RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CALL – FUNDING

1. Title: RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CALL – FUNDING2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and Rural Payments Agency, GB Email: SW.ERDFEnquiries@communities.gov.uk.3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: Call for project’s providing research and innovation support in specified location.This call is looking to support research and innovation, specifically enhancing research and innovation infrastructure and capacities to develop research and innovation excellence, and promoting centres of competence, in particular those of European interest.For more information, download the call specification available on the website below.5. CPV Code(s): 73110000, 73100000, 73210000, 73200000, 71351611, 713500006. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK3, UKK307. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Location: South WestLocationProject’s put forward under this call must cover the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership area.Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Call reference number: OC05R21P 10539. Estimated value of requirement: Up to £3,000,000 of funding is available through this call. A minimum value of £500,000 of funding can be applied for.10. Call Closes: 8.2.2021 (23:59).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit: 12. Other information: Fund state: OpenType: Research and innovationCompletion dateProjects approved through this call will normally be expected to:Submit a detailed and complete full application within three months of formal selection at outline stage. Projects which fail to meet this deadline may be deselected;Commence delivery within the agreed timescale as stated in the Grant Funding Agreement; andHave completed the delivery of project activity by the end of June 2023.How to applyTo apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and send the Outline Application form to the email address provided in the call document. The guidance provides information to help you complete the form. The form and guidance can be found here above.Please make sure that you are using the latest version of the form and guidance from our website to submit your application.You are also advised to read the details in the call documents in order to produce an application that complies with the requirements and meets the needs set out in the Operational Programme. All this information, the related guidance and the European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme can be found from our home page.You may also find it helpful to see details regarding Technical Assistance projects. Details of these can be found on our website.What happens nextIf your outline application is successful, we’ll contact you and ask you to make a full application.Contact detailsIf you have a question, contact awarding authority# funding opportunity