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Driving Innovation Competition briefing Developing the offshore wind supply chain Feasibility Studies Feasibility Studies Sarah Vodden Competitions Manager London, 13 th November 2012

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  • Driving Innovation

    Competition briefing

    Developing the offshore wind

    supply chain

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  • Technology Strategy Board

  • Our vision...

    for the UK to be a global leader in innovation and a

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  • Offshore Wind is a big opportunity...

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  • But costs must be driven down...

    And focussed innovation will be a key enabler of this.....

    Key ‘big ticket cost reduction areas, but also a long tail...

    Driving 4x cost reductions vsbase case to 2050

  • This call: £11.2m of joined-up innovation funding

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  • Gateway question: Scope

    Key points:

    •“m

    ust alig

    n”

    •“c

    lear m

    ajo

    rity

    of th

    e

    How well does the project fit the competition?

    •“c

    lear m

    ajo

    rity

    of th

    e

    pro

    jects

    obje

    ctives

    and a

    ctivitie

    s”

    Don’t w

    rite

    yours

    elf

    out of scope...!

  • Section 1:

    The business proposition

    Question 1

    What is

    the b

    usin

    ess o

    pportunity that th

    is p

    roje

    ct

    addre

    sses?

    Question 2

    What is

    the s

    ize o

    f th

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    ark

    et opportunity that th

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    pro

    ject m

    ight open u

    p?

    All

    questions a

    re e

    qually

    weig

    hte

    d (10 m

    ark

    s p

    er question)

    pro

    ject m

    ight open u

    p?

    Question 3

    How

    will the results o

    f th

    e p

    roje

    ct be e

    xplo

    ited a

    nd

    dis

    sem

    inate

    d?

    Question 4

    What econom

    ic, socia

    l and e

    nvironm

    enta

    l benefits

    are

    the p

    roje

    ct expecte

    d to d

    eliv

    er to

    those insid

    e a

    nd

    outs

    ide o

    f th

    e c

    onsortiu

    m a

    nd o

    ver w

    hat tim

    escale

    ?

  • •H

    ave y

    ou identified a

    via

    ble

    busin

    ess o

    pportunity?

    •Is

    it cle

    ar you u

    nders

    tand the d

    ynam

    ics o

    f th

    e m

    ark

    et?

    Business proposition –key points

    Question 1 What is the business opportunity that this project

    addresses?

    Question 2

    What is the size of the market opportunity that this project

    might open up?

    •Is

    it cle

    ar you u

    nders

    tand the d

    ynam

    ics o

    f th

    e m

    ark

    et?

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    as the “siz

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    ark

    et” b

    een q

    uantified a

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    possib

    le,

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    vid

    ence b

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    iven?

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    usin

    ess n

    eed a

    nd m

    ark

    et re

    alis

    tic a

    nd a

    ddre

    ssable

    by the

    pro

    ject? “If no-one in the consortium knows the market, you

    haven’t got the right consortium!”

  • Business proposition –key points

    •Is

    it cle

    ar how

    your consortiu

    m p

    lans to e

    xplo

    it the results?

    •Is

    it cle

    ar how

    your consortiu

    m w

    ill b

    enefit from

    the p

    roje

    ct?

    Question 3 How will the results of the project be exploited and

    disseminated?

    Question 4

    What economic, social and environmental benefits are the

    project expected to deliver to those inside and outside of

    the consortium and over what timescale?

    •Is

    it cle

    ar how

    your consortiu

    m w

    ill b

    enefit from

    the p

    roje

    ct?

    •H

    ave y

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    uantified the v

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    e o

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    e o

    utp

    ut and h

    ow

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    ill b

    e

    dis

    sem

    inate

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    enefit from

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    roje

    ct and h

    ow

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    •W

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    be a

    ny s

    ocia

    l or environm

    enta

    l im

    pacts

    ? If th

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    re

    negative h

    ow

    will they b

    e m

    itig

    ate

    d?

    •Susta

    inability

    im

    plic

    ations?

  • Section 2:

    The Projectdetails

    Question 5

    What te

    chnic

    al appro

    ach w

    ill b

    e a

    dopte

    d a

    nd h

    ow

    will

    the p

    roje

    ct be m

    anaged?

