Funding competition APC 11: advancing the UK’s low carbon automotive capability

£20 million of collaborative match funding is available for UK-developed late stage R&D to support advanced low carbon propulsion technologies in automotive.

Competition opens: Monday 6 August 2018
Competition closes: Wednesday 3 October 2018 12:00pm

This competition is now closed.

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Description

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) invests up to £30 million, 3 times a year, in collaborative research and development (R&D) projects. These are pre-production projects and must be match funded. In this round APC is investing £20 million.

APC 11 is seeking proposals for UK based R&D projects that significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve air quality.

For this competition, APC is particularly looking for projects that support the UK’s long-term capabilities and supply chain in the design, build and manufacture of zero-emission vehicles. This can include technologies such as motors, batteries, power electronics, hybridisation and alternative propulsion systems. These projects must help make those capabilities a permanent part of the UK supply chain.

The project’s primary application must be for the automotive industry.

This competition follows a 2 stage process:

Written application.
Interviews for successful applicants from the first stage.

Funding type

Grant

Project size

Total eligible project costs can range from £5 million to £40 million. The project can last between 18 and 42 months. There may be opportunities to fund a project outside these guidelines. Contact APC on +44 (0)24 7652 8700 before you make a submission.

Find out whether you are eligible to apply

To be eligible for funding:

you must have an active business base within the UK
your project must be collaborative and business led
the lead participant must be a grant recipient
your consortium must include a vehicle manufacturer or tier 1 supplier who supplies parts directly to an original equipment manufacturer
your consortium must include a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)

Non-UK based companies and research organisations are eligible to apply for funding if they:

set up an active UK business base before project start, where the funded work will be carried out
provide evidence that they intend to expand their R&D activity in the UK beyond the life of the project

Research and technology organisations (RTOs) are not eligible to lead an APC project but can participate.

If you are not sure whether you are eligible, contact APC at info@apcuk.co.uk or call +44 (0)24 7652 8700.

Resubmissions

If an application is unsuccessful, you may use the feedback received to re-apply for the same project, in a future APC competition.

Projects that we will not fund

We will not fund projects that cover:

fundamental research
early stage technologies
business as usual

Funding and project details

APC provides funding to support innovation and development in the UK economy.

Funding will be made available in 3 competitions during 2018, with approximately £20 million available for APC 11.

You should request the minimum amount of funding needed for your project.

If you are successful you will be able to get grant funding towards your eligible project costs.

Each project will attract no more than 50% public funding towards its total eligible project costs, of which:

at least 70% must be incurred by commercial organisations
a maximum of 30% is available to research participants, and if there is more than one research participant, this amount will be shared between them

The percentage of costs you can claim varies depending on:

the type of research you are carrying out
the type of organisations involved
the outcome of a value-for-money (VfM) economic assessment carried out by BEIS

For this competition, individual businesses will be able to claim no more than:

20 million euros (previously 10 million euros) for industrial research
15 million euros (previously 7.5 million euros) for experimental development

If the competition is oversubscribed with projects that have met the quality threshold, APC and Innovate UK have the right to adopt a ‘portfolio’ approach.

Project types

Your project can focus on industrial research or experimental development. Commercial phase projects cannot be funded.

For industrial research, you could get funding for your eligible project costs of:

up to 70% if you are a small business
up to 60% if you are a medium-sized business
up to 50% if you are a large business

For experimental development projects which are nearer to market, you could get funding for your eligible project costs of:

up to 45% if you are a small business
up to 35% if you are a medium-sized business
up to 25% if you are a large business

APC operates on a nominal 3.5% of the total grant value and will invoice all project partners for the equivalent of 3.5% of the total grant value. Do not include this in your grant application.

Your project must support the development of UK supply chain capability. If overseas subcontracting is required, you must provide evidence to show why this cannot take place within the UK, and how the funding of overseas contractors will benefit the UK economy.

Competition scope

APC 11 is seeking proposals for collaborative R&D projects that demonstrate the development of on-vehicle technologies for on or off-road vehicles. These must accelerate the development of low and zero emission technology.

