SC20071 - LoCASE 2 - Business Support Advisory Service

<p>This requirement is for Business Support Advisory Services within Growth Environment and Transport Directorate. The Low Carbon Across the South and East (LoCASE) programme provides a consistent, accessible business support programme across the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP), Coast 2 Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (C2C LEP), Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (EM3 LEP) and Solent Local Enterprise Partnership areas and helps businesses optimise the use of resources as well as adopt eco-innovative and low carbon solutions in ways that improve business performance in terms of resilience, profitability and competitiveness, at the same time contributing to the protection and preservation of the environment. The LoCASE programme has been funded by the European Regional Development Fund 2014-20. This project is receiving up to &pound;7,138,387 of funding from the European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (and in London the intermediate body Greater London Authority) is the Managing Authority for European Regional Development Fund. Established by the European Union, the European Regional Development Fund helps local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support innovation, businesses, create jobs and local community regenerations. For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/european-growth-funding. All questions, queries and correspondence must go via the Kent Business Portal.</p>