Published date: 9 May 2024
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Contract summary
Industry
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000
Location of contract
WS13 6YU
Value of contract
£1,000 to £200,000
Procurement reference
LDC
Published date
9 May 2024
Closing date
27 May 2024
Closing time
1pm
Contract start date
1 August 2024
Contract end date
31 July 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other: Grant Application
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Lichfield District Council successfully secured £200,000 of Rural England Prosperity Funding (REPF) which is administered via the Department of Environment, Food and Rural affairs (DEFRA). The funding offers capital funding towards small business growth or farm diversification.
We are seeking Expressions of Interest to assess interest and help us to formulate the criteria for our grant scheme for the REPF intervention Funding small scale investment in micro and small enterprises.
This intervention focuses on funding small scale investment in micro and small enterprises seeking to diversify, funding capital equipment to create greener, low carbon farming activities and converting farm buildings to other commercial or business uses.
REPF funding will be for capital investment only. This means that it must be spent on assets such as a building or equipment which are expected to be used for a period of at least one year.
Example projects
1. Creation and expansion of rural leisure and tourism businesses. For example:
Creating event venues or farm tourism facilities such as accommodation, wedding venues and leisure facilities
Provision of facilities for pet and equines such as kennels, livery and pet health venues
Funding for resilience infrastructure and nature-based solutions that protect local businesses and community areas from natural hazards including flooding and coastal erosion
Farming diversification - such as development of glamping site on farm with low impact accommodation and using renewable energy, changing from just milk production into cheese and ice cream, an ecological shed conversion for processing plant use
2. Purchase of equipment for food processing for non-farmer-owned businesses. For example:
Purchasing new process and packaging machinery such as brewing equipment and onsite vending machines
Equipping development kitchens or modernising existing kitchen equipment for increased energy efficiency or increased productivity through automation
More information
Links
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- https://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/news/article/920/small-rural-businesses-invited-to-apply-for-funding-to-help-them-expand
- Bidding documents
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Any rural organisation with legal status can apply. This may be parish councils, public sector organisations, voluntary organisations, charities, higher and further education institutions and private companies. A small business means one with less than 50 employees, turnover of no more than £10.2 million and a balance sheet showing less than £5.1 million.
The deadline for sending expressions of interest is Monday 27 May at 1pm.
About the buyer
Contact name
Place and Prosperity Team
Address
District Council House,Frog Lane
Lichfield
WS136YX
England
Telephone
01543 308000
policyandstrategy@lichfielddc.gov.uk
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