The project must be focused on one or more of the following technology areas:

alternative propulsion systems
electric machines and power electronics
energy storage and energy management
lightweight vehicle and powertrain structures
thermal propulsion systems

For this competition, APC is particularly looking for projects that support the UK’s long-term capabilities and supply chain in the design, build and manufacture of zero-emission vehicles. This includes technologies such as motors, batteries, power electronics, hybridisation and alternative propulsion systems. Projects must help make those capabilities a permanent part of the UK supply chain.

Your application must:

have a proven technology idea that is both technically viable and production ready at the end of the project.
demonstrate a clear route to market, alongside a consortium able to deliver this
demonstrate the economic benefits of the project, such as new and safe-guarded jobs, new business activity or an expansion of products and services
demonstrate that the primary application of the project is for the automotive industry and the majority of the technologies are proven in a vehicle representative environment
show how the project will support upskilling and knowledge sharing in the UK
show that the project delivers additional impact beyond what would be achieved in business as usual
show what would happen to the project if funding is not successful and why the specific amount of funding is needed
demonstrate how UK plc will benefit from any intellectual property generated by the project

Priority will be given to applications that provide evidence that their project will have a significant positive impact on the next generation UK supply chain. This can include projects that will make a major investment in:

creating new supply chains and ‘anchoring’ them, by making them sustainable for the long term, and
improving existing supply chains

We strongly encourage you to:

demonstrate senior management commitment to the project and consortium
ensure the consortium’s collaboration agreement is well advanced at the point of submission
accelerate disruptive technologies towards market
contact and work with organisations that are an important part of the supply chain but are not typically involved in R&D, such as tooling, manufacturing processes and materials
focus on alternative propulsion systems, including hybridisation
consider the possibility of technology transfer from other sectors into automotive
focus on technologies that are identified in the Automotive Council’s roadmaps
focus on lasting growth with the electric and electrified vehicle supply chain

APC will also consider projects that focus on the reduction of carbon dioxide from internal combustion engines.

For further clarification on the scope of this competition, please contact APC by calling +44(0) 24 7652 8700.

For further information on the application process or IFS please email Innovate UK.

6 August 2018: Competition opens
16 August 2018: Online briefing event. Watch the recording
3 October 2018 12:00pm: Competition closes
22 October 2018: Applicants invited to interview
27 November 2018 12:13pm: Applicants notified

Before you start

When you start an application you will be prompted to create an account as the lead applicant or sign in as a representative of your organisation. You will need an account to track the progress of your application.

Only the lead organisation can create an application. Contributors or collaborators will need to be invited to participate by the lead organisation.

As the lead applicant you will be responsible for:

collecting the information for your application
representing your organisation in leading the project if your application is successful

You will be able to invite:

colleagues to contribute to the application
other organisations to participate in the project as partners if your application is successful

Partner organisations can be other businesses, research organisations, public sector organisations or charities.

Assessment and interviews

Following the written stage, successful applicants will be invited to an assessment panel to give a 30 minute presentation, a 45 minute interview and a further 15 minute question and answer session if needed.

If you are invited to this second stage, we will provide you with written feedback on your application, and guidance to help you prepare. The guidance will describe the process and give you specific areas to prepare answers for.

As part of the assessment process for this competition, priority will be given to applications that provide evidence that their project will have a significant positive impact on the next generation UK supply chain. You must demonstrate this in your response to question 4, both in your written application and at the interview. It includes projects that will make a major investment in:

creating new supply chains and ‘anchoring’ them, by making them sustainable for the long term, and
improving existing supply chains

To prepare for the interview, you are expected to:

review the feedback from both the technical assessors’ comments and economic value assessment queries
write a response to feedback for the interview panel to review before your interview, and submit each response as a single PDF or all responses in a Word document. It can include charts or diagrams
create and submit your presentation material
write and submit your list of attendees
work with your consortium to develop a collaboration agreement, a mature draft of which should be brought to interview

You may submit up to 10 A4 pages of response to the technical assessment and up to 6 A4 pages of response to the economic value assessment.

Economic assessment

The economic assessment is carried out by professional economists employed by BEIS, in both the written and interview stages. They assess the value for money of the project from the perspective of taxpayers and UK plc. In order for HM Treasury to release funds for grants, the value for money of each project must reach an acceptable threshold. This analysis is heavily quality assured by senior economists within BEIS to ensure the judgement is an accurate and independent reflection of the information that has been provided.

