– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 10 March 2011.
Peter Peacock
Labour
Question S3W-39629
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria were used for awarding funding from the Broadband Challenge Fund.
Peter Peacock
Labour
Question S3W-39630
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the number of potential end users was considered when awarding funding from the Broadband Challenge Fund.
Peter Peacock
Labour
Question S3W-39631
To ask the Scottish Executive whether cost-per-user was a factor in deciding to award funding from the Broadband Challenge Fund.
Jim Mather
Scottish National Party
The criteria used by the expert panel for assessing local action group strategic bids are as follows.
| Scoring Criteria | Evaluation Criteria |
| 1. Description of overall bid | Should outline the number and nature of projects |
| 2. Meets National Outcomes | Local Action Group should outline why it believes the activity will meet the National Outcomes |
| 3 Contribution to LEADER outcomes | Local Action Group should outline contribution to local outcomes, what changes it wants to see as a result of the funding and any innovative element |
| 4 Evaluation | Does the bid show how project will be evaluated/what indicators will be used to measure outcome |
| 5 Area and population covered | Details of area and population covered by bid |
| 6 Needs assessment | Is current area broadband status outlined, how will provision be enhanced. This should include any liaison with wider public bodies |
| 7. Any displacement effect | Are there pre-existing schemes or others planned -how will this bid add value |
| 8. Technical input to the bid | Assessment of the technical quality of the bid |
| 9. Creative bid – technology | Have innovative technological solutions for LEADER area been considered |
| 10. Delivery mechanism and timescale | Local Action Group should describe the projects to be delivered and in what timescale. To be as specific as possible about who will complete work, timescale and evidence from delivery agents to support. |
| 11. Impact on jobs and businesses in area | Outline of jobs created or impact on economic development if successful |
| 12 Additional supporting information | The extent to which effort made to back up the bid and assess reasonableness of costs including any procurement issue |
Yes3 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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