    Question 6

    What is

    innovative a

    bout th

    e p

    roje

    ct?

    Question 7

    What are

    the ris

    ks (te

    chnic

    al, c

    om

    merc

    ial and

    environm

    enta

    l) to p

    roje

    ct success? W

    hat is

    the

    pro

    ject’s ris

    k m

    anagem

    ent strate

    gy?

    Question 8

    Does the c

    onsortiu

    m h

    ave the rig

    ht skills a

    nd

    experience a

    nd a

    ccess to facilities to d

    eliv

    er th

    e

    inte

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    enefits

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    weig

    hte

    d (10 m

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    er question)

  • •H

    ave y

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    escribed the m

    ain

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    al obje

    ctives, m

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    ct pla

    n?

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    ave y

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    xpla

    ined h

    ow

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    roje

    ct w

    ill result in s

    ubsta

    ntial and

    Project details –key points

    Question 5 What technical approach will be adopted and how will the

    project be managed?

    Question 6

    What is innovative about the project?

    •H

    ave y

    ou e

    xpla

    ined h

    ow

    the p

    roje

    ct w

    ill result in s

    ubsta

    ntial and

    lasting c

    hanges?

    •D

    oes the p

    roje

    ct pre

    sent both

    com

    merc

    ial and s

    cie

    ntific

    innovations?

    •H

    ave y

    ou p

    rovid

    ed e

    vid

    ence s

    uch a

    s p

    ate

    nt searc

    h o

    f th

    is

    innovation?

    The UK Intellectual Property Office says 80% of published patents are lapsed

    and estimates that 30% of European R&D expenditure is wasted!

  • Project details –key points

    •H

    ave y

    ou identified the ris

    ks for your pro

    ject; technic

    al,

    com

    merc

    ial, m

    anagerial, e

    nvironm

    enta

    l and o

    thers

    ?

    Question 7 What are the risks (technical, commercial and

    environmental) to project success? What is the

    project’s risk management strategy?

    com

    merc

    ial, m

    anagerial, e

    nvironm

    enta

    l and o

    thers

    ?

    •H

    ave y

    ou o

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    ed h

    ow

    the ris

    ks w

    ill b

    e m

    anaged a

    nd

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    ate

    d?

    Innovation is risky!–what is important is whether you have identified

    the risks and how you plan to mitigate them!

  • Project Details –key points

    •W

    hy is y

    our te

    am

    best pla

    ced to d

    o this

    pro

    ject?

    •H

    ave y

    ou a

    dequate

    ly d

    em

    onstrate

    d y

    our te

    am

    ’s p

    roven

    track record

    ?

    Question 8

    Does the projectteamhave the right skills and

    experience and access to facilities to deliver the

    intended benefits?

    track record

    ?

    •H

    ave y

    ou s

    uccessfu

    lly c

    om

    ple

    ted o

    ther in

    novative R

    &D

    pro

    jects

    ?

    •D

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    ou h

    ave the a

    bility

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    am

    to d

    evelo

    p a

    nd

    explo

    it?

  • Section 3:

    Funding and addedvalue

    Question 9

    What is

    the fin

    ancia

    l com

    mitm

    ent re

    quired for

    the p

    roje

    ct?

    the p

    roje

    ct?

    Question 10

    How

    does the fin

    ancia

    l support fro

    m the

    Technolo

    gy S

    trate

    gy B

    oard

    and its

    fundin

    g

    partners

    add v

    alu

    e?

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    questions a

    re e

    qually

    weig

    hte

    d (10 m

    ark

    s p

    er question)

  • •Do notsim

    ply

    write

    out th

    e fin

    ance table

    !

    •H

    ave y

    ou e

    xpla

    ined the fundin

    g m

    odel & c

    ost bre

    ak d

    ow

    n for

    the p

    roje

    ct?

    •Is

    the b

    udget re

    alis

    tic a

    nd a

    ppro

    priate

    ? –

    undere

    stim

    ating

    Funding –key points

    Question 9 What is the financial commitment required for the

    project?