Questions 11 to 16 of the application relate to the economic assessment and value for money:

download the value for money (VfM) worksheet from question 11
complete tabs 11 to 16
upload it as an appendix to question 11

Guidance for completing the worksheet tabs 11 to 16 is provided within the spreadsheet.

Value for money, or cost benefit ratio, in this case is defined as the net economic benefit to the UK compared to the cost to the exchequer.

The net economic benefit to the UK consists of:

1. R&D and innovation.

2. Employment:

newly created jobs
safeguarded jobs
indirect supply chain jobs

3. Wider benefits:

carbon dioxide savings
benefits to UK consumers, such as increased fuel savings

Increased profits for consortium members are not included within the value for money assessment.

Benefits will be discounted considering:

1. Additionality: to what extent would these benefits occur without government support? For example, would the project happen but over a slower timescale, would it take place abroad, or happen on a smaller scale?

2. Risk: what is the risk of the project not achieving the stated economic benefits? This depends on:

project and consortium complexity
the investment required
risk management strategy
the technology itself

If you are invited to interview, economists from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) may need further information from you. Before the interview you will receive the written feedback from BEIS economists (together with feedback from technical assessors). You then have the opportunity to supply a separate written response with additional information. This response must be submitted before the interview.

Report on economic outputs

As a condition of APC project grant funding, you must provide BEIS and APC with annual records which show the realised and expected economic outputs your project has produced.

You must provide robust, credible and timely data on your project’s progress. This data helps policymakers evaluate whether the APC programme is good value for money.

Each partner must:

flag any information they consider too costly to collect
agree report timings
report on economic monitoring information annually, or at an alternative schedule agreed with APC, Innovate UK and BEIS

You must provide other data if requested. Project monitoring and meetings will be carried out by representatives of Innovate UK, BEIS and APC, and any other individuals as agreed with you.

What we will ask you

The application is split into 4 parts:

Project details
Application questions
Finances
Economic assessment: value for money

1. Project details

Explain your project. This section is not scored, but our assessors will use it to decide whether the project fits with the scope of the competition.

Application details

The lead applicant must complete this section. Give your project’s title, start date and length. List any partner organisations you have named as collaborators.

Project summary

Describe your project briefly, provide a summary of the key objectives and focus areas of the project. Ensure the summary shows the overall vision of the project and what makes it innovative, and which primary technology themes the project develops. We use this section to assign experts to assess your application. Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Public description

Describe your project in detail, and in a way that you are happy to see published. Please do not include any commercially sensitive information. If your project is successful and awarded funding, we will publish this description. This could be before you start your project. Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Project scope

Describe how your project fits the scope of the competition. If your project is not in scope it will be immediately rejected. We will give you feedback if we decide that your project is not in scope. Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

APC competitions are delivered in partnership with the Advanced Propulsion Centre, Innovate UK (part of UK Research and Innovation) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Any information received by Innovate UK for this competition may be shared with APC and BEIS. Innovate UK has a data sharing agreement in place with these bodies which safeguards both personal and commercial data in accordance with data protection legislation.

2. Application questions

Part 1: The business proposition

(10 points per question = 40 points in total). Answers are limited to 600 words for questions 1 and 4 and 400 words for the other questions.

Question 1. What is the business opportunity that this project addresses? Give a clear outline of the business opportunity. What does the project team need to do to successfully address it within the proposed timeframe and cost? Describe the potential issues facing you and/or your potential customers and how the intended outputs of the project will address these.

Supporting evidence for this question can be uploaded in PDF format entitled ‘Appendix 1’ no larger than 10MB and up to 3 pages long. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Question 2. What is the size of the market you are targeting?

Describe the size of the market opportunities that this project might open up, adding supporting evidence of:

the current nature of the specific markets you are targeting, for instance, is it characterised by price competition amongst commoditised suppliers? Is it dominated by a single leading firm? Give its geographical location, and possible export value
the market dynamics including its current size, actual and predicted growth rates
outline your strategy for targeting the projected market share, with justification in light of any potential competitors

If your technology is being purchased by an original equipment manufacturer outside the consortium then give details on who the buyers will be. Submit any evidence of future purchasing commitments such as letters of support.

