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ERDF WORKSHOP WELCOME

1 0 T H N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 4

Alex Conway

THE ROLE OF THE LEP

Jamie Izzard

“the venue for London boroughs to work with business, with TfL and the Mayoralty to take a strategic view of the regeneration, employment and skills agenda for London”

‘Ambitions for London’, Boris Johnson, Mayor of London

T H E L O N D O N E N T E R P R I S E PA N E L

• Skills & employment: to ensure Londoners have the skills

to compete for and sustain London’s jobs;

• Micro, small & medium sized enterprises: to support

and grow London’s businesses;

• Digital creative, science & technology: for the capital to

be recognised globally as world leading hub; for science, technology and innovation - creating new jobs and growth; and

• Infrastructure: to keep London moving and functioning.

T H E L E P ’ S P R I O R I T I E S

– Set the Strategy for the 2014-20 ESIF Programme; – Appoint the Members of the London ESIF Committee, which will;

• Oversee delivery of the London ESIF Strategy;
• Oversee development of an appropriate pipeline of

proposals;

• Consider decisions on the investment of the Funds;

and

• Monitor performance against targets.

E S I F 2 0 1 4 - 2 0 : T H E L E P ’ S R O L E

QUESTIONS

Alex Conway Jamie Izzard Stuart Scott

ERDF INVESTMENT THEMES

Kenroy Quellenec-Reid

LONDON’S PRIORITIES

ERDF INVESTMENT THEMES

• Boost London SMEs’

capacity to grow

• Facilitate access to finance
• Internationalisation
• Entrepreneurship
• Resource efficiency

Enhancing the Competitiveness

• f London SMEs

£35m

ERDF INVESTMENT THEMES

• Connect London
• Commercialising innovation
• Innovation & adoption of low

carbon/resource efficiency technologies

• Promoting the development &

exploitation by SMEs of digital technologies

Strengthening Science & Technological Development £39m

ERDF INVESTMENT THEMES

• Unlocking growth potential in

disadvantaged urban areas

• Research and innovation

infrastructure

• Business workspaces
• Ultra-fast broadband provision*
• Low carbon infrastructure*

Investing in London’s Infrastructure £102m

For more information

Sarah.purvis@london.gov.uk

• Iva. Figueiredo@london.gov.uk

2014-20 ERDF APPLICATION PROCESS

Stuart Scott

TIMELINE? A S A T N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 4

Jan 2015 ? Govt & EC agree England ESF programme ? Feb 2015 ? Govt & EC agree England ERDF programme ? Feb 2015 ? Go-live in London ? Summer 2015 ? First Funding Agreements issued ?

L O C A L E N T E R P R I S E PA R T N E R S H I P S x1 England ERDF programme

Spend the money Outputs measured

• Open, competitive approach
• Must deliver against

– England ERDF ‘Operational Programme’ – London LEP European Structural & Investment Fund Strategy – Specific Call for Proposals document

1 ST CALL FOR PROPOSALS

APPLYING

• Who can apply?
• Financial Due Diligence
• Experience of ERDF or managing EU projects

• England-wide process
• Apply online
• 1st stage: Outline Application
• If successful…2nd stage: Full Application
• Who decides?
• No appeals

APPLICATION PROCESS

PARTNERSHIPS

Have you worked with the partner before? How’s your working relationship? What happens if you have a problem? Choose your partners wisely

• Minimum ERDF request
• Likely project duration
• New approach to overhead costs?
• Joint ERDF and ESF applications?
• Multi-LEP area applications?

LATEST

www.lep.london

Q&A

QUESTIONS

Kenroy Quellenec-Reid Stuart Scott

BREAK

LESSONS LEARNED

Lisa Bennett FoodSave project – Project Manager

UNDERSTAND REQUIREMENTS!

INVOLVE ALL

PICK YOUR PARTNERS

PROCUREMENT

CONTRACTS

PAPERWORK

EVIDENCE

BE ORGANISED

NETWORK

Lisa Bennett Lisa.bennett@london.gov.uk 0207 983 4920

ERDF PROJECT DESIGN AND DELIVERY ‘TOP TIPS’

D A V I D H A M P S O N P A T M U O T T O L O U I S E M U R C H

Project Application – Top Tips

Why?

• Why is there a need for this project?

evidence/statistics/ESIF

What?

• What will the project offer to address

the needs?

When? • When & how will the offer be delivered?

Lead Organisation – Key Staff

Roles recommended - Project Manager Administrator/Quality Assurance Role Financial Resources - cash flow Human Resources – capacity Consider Expertise Required In house staff/ delivery partners/consultants

Project Resources – Top Tips

Evidencing Implementation – Top Tips

Lead Organisation Legal & Financial Responsibility Develop Budget Staff + Activities Link activities to ERDF results Consider Evidence required to report results Service Level Agreements Procure - contracts Map Key Milestones & Monitor Progress

P R O J E C T E X A M P L E S

Business Innovation Project – lack

• f innovation hinders growth

leading to business closure. Evidence stats/research Capital Project – lack of business space Promote/Engage - Target SMEs seeking growth/Innovation Support: events/diagnostic/1-1 package of activities Capital - works for New Build/high spec refurbishment Business Results - Collaboration with University/new jobs created Capital Results - floor space/New Building Evidence - Signed Forms/ supporting documents/case study

Describe the Project Journey

Key Project Delivery Issues

Outputs

Staff Time Overheads

Procurement Record Keeping Communication

Project Inception Visit (PIV)

• After the funding agreement is signed
• Systems in place to monitor project

Quarterly Claims

• New IT System
• Claims submitted on times
• Sample testing

PIV & Claims

Monitoring and Audit Visits

• EPMU Team

Article 125

• Audit Authority DCLG

Article 127

• European Court Auditors

Other

Preparation

Q & A

PANEL QUESTIONS

Stuart Scott David Hampson Kenroy Quellenec-Reid Garry White - DCLG

THANK YOU!