ACCREDITED COACH AND TUTOR GRANT SUPPORT SCHEME – SHORT DEADLINE

1. Title: ACCREDITED COACH AND TUTOR GRANT SUPPORT SCHEME – SHORT DEADLINE2. Awarding Authority: LTA, GB. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: During this unprecedented time, the awarding authority want to support those most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with the goal of ensuring that tennis in Britain emerges from this period in as strong and healthy a position as possible, and the sport is able to resume its unique role in keeping the nation active.The scheme, which is complementary to other available support, is calculated on the basis of £95 per week for 12 weeks, but will be paid in one single payment to eligible coaches upon successful application. The rate of £95 per week is approximately equivalent to the weekly rate of statutory sick pay, which was used as an indicative guide to set our rate.This grant is available, at the discretion of the LTA, for those LTA Accredited Coaches and Tutors who are most affected by an inability to coach or run a programme.To access the grant, you will need to match all of the eligibility criteria below:As at 10 April 2020, you were an LTA Accredited or Accredited+ coach (or within your grace period following expiry of your accreditation);As at the date of your last LTA Coach Accreditation renewal, you either had self-employed status or were the sole director of a limited company with no employees other than yourself;As at the date of your last LTA Coach Accreditation renewal, you declared yourself a full-time coach. Full-time is defined as 30 or more hours per week (combining both on and off-court responsibilities); andYou are willing to support the LTA to help kick start tennis when the when restrictions are lifted through a ‘Back to Tennis’ campaign.5. CPV Code(s): 92620000, 92600000, 92610000, 799980006. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI3, UKI347. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: London, Inner London – West, Wandsworth.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.10. Deadline: 6.5.2020 (17:00).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit: 12. Other information: If you meet the eligibility criteria, then to access the grant you will need to complete an application form. Please read the FAQs and then log into the LTA Coach Secure Area to apply.Applications will be open from Monday 20 April 2020 and will close at 17:00pm Wednesday 6 May 2020.This forms part of a larger package of funding announced by the LTA, details of which can be seen here;TKR-2020428-EX-1344209# funding opportunity