For highly innovative projects where the market may be unexplored, explain:

what the route to market could or might be
what the barriers to entry might be
what the market size might be, making clear any calculations and assumptions
how the project will look to explore the market potential

Supporting evidence can be uploaded in PDF format, entitled ‘Appendix 2’ and up to 3 pages long with a maximum file size of 10MB. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Question 3. How will the results of the project be exploited and disseminated?

List or describe the potential outputs of the project that can be exploited such as:

products or services
processes
applications

Describe how these outputs will be exploited by partners including, where applicable:

route to market
how your project will target commercialisation at the end
protection of intellectual property rights
supply chain engagement and opportunities
reconfiguration of the value system
changes to business models and business processes
other methods of exploitation and protection

Where helpful to the exchange of best practice and not damaging to commercial interests, the results from this work should be made public on a voluntary basis. You must include a strategy for disseminating generic outputs from the funded project. Read more about dissemination in our funding rules.

Supporting evidence for this question can be uploaded in PDF format, entitled ‘Appendix 3’ and up to 3 pages long with a maximum file size of 10MB. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Question 4. What impact might this project have both inside and outside the project team?

Identify, and where possible measure, the economic benefits from the project to those inside and outside the project. This could be in the form of productivity increases and import substitution. You need to clearly demonstrate how your project benefits the long term UK supply chain. You could include benefits to customers, broader industry and the UK economy.

Make a clear distinction between benefits inside and outside the project team in your answer. The highest marks will be given to projects that provide the strongest evidence on anchoring and growing the UK supply chain. You should show:

how the grant requested by the consortium members leverages additional investment in the UK supply chain, within the project partners and the wider economy, such as new facilities or machinery
the bill of materials’ value, its sourcing location and the percentage split across these in the UK
when these impacts are likely to start and how long they will last for

Identify, and where possible measure, any expected social and environmental impacts, either positive or negative, on for example:

the number of jobs safeguarded, created, changed or displaced
your ability to hire new employees, including where you will recruit from, how skilled the roles will be and the demand you expect for these roles
education, upskilling or reskilling of your employees
your UK-based competitors
carbon dioxide emissions, beyond those mandated by regulation, broken down by each piece of technology where appropriate
air quality improvements
fuel savings, and how these will work for customers
value-added benefits for the UK and/or the European Economic Area (EEA) and how long those benefits will last compared to the technology’s life span
health and safety
regulations
quality of life
government priorities

Where will you be located and why? Discuss the phasing of the project and of the intended manufacturing locations of the technology or technologies developed. For UK based manufacturing, justify why this would occur in the UK, and identify any expected regional impacts of the project. If you have any evidence of your intention for manufacturing in the UK, for example letters of intent, please include these in the appendix for question 4.

Where possible you should reference relevant studies, reports, data or previous projects.

Supporting evidence for this question can be uploaded in PDF format, entitled ‘Appendix 4’ and up to 3 pages long with a maximum file size of 10MB. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Part 2: The project details

(10 points per question = 40 points in total). Answers are limited to 400 words.

Question 5. What technical approach will be adopted and how will you manage the project effectively?

Describe:

the main work packages of the project, indicating the lead partner assigned to each
your approach to project management, identifying any major tools and mechanisms that will be used to ensure a successful project outcome
your approach to managing the most innovative aspects of the project
the management reporting lines
your project plan in sufficient detail to identify any links or dependencies between work packages or milestones
how your project will enhance the manufacturing maturity of the technology
rival technologies and alternative R&D strategies and how your proposal will offer a better outcome

Supporting evidence for this question can be uploaded in PDF format, entitled ‘Appendix 5’ and up to 3 pages long with a maximum file size of 10MB. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Question 6. What is innovative about this project?

Identify the extent to which the project is innovative both commercially and technically, for example:

whether your project pushes boundaries over and beyond current leading-edge world science and technology
whether your project is looking to apply existing technologies in new areas
why and how are you confident that you have freedom to operate, and that your IP is free from restriction and able to be readily exploited

Highlight and explain the timeliness and novelty of the research aspects of the project in an industrial and/or academic context.

Detail evidence that the intended work is innovative. This could include the results of patent searches, competitor analyses, literature surveys and so on. If applicable, you should also outline your own background intellectual property rights, as related to the project.

