This presentation was given by Rachel Quinn (One East Midlands) on 27 March 2014 in York. In the presentation Rachel discussed the role of LEP's. Find out more about NCVO's european policy work:

1. LEPs and EU SIF:
Preparing to Engage
Rachel Quinn, One East Midlands
27 March 2014
York

2. Understand your LEP
• Stimulating Private-Sector led growth
• Job creation
How?
• Growing Places Fund – delivering local infrastructure
priorities
• Regional Growth Fund – drawing private sector
leverage for job creation
• Enterprise Zones – growth stimulation via simplified
planning and business tax breaks
• City Deals – Removing barriers to growth

3. Lord Heseltine’s Review
• ‘No Stone Unturned’ published October 2012
• Government response March 2013 – 81 out of 89
recommendations accepted, 5 rejected, 3 in SR
• Increasing Whitehall asks of / offers to LEPs - and
increasing focus on their performance
• Single Local Growth Fund from 2015
• LEPs to develop multi year strategic plans
• Funding to be allocated though Local Growth Deals
• LEPs to take greater role in EU funding distribution
• Support LEP capacity

4. LEP Roles
Lead role for LEPs – notional 7 year allocations
• Develop strategy, working with wide range of partners
• Select projects (commissioning, bidding and co-financing)
• Identify match funding
• Spend allocation (on time and in line with EU regulations)
• Ensure outcomes delivered
• Monitor delivery against strategy and programme priorities
• Not responsible for administering the funds (remains with
Managing Authorities)
• THIS IS NOT THE ONLY THING THEY ARE DOING…….!

6. LEP allocations for ERDF and ESF
2014 to 2020 (Y&H)
LEP Allocation €m
Leeds City Region 391.2
Humber 102.4
York and North Yorkshire 97.5
Sheffield City Region 203.4
Greater Lincolnshire 133.5

7. Know your Strengths!
Structural:
• Employs 2.7% workforce
• Spends £1.5bn in Y&H
economy
• Holds £2.8bn in assets
• Access to volunteers
• High level and diverse skill
base
• Geographical reach – for
delivery, intelligence and to
test effectiveness of
interventions
• Geographical flexibility - from
national to local
• Established networks and
communication systems
Strategic:
• Access to match funding –
cash, assets, volunteers
• Existing Co-financer working
relationships (e.g. SFA, NOMS,
DWP)
• Existing relationships with
Managing Authorities
• Reach, data and intelligence
• Assessment of social inclusion,
poverty and disadvantage
• Delivering cross-cutting
themes: Planning for Equality
& Diversity and Sustainable
Development outcomes

8. More Strengths!
• Operational:
• Delivery specialisms e.g. digital
inclusion, skills & employability,
micro & social enterprise growth,
young people, health & wellbeing
and environmental sustainability
• Focus on disadvantage
• Rural and urban coverage
• Scalability
• Use of and access to social
investment products and models
• Proven technical expertise of:
– community led local
development,
– community grants,
– social inclusion
• Experiential:
• ESF, ERDF and EAFRD experience
(planning, management and
delivery)
• Scrutiny of EU programmes
• Co-production
• Complex funding packages
• Successful anti- poverty and
inclusion work
• Stimulating Community Led Local
Development (e.g. LEADER)*see
slide notes
• Experience of the development of
new ideas, products and services
to meet social need (social
innovation)
• Working in partnerships and

9. Understand the Challenges;
Address the Weaknesses
• Capacity and knowledge – esp. small groups
• Engagement and representation
• Conflicts of interest
• Local leadership
• Consortia building
• Funding advice
• Demonstrating Economic Impact
• Timescales

10. Grasp the Opportunities
• Invest in knowledge
• Social Inclusion
• Big Lottery Fund
• Community grants
• Social innovation / investment / enterprise
• Intelligence and data
• Equality and social value
• Funding advisors
• Match funding (volunteer time??)
• Identify projects and partnerships NOW

11. Stimulate Ideas

12. Know the Code of Conduct on
Partnership Working
• Governance
– Board
– Sub groups or advisory groups
• Engagement
– Involvement in consultation – active input
– Sector communication mechanism in place
• Strategy
– Role of CS clearly identified
– Strategy for Social Inclusion
– Take up of available ‘social’ options

13. More Information and resources are on the Reach &
Impact web page:
www.oneeastmidlands.org.uk/reachandimpact
or Regional Voices at
www.regionalvoices.org
or at
www.europeanfundingnetwork.eu

14. Preparing to Collaborate
June Gomes
27 March 2014
York

15. Why Collaborate?
• Geographic Scale
• Working across LEP area
• Synergies with what other organisations do
• Building a seamless pathway / client journey /
supply chain
• Adding niche aspects to service

16. Commissioner perspectives
• Often don’t want to fund two similar projects
in an area / duplication
• Want to see evidence that you’ve done your
preparatory work
• Bid size threshold?
• Value for money/ Best service

17. Collaboration Spectrum
Networks/ Loose consortia Formal consortia Mergers
Partnerships
.

18. Different contracting forms
• Provider
• Managing Agent
• Managing Provider
• ‘Super Provider’

19. Provider
Contractor
Provider Provision of Services

20. Managing Agent
Contractor
Managing Agent
Sub-contractors Provision of Services

21. Managing Provider
Contractor
Managing Provider Provision of Services
Sub-contractors Provision of Services

22. Managing Agent/Provider
Contract top slice
Percentage of contract to pay for
management of sub-contractors:
 Performance
 Quality
 Financial management

23. ‘Super Provider’
Provider Provider
Provider Provider
Provider Provider

24. How does it work?
• Incorporation to form new legal entity
• Providers become members of this company
• Hub and spokes operating model

25. Social ownership
• Owned and controlled by the members
• 2 tier governance:
Council of Members
Board

26. Cross Sector Collaboration
There is also scope for cross sector collaboration:
•Working with universities/public sector/private sector
•Tackling issues of economic growth and development through innovation
and research & development.
•Addressing youth unemployment and social inclusion through social innovation
•Benefits of cross collaboration – match funding, expertise, diverse range of partners,
meeting more needs of the community

27. Success Factors
• Find the right partner(s)
• Begin now, don’t wait.
• Choose a fit for purpose structure
• Look beyond a single opportunity (e.g.
European infrastructure funds)
• Talk to the LEP

28. How to get started?
• Bring partners together
• Seed corn/set up funding
• Business/ Project plan
• Outcomes/ interventions
• Supply chain development/who does what
• Develop and write bids
• Win!!!

29. Working up Project ideas
• What would the project look like?
• What would deliverables be?
• What might be an appropriate consortium
model?
• On what basis would you select partners?

30. Start up Funding
• Community Services Grants
• Up to £10k, available to any organisation with an interest in delivering a
public service. Specific mission to support consortia.
• For more information:
• http://www.sibgroup.org.uk/communityrights/
• http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/community-right-to-challenge/grants/
• As part of their application, organisations are encouraged to fill out an
online ‘Contract Readiness Checker’
• http://www.contractreadinesschecker.org.uk/