National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF)
As part of the Autumn Statement 2016 the Government announced the creation of a National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) worth in total £23bn.
On the 6th April the government invited Local Authorities to bid for a share of this funding for schemes meeting the core aims of the fund to:
- Ease congestion and provide upgrades on important national, regional or local routes
- Unlock economic and job creation opportunities
- Enable the delivery of new housing developments
The West of England Combined Authority councils (inc. Bristol) have applied for funding. Bristol has also submitted a separate bid to the same competition.
More information about these bids can be found below.
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West of England Combined Authority bid summary
Proposed upgrade and enhancement of a number of traffic signal junctions in the West of England Combined Authority area. The aim of these works is to reduce congestion and provide safer pedestrian crossing facilities. There will be the opportunity to replace other end of life assets thereby reducing the burden of ongoing maintenance revenue costs for each authority.
Bid Documents
Combined Authority Application form Download pdf PDF approximately 601.4 K Combined Authority Impact Pro Forma Download xlsEconomic Case
Combined Authority ASTv2 Download xlsx Combined Authority Technical Note Download pdf PDF approximately 547.87 KEQIR
Combined Authority Equality Impact Relevance Check June 2017 Download docxGantt Chart
Combined Authority Gantt Chart Download mppLetter LEP
Combined Authority Jcn Improvements 2017-06-29 Download pdf PDF approximately 47.25 KLetter MP
Combined Authority Strategic Radial Route Improvement Scheme KM letter of support Download pdf PDF approximately 246.34 KOrganogram
Combined Authority Traffic Signal Enhancement Organogram roles Download pdf PDF approximately 44.51 KRisk Management Strategy
Combined Authority Risk Management Strategy Download docxWest of England Combined Authority Ranking Note
Combined Authority 2017-06-28 MCA Download pdf PDF approximately 179.98 KBristol bid summary
Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone (TQEZ) is expected to accommodate 17,000 jobs, a 12,000 seat arena and 2,500 housing units. The project aims to; facilitate public transport penetration into the area; provide high quality pedestrian/cycle links; and improve junction layouts thereby reducing congestion and unlocking employment and housing sites.
BCC Application form Download pdf PDF approximately 484.01 K BCC Appendix 1 – Proposed works location plan Download pdf PDF approximately 2.13 M BCC Appendix 2 – Project Impact Pro-Forma Download xls BCC Appendix 3 – Technical note Download pdf PDF approximately 573.65 K BCC Appendix 4 – Appraisal Summary Table Download xlsx BCC Appendix 5 – Project Plan Download pdf PDF approximately 137.43 K BCC Appendix 6 – QRA Download pdf PDF approximately 96.36 K BCC Appendix 7 – Risk Management Strategy Download pdf PDF approximately 59.74 K BCC Appendix 8 – Combined Authority Ranking Note 2017-06-28 Download pdf PDF approximately 179.98 K BCC Appendix 9a – Letter of support – Local Enterprise Partnership Download pdf PDF approximately 47.27 K BCC Appendix 9b – Letter of Support – University of Bristol Download pdf PDF approximately 69.87 K BCC Appendix 9c – Letter of support – First West of England Download pdf PDF approximately 203.72 K BCC Appendix 9d – Letter of Support – Engine Shed Download pdf PDF approximately 243.92 K BCC Appendix 9e – Letter of support – Kerry McCarthy MP Download pdf PDF approximately 277.55 K BCC Appendix 9f – Letter of Support – Karin Smyth MP Download pdf PDF approximately 479.23 K