Supporting evidence for this question can be uploaded in PDF format, entitled ‘Appendix 6’ and up to 3 pages long with a maximum file size of 10MB. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Question 7. What are the main risks (technical, commercial and environmental) to project success?

Please:

identify the main risks and uncertainties of the project, including the technical, commercial, managerial and environmental risks
highlight the most significant ones and provide a risk register
explain how these risks will be mitigated
list any project inputs on the critical route to completion such as resources, expertise or data sets
explain whether the output is likely to be subject to regulatory requirements, certification, ethical or other similar issues, and if so how you will manage this

Risks can include but are not limited to:

funding gaps
investment needed for production facility
future sales risks
carbon dioxide savings
supply chain capacity and original equipment manufacturer purchasing

For UK based manufacturing, please justify why this would occur in the UK and identify any risks to this occurring. Describe the follow on investments needed and risks associated with achieving those investments.

Supporting evidence for this question can be uploaded in PDF format, entitled ‘Appendix 7’ and up to 3 pages long with a maximum file size of 10MB. Include a risk table as part of this appendix. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Question 8. Does your project team have the right skills, experience and access to facilities to deliver your project?

Describe:

the roles, skills, track record and relevant experience of all members of the project team in relation to the approach you will be taking
the resources, equipment and facilities required for the project and how you will access them
details of any vital external parties, including sub-contractors, who you will need to work with to successfully carry out the project, explaining why these roles cannot be filled within the consortium
the current relationships between the project partners and how these will change as a result of the project
why the project partners came together and what benefits you each bring to the project

Supporting evidence for this question can be uploaded in PDF format, entitled ‘Appendix 8’ and up to 3 pages long with a maximum file size of 10MB. This should include details of the specific expertise and track record of each partner and subcontractor to address this question. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Part 3: Funding and added value

(10 points per question = 20 points in total). Answers are limited to 400 words.

Question 9. What is the financial commitment required for the project?

What is the anticipated project cost? Describe the level of contribution from any project participants and the level of grant funding required. This information should be provided in the financial summary table in the application form.

Give supporting information and an explanation for project costs. It must be consistent with the category of research and development undertaken within each work package.

If the project spans more than one type of funding, for example, because significant work packages are in both fundamental and industrial research, you must describe and justify the breakdown of costs between them. For example:

is the budget realistic for the scale and complexity of the project?
does the required financial support from APC fit within the limits set by the specific competition?
have you demonstrated a financial commitment from other sources for the balance of the project costs?
has a realistic budget breakdown been provided?
have any work package breakdowns been described and justified adequately?

Detail the total investment needed to bring the technology to production. You should distinguish between the APC funded project and the overall investment. What is the proposed investment in R&D, skills, capital and training?

List and assign a proportion for the source of private sector investment by:

retained earnings
external debt
equity investment or
other source

Where the source is retained earnings, describe the decision making process in allocating this R&D spending. Is the R&D spending internationally competitive and/or found from UK company budgets?

List any other public funds, including any tax relief, that the consortium has applied for, or received, that relate to this project or application. Indicate the size of the funding, the relevant body, and details on the type of funding and conditions.

Describe and clearly quantify the return on investment that the project could achieve. Provide relevant source data references.

Supporting evidence for this question can be uploaded in PDF format, entitled ‘Appendix 9’ and up to 3 pages long with a maximum file size of 10MB. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Question 10. How does financial support from APC and its funding collaborators add value?

You should describe or explain:

the total project cost and the funding being requested in terms of the project goals
why this specific level of funding is required, giving supporting evidence in the appendix to this question, such as business cases, internal rate of return analysis, or other comparison analysis of with or without APC funding
what will happen if the application is not successful (project scaled back, delayed, moved abroad or not occur) and why? Provide supporting evidence in the appendix such as business cases, internal memos showing decision making processes, cost comparisons for alternative locations, or other comparison analysis of with or without APC funding how APC funding would allow you to undertake the project differently (sooner, more quickly on a larger scale) and why this is beneficial to the UK
how the partners will finance their contributions to the project and other sources of funding already considered
why this project cannot be funded internally or through other private sources, giving supporting evidence in the appendix of funding sources which were considered, including evidence of the outcome of these, for example proof of declined credit
whether there will be R&D investment or spend as a result of this funding
how successful delivery will increase total spend on R&D in the UK
the collaboration benefits of the project including proximity, multiple sectors and work with other research organisations

If the project could not go ahead in the UK without APC funding, then where would it be located and why?

