Do I need quotes before I apply for a grant?
If the scheme asks for them, yes. Many capital funds want one or more quotes dated before you apply, and they refuse work that was ordered already. A round figure you typed into a spreadsheet is not a quote. Where the guidance sets a number of quotes, follow that number.
Also asked as: how many quotes for a grant · supplier quote grant application · three quotes rule
Can Find Grants obtain the quotes?
No. The draft leaves the figures blank until you have them. We do not invent a supplier or a price.
Schemes named here
- UK Net Zero SME grantUK government · £5,000–£100,000 · A business · Up to 249 · Manufacturing, Energy and environment, Hospitality, Agriculture · Closes 31 Mar 2027
- Made Smarter East MidlandsMade Smarter · £2,000–£20,000 · A business · 5–249 · Manufacturing · Closes 11 Dec 2026
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128 answers on this site. Find Grants checks which UK grants a business can get from a postcode or a place. Looking is free. If you want the application written, the fee is £99 for that one application, shown before you pay. Find Grants does not take a percentage of the grant, does not file the form, and is not part of GOV.UK. Confirm every scheme on the funder's own site.