SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPORT GRANT

1. Title: SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPORT GRANT2. Awarding Authority: Sheffield City Region Growth Hub, GB. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: More of specified businesses are now eligible for financial support to get through the COVID pandemic, with a new phase of grants being targeted at some of those not previously eligible for national funding.As part of more than £30m of discretionary grants secured by Sheffield City Region following agreement with Government when the region entered the very high (tier 3) local alert level in October, South Yorkshire’s councils will be supporting thousands more businesses.This round of grant support is targeted towards businesses that largely rely on the hospitality, accommodation, leisure and entertainment sectors for their trade on a business-to-business basis and have therefore suffered a significant loss of trade due to COVID restrictions. There will be a three-week grant application window to manage the process of distributing this support and businesses should check their Local Authority’s website to confirm eligibility and apply for support.Many businesses have been severely impacted, such as travel agents impacted by international restrictions, caterers unable to service events and celebrations, or companies providing and maintaining gym equipment who have seen a drop in trade due to leisure centre closures.5. CPV Code(s): 79000000, 79900000, 794000006. NUTS code(s): UKE, UKE3, UKE327. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South Yorkshire8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.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 on the above contract please visit Web: 12. Other information: To be eligible, businesses must provide evidence show that they:Have fixed property costs, either through rateable or rental value.Are located in South Yorkshire and part of the region’s supply chainWere open and trading on 13thOctoberHave experienced significant loss of trade due to COVID restrictions, with at least 50% of their trade with the hospitality, accommodation, leisure and entertainment sectorsHave not benefitted from other local or national support grantsAre not a national companyThese grants are one-off, discretionary payments, and businesses should check their Local Authority’s website, to confirm their eligibility. Updates will be provided when applications will start being accepted, and this may vary for each Local Authority. If any business needs assistance navigating the support available, they can contact the Sheffield City Region Growth Hub via www.scrgrowthhub.co.uk/covid-19-support-for-businesses/Local authority websites will carry more details about how and when to apply for grantswww.sheffield.gov.uk/coronavirus-businesswww.enterprisingbarnsley.co.uk/covid-19-coronavirus/www.rotherham.gov.uk/covid-business-grantswww.wearedoncaster.co.uk# funding opportunity# COVID-19