Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Business Start-up Enterprise Support Programme
Authority: London Borough of Redbridge (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is seeking to appoint one or two providers to deliver the provision of a Business Start-up Enterprise Programme.
The programme aims to support 350 economically inactive residents to explore or set up sustainable small businesses. It will particularly target those furthest from the labour market, providing flexible pathways to financial independence. This Business Start-Up Enterprise Support Programme is designed to tackle these barriers by providing tailored business start-up advice, mentoring, and practical tools. By embedding AI and digital solutions, we aim to create a modern, innovative support service that prepares residents for the realities of running their own businesses.
The procurement will appoint one or more delivery partners to provide tailored enterprise support across five boroughs. The programme is structured into two lots to ensure locally responsive delivery. The duration of the contract will be for an initial period from the 1st November 2025 to 31st March 2026. The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further twelve (12) months from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.
The Contact is split into two lots with the maximum contract value as follows:
Lot One: Havering and Redbridge
1st November 2025 to 31st March 2026: £180,000.00
1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027: £400,000.00
Lot Two: Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich
1st November 2025 to 31st March 2026: £280,000.00
1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027: £560,000.00
- No preliminary market engagement: Not applicable.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Education and training services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,136,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Lot One: Havering and RedbridgeRenewalPublished value£464,000
The programme aims to support 350 economically inactive residents to explore or set up sustainable small businesses. It will particularly target those furthest from the labour market, providing flexible pathways to financial independence. This Business Start-Up Enterprise Support Programme is designed to tackle these barriers by providing tailored business start-up advice, mentoring, and practical tools. By embedding AI and digital solutions, we aim to create a modern, innovative support service that prepares residents for the realities of running their own businesses.
Lot One: Havering and Redbridge
1st November 2025 to 31st March 2026: £180,000.00
1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027: £400,000.00
Lot #2Lot Two: Bexley, Bromley and GreenwichRenewalPublished value£672,000
The programme aims to support 350 economically inactive residents to explore or set up sustainable small businesses. It will particularly target those furthest from the labour market, providing flexible pathways to financial independence. This Business Start-Up Enterprise Support Programme is designed to tackle these barriers by providing tailored business start-up advice, mentoring, and practical tools. By embedding AI and digital solutions, we aim to create a modern, innovative support service that prepares residents for the realities of running their own businesses.
Lot Two: Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich
1st November 2025 to 31st March 2026: £280,000.00
1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027: £560,000.00
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Recruitment and Engagement - 20% Business Support Model - 20% Programme Delivery, Capacity and Mobilisation - 20% Outcomes, Social Value and Legacy - 10%
- Price: Total Contract Value - 30%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2025, 11:16 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2025, 11:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
DN784399- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050453- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058bf2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Aug 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published21 Aug 2025, 11:16 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by395 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts364 days ago1 Nov 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Aug 2025, 11:16 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsFull access to documents via https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=45e6e87f-dd7d-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender