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<p>The Port of Bristol was a successful applicant to the recent £10 million Port Infrastructure
Connectivity and Resilience (PIRC) fund. The objectives of the fund are to help ports
deliver contingency upgrades to enhance their capacity, maintain freight flow and
improve overall resilience.</p><p>The PIRC fund was run as a fair and open competition
for all English ports, whose project bids were then assessed against the objectives
of the fund, and key criteria such as delivery date, capacity and capability, project
delivery and longer term benefits, alongside key legal elements such as a state aid
compliance.</p><p>There were 16 successful applicants to the fund receiving grants
ranging from £100,000 to £1 million.</p><p> </p>
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