Decision details

The purpose of the report will be to review the achievements of the Local Enterprise & Apprenticeship Platform (LEAP) business start-up and the general business support programmes and to secure further funding for LDC’s continuing contribution to the business support landscape.

(Non-key decision):

(1) To support the continuation of the business start-up and the general business support programmes under the LEAP brand and ask that consideration be given to supporting community enterprise throughout the programme.

(2) To authorise the Director of Regeneration and Planning to appoint Edeal to continue the delivery of the LEAP business support programmes for up to three years; and, in order to achieve this, to waive Contract Procedure Rule 10 in respect of this contract for the reason set out in Reason 2 (Section 2.2 of the report), below.

(3) To allocate a total of £102,500 over a three-year period as funding for the continuation of local business support.