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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: SME SUPPORT CALL (ROLLING CALL) – FUNDING
2. Awarding Authority: Department for Communities and Local Government. Email: GSE.ERDFENQUIRIES@communities.gsi.gov.uk.
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: Call to run a project enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises in specified location.
This call is looking to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and specifically:
promote entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms, including through business incubators
support the creation and the extension of advanced capacities for products, services and development
support the capacity of small and medium sized enterprises to grow in regional, national and international markets and to engage in innovation processes
For more information, download the call specification available in the website below.
5. CPV Code(s): 79000000, 79400000, 79420000
6. NUTS code(s): UKH, UKH2, UKH23, UKJ
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Location: East of England
South East.
Hertfordshire.
Project?s put forward under this call must cover the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership area.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: OC17R17P 0502
9. Estimated value of requirement: Value: Up to #3,000,000 of funding is available through this call. A minimum value of #500,000 of funding can be applied for.
10. Outline application deadline: 12.1.2018.
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: Fund state: Open
Type: Business support
Review points:
30 April 2017
30 July 2017
31 October 2017
Completion date
It is anticipated that funding from this call will be awarded for up to 3 years.
How to apply
To apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and send the Outline Application form to the email address provided in the call document. The guidance provides information to help you complete the form. The form and guidance can be found from the link:
Please make sure that you are using the latest version of the form and guidance from our website to submit your application.
You are also advised to read the details in the call documents in order to produce an application that complies with the requirements and meets the needs set out in the Operational Programme. All this information, the related guidance and the European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme can be found from our home page:
You may also find it helpful to see details regarding Technical Assistance projects. Details of these can be found on our website:
What happens next
If your outline application is successful, we?ll contact you and ask you to make a full application.
If you have a question, Please contact Awarding Authority.
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Post written by: Andrew Perry