Procurement History
Call for expressions of interest
The European Investment Bank has launched a Call for Expressions of Interest to run the first Scottish JESSICA Urban Development Fund. This JESSICA (Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas) fund will invest at least £33 million in a potentially wide range of regeneration projects across eligible local authority areas. The European Investment Bank manages the JESSICA initiative in Scotland on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
Simon Brooks, European Investment Bank Vice President responsible for the United Kingdom said: "The European Investment Bank looks forward to supporting significant regeneration across the lowlands and uplands of Scotland and working closely with Scotland to promote sustainable employment, support climate action projects and create new opportunities for communities across the most deprived local authority areas."
The Call for Expressions of Interest can be found on the European Investment Bank website.
The Scottish Government and EIB co-hosted an information sharing event for potential fund managers and project sponsors on December 16, 2010. This was an opportunity to ask questions about how JESSICA will operate in Scotland and how the process will unfold in the coming months. The presentations from the event and a summary of questions raised are available at the following links.
>> view the presentations
>> view the question and answer summary