DISCRETIONARY GRANT SCHEME – FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT – SHORT DEADLINE

1. Title: DISCRETIONARY GRANT SCHEME – FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT – SHORT DEADLINE2. Awarding Authority: North Norfolk District Council, GB Email: grants@north-norfolk.gov.uk. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The Awarding Authority Discretionary Grant Scheme is intended to support certain small businesses previously outside the scope of the earlier business grant funds scheme. The scheme is aligned with Government guidance which has stipulated a number of key conditions and sector priorities.The Government have advised that grants should be primarily and predominantly aimed at:Small and micro businessesBusinesses with relatively high ongoing fixed property-related costsBusinesses which can demonstrate that they have suffered a significant fall in income due to the COVID-19 crisisThe Government have further stipulated that grant funding is for businesses that are not eligible for other support schemes. Businesses which are eligible for cash grants from any central government COVID-related scheme are ineligible for funding from the Discretionary Grants Fund. Such grant schemes include but are not limited to:Small Business Grant FundRetail, Hospitality and Leisure GrantThe Fisheries Response FundDomestic Seafood Supply Scheme (DSSS)The Zoos Support FundThe Dairy Hardship FundThe following business types are eligible to apply for this scheme:Small businesses in shared offices or other flexible workspaces. Examples could include mills, units in industrial parks, science parks and incubators which do not have their own business rates assessment;Regular market traders with fixed building costs, such as pitch fees or storage costs, who do not have their own business rates assessment;Bed & Breakfasts which pay Council Tax instead of business rates; Charity properties in receipt of charitable business rates relief which would otherwise have been eligible for Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Rate Relief.Businesses which are wholly involved in the hospitality, leisure and events industry but do not have a business premises open to visiting members of the public.Public Houses with a rateable value of £51,000 or higherHotels with a rateable value of £51,000 or higherDay Nursery Premises5. CPV Code(s): 79400000, 79000000, 79411100, 92000000, 923000006. NUTS code(s): UKH, UKH1, UKH167. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: North Norfolk.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: The Government has provided a limited pot of £2.76 million to deliver adiscretionary grant scheme within North Norfolk. It is expected that mostgrant allocations made will be under £10,000. The maximum allocationpermitted of £25,000 will only be made in very exceptional circumstances. 10. The application process for this grant will close at 21.6.2020 (23:59).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information and instructions in the above contract notice please visit website: 12. Other information: Businesses who do not fall within these categories will not be able to apply for this grant.Please see the Grant Guidance web page or downloadable PDF for the full details of the grant scheme. Please read this in full before completing an application.You will need to provide a number of supporting documents with your application. These documents are listed within the Grant Guidance. Please have these documents to hand before you commence the application form as you will require this information.The Council will then evaluate the applications with the intention of starting to award grant payments within the week commencing 29 June 2020. Please refer the website above for documentation# funding opportunity# COVID-19