This guidance is only appropriate for applications which were submitted up to 16 November 2011. For applications submitted after 16 November 2011, please see the new guidance.
The following criteria will be used by Case Officers when assessing and scoring Proposals.
Applicants should use this guidance to help them complete Section 3 of the Business and/or Environment chapters in their Outcome Plan. Applicants should provide evidence for each regional priority within a Proposal to allow the Case Officer to assess the priority as 'High' or 'Low' against each of the 14 criteria.
All assessment criteria are used to judge how well the Proposal meets the Regional Priority selected.
Group 1: Scale of Contribution to Regional Priorities and National Targets
Group 2: Value for Money
Group 3: Management of Risk