    •Is

    the b

    udget re

    alis

    tic a

    nd a

    ppro

    priate

    ? –

    undere

    stim

    ating

    cost is

    as b

    ad a

    s o

    vere

    stim

    ating c

    osts

    •H

    ave y

    ou e

    xpla

    ined a

    nd justified a

    ny s

    ignific

    ant costs

    e.g

    . subcontracting o

    r travel?

    •H

    ave y

    ou a

    rtic

    ula

    ted a

    nd q

    uantified the a

    mount of in

    vestm

    ent

    required to d

    eliv

    er th

    e p

    roje

    ct?

  • •W

    ill the T

    SB investm

    ent in

    cre

    ase the a

    mount of R

    esearc

    h

    and D

    evelo

    pm

    ent undertaken in the U

    K?

    •H

    ave y

    ou e

    xpla

    ined a

    nd justified w

    hy y

    ou a

    re n

    ot fu

    lly fundin

    g

    the p

    roje

    ct yours

    elv

    es?

    Question 10 How does the financial support from the Technology

    Strategy Board and its funding partners add value?

    Funding –key points

    the p

    roje

    ct yours

    elv

    es?

    •H

    ave y

    ou e

    xpla

    ined h

    ow

    the p

    roje

    ct w

    ould

    be u

    ndertaken

    diffe

    rently w

    ith T

    SB investm

    ent?

    •W

    hat are

    the im

    plic

    ations o

    f th

    e T

    SB fundin

    g? W

    hat does it

    mean to the p

    roje

    ct, idea a

    nd e

    xplo

    itation?

  • Finance summary table

    Finance Summary Table (continued)

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    (£)

    To

    tal

    (£)

    Lead org.

    00

    00

    Partner 1

    00

    00

    Partner 2

    00

    00

    Partner 3

    00

    00

    Partner 4

    00

    00

    Partner 5

    00

    00

    Partner 6

    00

    00

    Partner 7

    00

    00

    Partner 8

    00

    00

    Partner 9

    00

    00

    Partner 10

    00

    00

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  • Key dates –

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    Time line

    Dates

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    Sara

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  • Funding

    •N

    ew

    fundin

    g rule

    s

    –Types o

    f org

    anis

    ation

    •Busin

    ess

    •R

    esearc

    h O

    rganis

    ations

    •Public

    Secto

    r O

    rganis

    ations &

    Charities

    •Public

    Secto

    r O

    rganis

    ations &

    Charities

    –C

    olla

    bora

    tive p

    roje

    cts

    •D

    efinitio

    n o

    f colla

    bora

    tion

    •Levels

    of partic

    ipation

    •M

    inim

    um

    gra

    nt

    •Fundin

    g c

    rite

    ria for th

    is c

    om

    petition

  • Changes to funding rules

    •All

    com

    petitions o

    penin

    g fro

    m 1

    stSepte

    mber

    •A s

    implif

    ied s

    chem

    e, but very

    diffe

    rent

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    vio

    us s

    chem

    e;

    –fixed g

    rant at pro

    ject le

    vel

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    ic g

    rant w

    as a

    lways 8

    0%

    of FEC

    –busin

    ess p

    artners

    had to s

    plit

    rem

    ain

    ing g

    rant betw

    een them

    –busin

    ess p

    artners

    had to s

    plit

    rem

    ain

    ing g

    rant betw

    een them

    •N

    ew

    schem

    e m

    eans b

    usin

    ess g

    rant not re

    duced a

    s

    result o

    f colla

    bora

    ting w

    ith researc

    h b

    ase

    •Focus o

    n b

    usin

    ess d

    riven R

    &D

    so b

    usin

    ess e

    lem

    ent

    must be the p

    rim

    ary

    focus o

    f th

    e p

    roje

    ct (a

    nd the s

    hare

    of costs

    )

  • Changes to funding rules

    Rate

    s a

    pplie

    d to indiv

    idual partic

    ipant

    –no longer applie

    d a

    t pro

    ject le

    vel (o

    ld s

    chem

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    •R

    &D

    pro

    ject m

    ust still

    sit in the c

    ate

    gory

    specifie

    d in the

    com

    petition s

    cope (e.g

    . pre

    para

    tory

    to industria

    l

    researc

    h –

    75%

    )