Include information on:

the current type and size of operations in these locations
the expected size and growth of the local or regional market
expected cost structure, including wages, building, transport, energy
any existing infrastructure or financial support available
the quality and availability of equivalent workforce and science and research base in these alternative locations
the potential to create value-added benefits for the UK and/or the European Economic Area (EEA)
how long the value added benefits will continue for in terms of the technology’s life span

You may be asked for additional financial information that relates to your bid or organisation. This could be specific to both the project and consortium members. This requirement will vary across applications. It will depend upon the nature of the application, and the specific argument for support around which you have structured the application. The decision to seek additional financial information will be taken by BEIS and will be communicated to you.

Supporting evidence for this question can be uploaded in PDF format, entitled ‘Appendix 10’ and up to 3 pages long with a maximum file size of 10MB. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Economic assessment: value for money (questions 11 to 16 )

Download the value for money (VfM) worksheet, complete tabs 11 to 16 and upload as an appendix to question 11.

Guidance for the worksheet tabs 11 to 16 is provided within the spreadsheet. If you do not upload the completed spreadsheet your application will be marked as ineligible. For each question, please use the notes section in the worksheet to demonstrate how your numbers have been derived.

Supporting information for the VfM worksheet can be provided in text format in your answers to questions 11 to 16. If you are not providing supporting text information please indicate this in the relevant text box by typing “Not applicable”. Supporting diagrams, pictures or graphics may be uploaded as a PDF appendix at question 16, clearly stating which question the supporting evidence is for. The maximum file size for appendices is 10MB.

All data needs to be entered into the grey cells in the worksheets, or by selecting an option from a list in a drop-down menu (these cells are coloured brown). Cells coloured yellow are title cells which cannot be changed. Worksheets are protected so that data cannot be entered into incorrect cells.

You can add additional rows in the jobs worksheet. This is so jobs can be defined separately for each project partner for the required number of NVQ levels. To preserve formatting, additional lines should be inserted in the middle of rows of input cells. Blank lines can be used to title project partners and group the jobs according to your preferences.

3. Finances

The finance section asks each organisation to complete project costs, organisational details and funding details for each organisation in your project. Academics will need to complete and upload a Je-S form. For full details on what costs you can claim please see our project costs guidance.

Background and further information

Formed in 2013 the Advanced Propulsion Centre is a 10 year partnership between industry and government that together will invest £1 billion to accelerate the development of low carbon propulsion technologies in the UK.

The government has committed £500 million to part fund projects over the 10 year period which is matched by industry funding for a variety of R&D activity. The 10 year timeframe provides a platform for long term investment and growth and will build UK capability through the research, development and industrialisation of these emerging technologies.

There is an opportunity for the UK in this emerging market and this funding partnership is an important part of the Industrial Strategy.

APC competitions are formally delivered in partnership between APC, Innovate UK and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

APC will:

Work with consortia to support bid development.
Support the competition process, hosting both launch and guidance events and interviews.
Act as advocates for consortia to improve future competitions.
Support project delivery once contracts are awarded, through APC staff.
Act as a source of guidance for consortia during the critical project start-up phase, and while projects are running, through APC-appointed project delivery leads.
Monitor the impact of the project portfolio.

Innovate UK will:

Deliver the competition process and technical assessment framework.
Support and manage applicant queries about the competition process.
Issue and manage grant contracts.
Provide formal assurance that projects are meeting their commitments once they are running (known as project monitoring).
Approve financial claims and issue funds.

BEIS will:

Assess the benefit that the proposed project will deliver to the UK economy, through value for money assessment, and if that benefit meets an acceptable level and all other assessment criteria are met, BEIS will make a recommendation to ministers to support funding.
Formally monitor delivery of economic outputs on an annual basis and after delivery of the project.

APC is able to help by:

Providing general guidance regarding interpretation of competition rules and guidelines on an informal basis.
Helping your consortium to structure the bid development process.
Explaining common pitfalls.
Answering questions regarding whether or not your project is within scope.

Note that the APC role is to provide indicative guidance rather than formal advice.

Contact APC at info@apcuk.co.uk or call +44 (0)24 7652 8700.

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