The November governors' pack must give the board enough to approve the bid on the trust's behalf. The pack typically runs to 4 to 8 pages, anchored in the contribution rationale, the project value cap check, and the indicative tier from the scoring estimator.
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What must a November governors' pack contain?
Who signs off?
What evidence does the pack need to summarise?
What does the contribution-rule paragraph look like?
How is the bid value justified to governors?
Recommended structure: executive summary, eligibility-gate check, contribution rationale and source, project-value cap check (including VAT, fees, contingency), indicative tier, named adviser, programme summary.
The board (or finance committee under delegated authority per the trust governance handbook) approves the submission, not the moderation outcome.