    •R

    ate

    depends o

    n o

    rganis

    ation type, siz

    e a

    nd the a

    ctivity

    •R

    ate

    depends o

    n o

    rganis

    ation type, siz

    e a

    nd the a

    ctivity

    bein

    g u

    ndertaken

    •N

    ew

    rule

    s o

    n level of partic

    ipation o

    f re

    searc

    h a

    nd

    busin

    ess p

    artners

    (ie

    share

    s o

    f th

    e p

    roje

    ct costs

    )

    •Funding rules in Guidance for Applicants

    http://www.innovateuk.org/competitions/guidance-for-

    applicants/funding-rules.ashx

  • Types of organisation

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    ess –

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    esearc

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    ation (R

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    ers

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    s (H

    EIs

    )

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    esearc

    h &

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    gy O

    rganis

    ation

    (RTO

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    –Public

    Secto

    r R

    esearc

    h E

    sta

    blis

    hm

    ents

    (PSR

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    Secto

    r R

    esearc

    h E

    sta

    blis

    hm

    ents

    (PSR

    E)

    –R

    esearc

    h C

    ouncil

    Institu

    tes (R

    CI)

    –C

    ata

    pults

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    secto

    r org

    anis

    ations a

    nd c

    harities d

    oin

    g researc

    h

    activity

  • Business rates

    Business Size

    Pre-industrial research

    Feasibility Studies

    Micro/Small

    75%

    Medium

    75%

    Large

    65%

  • Research organisations

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    se E

    U C

    om

    munity F

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    ew

    ork

    definitio

    n

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    ust be ‘non-e

    conom

    ic’ activity

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    niv

    ers

    itie

    s –

    80%

    Full

    Econom

    ic C

    ost (F

    EC

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    JeS

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    ry for H

    EIs

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    ther R

    esearc

    h O

    rganis

    ations c

    an c

    laim

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    of

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    ther R

    esearc

    h O

    rganis

    ations c

    an c

    laim

    100%

    of

    elig

    ible

    costs

    but MUST:

    –be non-profit distributing and

    –disseminate the results of their project work and

    –explain in the application form how this will be done

  • Public Sector Organisations & Charities

    •M

    ust be:

    –perform

    ing researc

    h a

    ctivity a

    nd

    –D

    issem

    inating p

    roje

    ct re

    sults

    •100%

    of elig

    ible

    costs

    •M

    ust ensure

    that th

    e e

    ligib

    le c

    osts

    do n

    ot in

    clu

    de

    •M

    ust ensure

    that th

    e e

    ligib

    le c

    osts

    do n

    ot in

    clu

    de

    work

    or costs

    already funded fro

    m o

    ther public

    secto

    r

    bodie

    s

  • Levels of participation

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    im o

    f our Sta

    te A

    id s

    chem

    e is to:

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    ise the level of fu

    ndin

    g to b

    usin

    ess a

    nd

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    cognis

    e the im

    portance o

    f re

    searc

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    ase to p

    roje

    ct

    •At least 70% of total eligible project costs must be

    incurred by business

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    y

    •The maximum level (30% of project costs) is shared b

    y

    all

    researc

    h o

    rganis

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    ase refe

    r to

    the c

    om

    petition g

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    ance for applic

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    our w

    ebsite

  • What is collaboration?

    In a

    ll colla

    bora

    tive p

    roje

    cts

    there

    must be:

    •at least two collaborators

    •a business-led

    consortiu

    m, w

    hic

    h m

    ay involv

    e b

    oth

    busin

    ess a

    nd the researc

    h b

    ase and

    •evid

    ence o

    feffective collaboration

    (see g

    uid

    ance)

    •evid

    ence o

    feffective collaboration

    (see g

    uid

    ance)

    –Typically this would mean that no one partner would

    be taking more than 70% of the eligible costs, and we

    would expect to see the structure and rationale of the

    collaboration described in the application.

