
The Funding Ladder
Welcome to The Funding Ladder, where we focus on helping UK start-up businesses gain access to crucial funding opportunities - we specialise in Care.
We understand that obtaining financial support can be a daunting task for new ventures, and that’s why we are here to simplify the process. By working closely with you, we aim to identify the funding options that align with your goals and facilitate the growth of your services.
Investing just £99, gives you 12 months access to grants, tenders, bids and procurement openings across the UK, in one place.

The Funding Ladder
Welcome to The Funding Ladder, where we focus on helping UK start-up businesses gain access to crucial funding opportunities - we specialise in Care.
We understand that obtaining financial support can be a daunting task for new ventures, and that’s why we are here to simplify the process. By working closely with you, we aim to identify the funding options that align with your goals and facilitate the growth of your services.
Investing just £99, gives you 12 months access to grants, tenders, bids and procurement openings across the UK, in one place.
Think BIG, start small
Welcome to The Funding Ladder, where we focus on helping UK start-up businesses gain access to crucial funding options - we specialise in Care Recruitment and Training.
We understand that obtaining financial support can be a daunting task for new ventures, and that’s why we are here to simplify the process. By working closely with you, we aim to identify the funding options that align with your goals and facilitate the growth of your services.
Investing just £99, gives you 12 months access to grants, tenders, bids and procurement openings across the UK, in one place.
*Offer extended to March 31st 2025, £199 thereafter.




Open Tenders
Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNS)
Business Support Consultancy Panel DPS
Local Net Zero Accelerator Pilot - Finance Support Services DPS
Apprenticeships Training Dynamic Marketplace
Business Support Consultancy Panel
P1214/1 - Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership (BSCP)
What we offer

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With our low-cost funding packages, you can easily access a variety of UK-wide bids, tenders, and grants tailored to help you grow your business. We are dedicated to making funding accessible, ensuring you have the resources needed to turn your vision into reality.
Funding Access from £99.00
What Our Clients Say
"Lorna's experience of incorporating social enterprises and sourcing funding was invaluable. She made the process manageable and answered any questions we had, thank you, we are excited to be working with her again".- 2020 & 2023
Director of ESOL CIC
"Lorna offered us a good service and very prompt, we appreciate her". - 2022
Director of CQC Provider
"Lorna has excellent people skills and l have always found her to be honest and trustworthy she has also supported and guided my company to gain CIC status and her knowledge and guidance was paramount. Lorna is a real strategic thinker who does what she says she will do and she always delivers". - 2020
Director of Construction Training CIC

What Our Clients Say
The Funding Ladder receives positive feedback from clients who have found our funding services invaluable.
"Lorna's experience of incorporating social enterprises and sourcing funding was invaluable. She made the process manageable and answered any questions we had, thank you, we are excited to be working with her again".
- 2020 & 2023
Director of ESOL CIC
"Lorna has excellent people skills and l have always found her to be honest and trustworthy she has also supported and guided my company to gain CIC status and her knowledge and guidance was paramount.
Lorna is a real strategic thinker who does what she says she will do and she always delivers".
- 2020
Director of Construction Training CIC
"Lorna offered us a good service and very prompt, we appreciate her". - 2022
Director of CQC Provider

Training & Skills
Skills Bootcamps
The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to engage with suppliers who are interested in delivering Skills Bootcamps, building on successful delivery to date. DfE are launching a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) on the 21st November 2022. The DPS will run for a duration of up to 6 years with a value of approximately £1.5bn to support DfE's Skills Bootcamps.
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Supported Living
Supported Living Approved List
Herefordshire Council aims to secure quality, consistency and sustainability of supported living services throughout the County.
This procurement offers the opportunity for organisations to work in partnership with Herefordshire Council to provide enabling, high quality supported living services that improve people's independence, health and wellbeing.
The Council is keen to maximise the impact of available resources and develop the local support market by establishing positive long-term relationships with service providers.

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Open Tenders
Welcome to The Funding Ladder, where our expertise meets your passion for care.
We specialise in providing access to open tenders for care providers across various sectors including Training & Skills, Supported Living, Domiciliary Care, and Home from Hospital services. Our goal is to ensure that both regulated and non-regulated providers have the support and resources they need to excel. Explore our platform and discover the funding opportunities that can elevate your care services to new levels of excellence.

The Funding Ladder
Think Big, start small
Welcome to The Funding Ladder, where we focus on helping UK start-up businesses gain access to crucial funding opportunities - we specialise in Care.
We understand that obtaining financial support can be a daunting task for new ventures, and that’s why we are here to simplify the process. By working closely with you, we aim to identify the funding options that align with your goals and facilitate the growth of your services.
Investing just £99, gives you 12 months access to grants, tenders, bids and procurement openings across the UK, in one place.
*Offers ends October 31st 2024, £199 thereafter.

