Downloadable 40 page .pdf (600kb) produced for the Finance Hub by NCVO Sustainable Funding Project. The document introduces procurement and contracting. It includes advice on how to approach agencies who may want to buy your services, assessing whether you have the capacity to deliver a contract, explaining different forms of agreements, and looking at the tendering process.

Downloadable .pdf (144kb) briefing paper - introduces ‘clawback’, which may affect publicly funded assets, and outlines the main points from recently revised government guidance to funders (HM Treasury, 2006).

Downloadable .pdf (161kb) briefing paper - an introductory guide for organisations currently delivering, or looking to deliver, public services.

Downloadable .pdf (142kb) briefing paper – provides a brief overview of the State Aid regulations and aims to help practitioners in the public and voluntary/community sector develop an understanding of the subject.

A downloadable .pdf (167kb), this briefing provides some background to the issues surrounding the transfer of land and property assets from local government to voluntary and community organisations.

Downloadable pdf (248kb) version of the Charity Commission’s guidance on Charities and Public Service Delivery.

(Version February 2007)
In recent years the role of charities in public service delivery has become a much debated issue. The Charity Commission commissioned work to consult with charities on the issues. This report summarises the results of this work.

This website is provided by the Commission for the Compact, an independent organisation for the Compact, overseeing the relationship between government and the voluntary and community sector.

A new government-backed service designed specifically to give users easy access to lower-value contract opportunities (typically worth under GBP 100,000) offered by the public sector.

Directgov brings together the widest range of public services information and services online. It provides information from across UK government departments on a range of topics with direct links.

Contains a lot of accessible and useful advice including guidance on how to apply for funding, and A-Z of funding terminology and links to agencies providing further help. You have to register with the site to get at the content - this is free if your turnover is less than 500,000 pounds a year but you have to pay if it is higher.

Urban Forum has produced a briefing about the new Local Area Agreements (LAAs) which local government will be implementing. It explains what they are and how they will work in their wider context of the New Performance Framework, and some handy hints on how to be more involved. In Word format.

The Communities and Local Government website provides detailed information on LAAs.

The NHS website provides an A-Z list of PCTs in the UK.

This site includes a comprehensive search facility and listing of central and local government department websites.

The Code seeks to improve funding and procurement relationships, to the mutual advantage of the funder and funded, and safeguard the voluntary and community sector's independence.

This website provides full guidance on applying for European Union funds.