Supply Chain Resilience and Development Solutions call

The current application window closed at 3pm on Friday 3 March 2023

Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) is inviting applications to the Supply Chain Resilience and Development Solutions (SCRDS). This scheme supports businesses to improve their supply chain resilience and competitiveness.

What support is available?

Businesses can access specialist advisory support to help them:

• identify supply chain risks and appropriate mitigations
• reduce costs
• improve competitiveness
• identify supply chain opportunities
• develop supply chain capability

Depending on a business' circumstances, financial assistance towards the salary costs of a dedicated supply chain worker may also be available.

Who is eligible?

The scheme is open to manufacturers and internationally tradeable services, based and operating in Northern Ireland, who manage a supply chain as part of their business or who are involved in the extended supply chain.

Support is open to any manufacturing or tradable service business which:

• is based, and operating, in Northern Ireland
• manufactures products or provides internationally traded services
• has a total supply chain spend of at least £100,000 in the 2019/2020 or 2020/2021 financial year
• has experienced supply chain disruption because of the COVID-19 pandemic, EU Exit and current global environment
• has or will reach a turnover of £250,000 per annum in the next five years, and achieve at least 25% of those sales outside of Northern Ireland; or be an existing Invest NI customer
• is able to complete a State Aid declaration in the event that financial support for a new key supply chain worker is determined

How do I apply?

Before you apply, you should review the eligibility criteria above, and:

• download and complete the supply chain checklist (PDF, 106K)
• read the scheme guidance notes (PDF, 147K)

If you feel you meet the criteria, check your eligibility and apply.

If you have any enquiries about Supply Chain Resilience and Development Solutions, you can complete the SCRDS online enquiry form.

First published 24 February 2023