Open Tenders
Welcome to The Funding Ladder, where our expertise meets your passion for care.
We specialise in providing access to open tenders for care providers across various sectors including Training & Skills, Supported Living, Domiciliary Care, and Home from Hospital services. My goal is to ensure that both regulated and non-regulated providers have the support and resources they need to excel. Explore our platform and discover the funding opportunities that can elevate your care services to new levels of excellence.
Training & Skills
Skills Bootcamps The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to engage with suppliers who are interested in delivering Skills Bootcamps, building on successful delivery to date. DfE are launching a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) on the 21st November 2022. The DPS will run for a duration of up to 6 years with a value of approximately £1.5bn to support DfE's Skills Bootcamps.
Supported Living
Supported Living Approved List Herefordshire Council aims to secure quality, consistency and sustainability of supported living services throughout the County. This procurement offers the opportunity for organisations to work in partnership with Herefordshire Council to provide enabling, high quality supported living services that improve people's independence, health and wellbeing. The Council is keen to maximise the impact of available resources and develop the local support market by establishing positive long-term relationships with service providers.
Accommodation Based Care
Accommodation Based Care Flexible DPS - Approved Provider (Adults) The Authority is setting up a flexible DPS for the management of an Approved Panel for the delivery of Residential and Nursing Care Home services and Regulated and Non Regulated Supported Living Services. The strategic 5 year approach to this sector of care, provides a direction of travel for existing care providers and a clear indication to new providers wishing to become part of the Sutton care home and supported living market.
Home from Hospital
Older Peoples Care Homes Care Home provision in Sheffield forms an integral part of the Health and Social Care vision for the city. The focus remains on delivering, and continuing to improve, services that keep people well in the place they call home, help reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and reduce the time people must stay in hospital when they are deemed well enough to leave. We believe Care Homes are there to recognise and support individuality, culture, and difference, to allow people choice and control over their life, support people to have a purpose and be able to contribute and support the person to continue with their network of contacts and embrace their position as part of a local geographical or community of interest.

Framework for the Provision of Residential and Nursing Care Services
Cumberland council is procuring a Framework for the provision of Older Adults Residential and Nursing Care Services in Cumberland. As part of the new framework, the Council aims to support providers to meet the changing needs of the Cumberland population.
DPS Adult Education
Adult Education Budget (AEB) is allocated to providers by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) on an annual basis. Cheshire West and Chester Council receives AEB funding for the purpose of supporting flexible tailored programmes of learning targeted at those furthest from engaging in learning or the workplace.
Care Spot Purchase
Domiciliary Care 2018 - Contract 4
(Open Framework Agreement for Spot purchase of Care and Support)
We are looking for local companies who have CQC registered offices in the North Somerset area. To be awarded a place on this framework you will need to have an established local registered office (an office if you are not a registered provider with CQC), where the Care and Support will be delivered from. By local North Somerset Council requires this to be within North Somerset, Bath and North-East Somerset and South Gloucestershire and Somerset.
Training
Training Services
The Workforce & Organisational Development team provides learning and development solutions to all members of Luton Council staff. We are seeking training providers to deliver a range of face to face and/or virtual webinars in areas where we do not have a specialism.
Some courses are statutory requirements and others are developmental.
Training & Skills
Skills Bootcamps
The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to engage with suppliers who are interested in delivering Skills Bootcamps, building on successful delivery to date. DfE are launching a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) on the 21st November 2022. The DPS will run for a duration of up to 6 years with a value of approximately £1.5bn to support DfE's Skills Bootcamps.
Supported Living
Supported Living Approved List
Herefordshire Council aims to secure quality, consistency and sustainability of supported living services throughout the County. This procurement offers the opportunity for organisations to work in partnership with Herefordshire Council to provide enabling, high quality supported living services that improve people's independence, health and wellbeing.
Home from Hospital
Older Peoples Care Homes
Care Home provision in Sheffield forms an integral part of the Health and Social Care vision for the city. The focus remains on delivering, and continuing to improve, services that keep people well in the place they call home, help reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and reduce the time people must stay in hospital when they are deemed well enough to leave.
Who we help


DPS Adult Education
Adult Education Budget (AEB) is allocated to providers by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) on an annual basis. Cheshire West and Chester Council receives AEB funding for the purpose of supporting flexible tailored programmes of learning targeted at those furthest from engaging in learning or the workplace.

Care Spot Purchase
Domiciliary Care 2018 - Contract 4
(Open Framework Agreement for Spot purchase of Care and Support)
We are looking for local companies who have CQC registered offices in the North Somerset area. To be awarded a place on this framework you will need to have an established local registered office (an office if you are not a registered provider with CQC), where the Care and Support will be delivered from.

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