Grants for Small Businesses

1. Title: GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES2. Awarding Authority: The Highland Council, Scottish Government, GB Tel: 0300 303 1362. Email: COVID-19grants@highland.gov.uk.3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: As part of its response to the COVID-19 emergency, the Scottish Government is making grants available for certain businesses and has asked the Council to administer the Grant Scheme on its behalf within the Highland Council area.Retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with a rateable value between £18,001 and up to and including £51,000 will be able to apply for a one-off grant (external link) of £25,000 if operating in that sector as at 17 March 2020.Businesses operating in an eligible premises that was in receipt of the Small Business Bonus Scheme and Rural Relief as at 17 March 2020, can apply for a one-off grant (external link) of £10,000. If you applied for Nursery Relief or Disabled Relief but are eligible for the Small Business Bonus Scheme you can also get this grant.Businesses that may qualify for both awards may make request for only the £25,000 grant.Please Note: NOT all types of retail, hospitality and leisure businesses will qualify for these grants. Please refer to the Scottish Government’s website pages (external link) or the Scottish Assessors (external link) to establish if your business is eligible or not5. CPV Code(s): 79411100, 79400000, 790000006. NUTS code(s): UKM, UKM6, UKM627. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Highland Council area.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Businesses that qualify for both grants may request the £25,000 grant only.10. As no deadline date has been specified please contact the awarding authority for further information.11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information and instructions in the above contract notice please visit website: 12. Other information: Please visit the website above for documentation