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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: ERDF PRODUCTIVITY AND CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT (PACE) ADVISOR PANEL
2. Awarding Authority: Loughborough University. Web: .
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) manages the 2014-20 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth Programme for England. This programme includes European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as one of the funding streams to support a number of key growth priorities such as innovation, research and development and support for Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SME) .
As part of this programme the Productivity and Capability Enhancement (PACE) project, which is part funded through ERDF and delivered by the iNet through Awarding Authority, will deliver a programme of support to Specified Location.
The project will assist SMEs to increase their capabilities, productivity and competitiveness and take calculated risks in implementing new products, processes and service improvements. Activities include SME revenue and capital grants and market access support.
The iNet is establishing a panel of suitably qualified Advisors to supply specialist consultancy to primary target beneficiaries who are SMEs in the priority sectors as noted above located within the Specified Location.
5. CPV Code(s): 73220000
6. NUTS code(s): UKF, UKF2, UKF22
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Leicester and Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership area
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: LU00520 (KR)
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Date documents can be requested until: 1.3.2018.
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information on the above contract please visit Web:
12. Other information: Contract Start : 01 February 2017
Contract End : 31 March 2019
Award : 31 January 2017
TKR-20161219-EX-867360