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 skil ls

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

LON D ON ’S PR IOR IT IES

ER D F IN VESTMEN T TH EMES

• Boost London SMEs’ capacity to grow

• Facilitate access to finance

• Internationalisation

• Entrepreneurship

• Resource efficiency

Enhancing the Competitiveness of London SMEs

£35m

ER D F IN VESTMEN T TH EMES

• 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

ER D F IN VESTMEN T TH EMES

• 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

T IMEL IN E? 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 C A LL FOR PR OPOSA LS

A PPLYIN G

• 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

A PPLIC AT ION PR OC ESS

PA R TN ERSHIPS

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

U N D ER STA ND

R EQU IR EM ENTS!

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 T IPS’

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 of 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!