Business Support Consultancy Framework 2024

Liverpool City Region has been awarded UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSP) for 2022-2025.\r UKSPF is a key UK Government funding source to support the levelling up agenda. It replaces European Structural and Investment Funding (ESIF) for regeneration, employment and skills.\r As one of the six districts that make up the Liverpool City Region, Sefton Council has committed a proportion of its UKSPF allocation to Place Based Business Support until 31 March 2025. Business Growth & Investment is one of the four key strategic objectives of the Sefton Economic Strategic Plan.\r InvestSefton, the Council's business support and inward investment service, currently deliver the UKSPF Business Support programme in Sefton through a team of business advisers and officers. The Council is seeking to supplement this core service with demand-led specialist consultancy support.