  • Minimumgrant changes

    If p

    artner w

    ishes to c

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    te b

    ut does n

    ot w

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    cla

    im a

    gra

    nt:

    •ro

    le a

    nd w

    ork

    should

    be in a

    pplic

    ation a

    s for all

    oth

    er

    partners

    •partner nam

    e a

    nd tota

    l costs

    (contrib

    ution to the p

    roje

    ct)

    must be inclu

    ded in the fin

    ance s

    um

    mary

    table

    .m

    ust be inclu

    ded in the fin

    ance s

    um

    mary

    table

    .

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    r zero

    gra

    nt re

    queste

    d in fin

    ance s

    um

    mary

    table

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    artner finance form

    required

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    am

    ed in the o

    ffer le

    tter if y

    our pro

    ject is

    successfu

    l

  • Changes to funding rules

    •All

    com

    petitions o

    penin

    g fro

    m 1

    stSepte

    mber

    •A s

    implif

    ied s

    chem

    e, but very

    diffe

    rent

    Pre

    vio

    us

    sch

    em

    e

    •F

    ixe

    d g

    ran

    t a

    t p

    roje

    ct le

    vel

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    cad

    em

    ic g

    ran

    t w

    as

    alw

    ays

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    %

    of

    FE

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    o b

    usi

    ne

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    ne

    rs h

    ad

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    w s

    che

    me

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    usi

    ne

    ss g

    ran

    t n

    ot

    red

    uce

    d a

    s

    resu

    lt o

    f co

    lla

    bo

    rati

    ng

    wit

    h

    rese

    arc

    h b

    ase

    of

    FE

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    o b

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    ne

    ss p

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    ne

    rs h

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    pli

    t re

    ma

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    g g

    ran

    t b

    etw

    ee

    n

    the

    mse

    lve

    s

    •C

    oll

    ab

    ora

    tive

    , n

    o s

    ing

    le

    ap

    pli

    can

    ts

    •N

    o z

    ero

    gra

    nt

    pa

    rtn

    ers

    all

    ow

    ed

    rese

    arc

    h b

    ase

    •Fo

    cus

    on

    bu

    sin

    ess

    dri

    ven

    R&

    D s

    o

    bu

    sin

    ess

    ele

    me

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    mu

    st b

    e t

    he

    pri

    ma

    ry f

    ocu

    so

    f th

    e p

    roje

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    an

    d

    the

    sh

    are

    of

    cost

    s)

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    ing

    le a

    pp

    lica

    nts

    all

    ow

    ed

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    ro g

    ran

    t p

    art

    ne

    rs a

    llo

    we

    d

  • Worked example –£100k total cost project:

    Pro

    ject costs

    involv

    ing 2

    partners

    (1 S

    ME, 1 U

    niv

    ers

    ity).

    Total funding limits

    Total eligible

    project cost

    Maximum % of

    eligible costs

    which may be

    claimed as grant

    TSB Grant

    Project

    contribution

    Business (SME)

    £70,000

    75%

    £52,500

    £17,500

    Research

    organisation

    £30,000*

    100%

    £30,000

    nil**

    Total

    £100,000

    -£82,500

    £17,500

    *80%

    FEC

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    how

    n a

    s a

    contrib

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  • Project costs

    •Busin

    ess &

    non-a

    cadem

    ic p

    artners

    –Elig

    ible

    Pro

    ject C

    osts

    –Partner Fin

    ance F

    orm

    •Academ

    ics

    –Je-S

    –Je-S

    –Academ

    ic F

    inance F

    orm

  • Eligible project costs

    (applic

    ants

    / n

    on-a

    cadem

    ic p

    artners

    )

    •Labour C

    osts

    •O

    verh

    eads

    •M

    ate

    rials

    •C

    apital Equip

    ment U

    sage

    •Sub-C

    ontracts

    •Tra

    vel & S

    ubsis

    tence

    •O

    ther C

    osts

    –O

    ther elig

    ible

    direct costs

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    clu

    ded in the a

    bove h

    eadin

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    •C

    ontrib

    utions in k

    ind

    •IP

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    osts

    up to £

    5,0

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    nly

    )

