work begins. Estimates are shown as estimates.
Fees
Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
Send a brief or book a short call. We reply with a written scope, dates and a fixed fee before any work begins.
What we need from you
- Organisation profile and registration details
- Past projects you can evidence
- Sectors, countries and funders of interest
Not included unless agreed
- Writing full responses, scoped separately
- Paid database subscriptions unless agreed
- Guarantees of award
Who commissions this, and when.
Buyers and moments where this work pays for itself, and where it does not.
Who it is for
- NGOs and implementing partners
- Consultancies and SMEs bidding for public contracts
- Universities and research teams seeking grants
- Associations that brief their members on opportunities
When to call us
- You find calls too late to respond well
- Your team spends days on bids you were never eligible for
- You need a shortlist you can defend to your board
When it is not the answer
We do not promise awards or a steady volume of suitable calls. Some weeks bring none, and we will say so.
How the work runs.
Each stage ends in something you review before the next begins.
Stage 1 of 5
Opportunity
Agree your profile, sectors, geographies and funders.
Review pointOpportunity confirmed live, with the deadline and documents.
Stage 2 of 5
Eligibility
Test each call against its eligibility rules and your registration.
Review pointEligibility tested against your registration, track record and partners.
Stage 3 of 5
Evidence
Check the evidence and partners each response would need.
Review pointEvery claim in the response traceable to a document you hold.
Stage 4 of 5
Response
Recommend bid, partner or pass, with the reasoning.
Review pointResponse reviewed against the compliance matrix before sign-off.
Stage 5 of 5
Submission
Hand over the calendar and the first actions.
Review pointSubmission route, format and deadline confirmed in writing.
Questions buyers ask.
Anything else: ask in a brief.
Which sources do you monitor?
Public procurement portals, funder call pages and notices relevant to your profile. The list is agreed at the start and named in every alert.
Can we try it first?
Yes: the public opportunity finder and the bid/no-bid decision workbench are free.
Do you write the bids too?
Yes, as a separate engagement: see tender, RFP and bid writing.
Related work
What needs to move forward?
Tell us the decision, the challenge or the opportunity. We reply with a scoped approach, a named principal and a fee before any work begins.
No charge to submit an enquiry.