Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c2b-5a51-7216-9670-51d3aba43a7e/womens-suffrage-centenary-grants-scheme awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Women's Suffrage Centenary Grants Scheme [Department For Education](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) Estimated value £75,000 to £120,000 Published 26 Sept 2017 Deadline Closed 23 Oct 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender We are seeking a grant administrator to oversee the application and award process for the Women's Suffrage Centenary Grant Scheme (WSCGS). A fund for £5 million was announced by the Chancellor in the Budget in March 2017 for projects in England to mark a hundred years since women won the right to vote and stand for Parliament in 1918. The Government's aims for this women's suffrage centenary fund are to support projects that: • Celebrate/Remember - To mark the 100 years since women got the right to vote and raise awareness nationally of those who made this significant contribution to improving equality for women. • Educate - to educate young people about the democratic process. • Participate - encourage greater involvement of women in politics. The Women's Suffrage Centenary Grant Scheme, totalling £1.5 million, is part of the centenary fund and will have two dedicated streams. The small grants stream (with an individual grant ceiling of £2,000) is expected to support local or community events across England that would help deliver the "Celebrate/Remember" objective by raising national awareness of the centenary and the significance that this hard won right to vote still has today. The larger grants stream will provide funding from around £2,000 to £125,000 to projects supporting the 'Educate' and 'Participate' objectives by increasing young people's understanding of and engagement with democracy; and encouraging women to participate in public life. We expect the projects to engage audiences via a variety of media forms e.g. arts, digital, social, broadcast, classroom, etc. We are especially interested in projects that contact disengaged groups. We are seeking an established organisation with particular expertise in gender equality and democracy; huge network reach; and experience in grant administration to run the grant scheme. We would want the WSCGS to cover a range of geographic areas, have national reach from large scale "set piece" activities to local and community projects and ensure that successful bids are spread over the 'Educate' and 'Participate' objectives as well as "Celebrate". We would expect the grant scheme to be promoted by the administrator to encourage applicants. Additional information: We anticipate around 5-8% of the £1.5m (incl. VAT) budget being spent on the administrative costs of the Grant fund. This would likely mean admin costs of £75,000-£120,000 . Please contact enquiries and tender documents. Read full description ## CPV classification Administration services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ae25ae5a-b547-48ea-884d-948ef1d992b0) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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