  • Ineligible project costs

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    put or O

    utp

    ut VAT

    •In

    tere

    st charg

    es, bad d

    ebts

    , pro

    fits

    , advertis

    ing, ente

    rtain

    ment

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    ire p

    urc

    hase inte

    rest and a

    ssocia

    ted s

    erv

    ice c

    harg

    es

    •Pro

    fit earn

    ed b

    y a

    subsid

    iary

    or by a

    n a

    ssocia

    te u

    ndertakin

    g

    work

    sub-c

    ontracte

    d o

    ut under th

    e p

    roje

    ct

    •In

    flation a

    nd c

    ontingency a

    llow

    ances

    •In

    flation a

    nd c

    ontingency a

    llow

    ances

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    alu

    e o

    f exis

    ting a

    ssets

    such a

    s IPR

    , data

    , softw

    are

    and

    oth

    er explo

    itable

    assets

    that are

    contrib

    ute

    d to the p

    roje

    ct by

    any c

    olla

    bora

    tor

    •In

    dependent Accounta

    nt’s R

    eport F

    ees

  • Eligible overheads

    •Indirect labour costs

    –Board & senior management –

    the p

    erc

    enta

    ge o

    f th

    eir tim

    e w

    here

    they a

    re involv

    ed in y

    our pro

    jects

    but are

    not in

    clu

    ded a

    s indiv

    iduals

    in

    the d

    irect la

    bour costs

    –Admin and support staff –

    where

    not in

    clu

    ded in d

    irect la

    bour costs

    •Recruitment costs

    •General supplies and IT –

    not lin

    ked to p

    roduction o

    r serv

    ice

    •General supplies and IT –

    not lin

    ked to p

    roduction o

    r serv

    ice

    deliv

    ery

    •Corporate fees and expenses –

    IPR

    main

    tenance, in

    sura

    nce,

    photo

    copyin

    g

    •Site expenses –

    build

    ing renta

    l, taxes, security

    and c

    leanin

    g

    •Utilities –

    care

    ful not to

    inclu

    de p

    roduction e

    quip

    ment energ

    y o

    r

    supply

    costs

  • Ineligible overheads

    •Production or service delivery costs –

    any c

    osts

    associa

    ted w

    ith the w

    ay in w

    hic

    h the c

    om

    pany m

    akes its

    money. This

    would

    inclu

    de a

    ll item

    s u

    sed to c

    alc

    ula

    te g

    ross

    marg

    in a

    nd c

    ost of sale

    .

    •Marketing and sales costs

    –th

    ese a

    gain

    count in

    the c

    ost of

    sale

    s

    •Non-bookable R&D time

    –non p

    roductive tim

    e o

    r non-

    charg

    eable

    tim

    e o

    f te

    chnic

    al or support p

    ers

    onnel

    •Entertainment and hospitality

    •New IP protection costs

    •Any headings that are being charged for directly within

    the project –

    such a

    s tra

    inin

    g, T&S

  • Partner finance forms

    •Each a

    pplic

    ant or non-a

    cadem

    ic p

    artner cla

    imin

    g a

    gra

    nt m

    ust

    com

    ple

    te a

    Partner Fin

    ance F

    orm

    .

    •Fig

    ure

    s o

    n the indiv

    idual Partner Fin

    ance F

    orm

    s m

    ust to

    tal

    the s

    am

    eas those s

    how

    n o

    n the F

    inance S

    um

    mary

    Table

    on

    the a

    pplic

    ation form

    .

    •The form

    inclu

    des a

    tab for each c

    ost cate

    gory

    whic

    h n

    eeds to

    be c

    om

    ple

    ted. The fig

    ure

    s in e

    ach c

    ost cate

    gory

    tab

    popula

    tes the s

    um

    mary

    /tota

    l field

    s.

    •Form

    must show

    the s

    tatu

    s a

    s “com

    ple

    te” befo

    re s

    ubm

    itting.

  • Grant claims & payments

    •All

    gra

    nts

    are

    cla

    imable

    quarterly in arrears

    •C

    laim

    s c

    an o

    nly

    be m

    ade for costs

    incurred andpaid

    betw

    een the

    pro

    ject sta

    rt a

    nd e

    nd d

    ate

    s

    •C

    laim

    s m

    ay b

    e s

    ubje

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