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Published 2 Jun 2025, 10:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of SME Business Advisers

Official notice

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£394,265published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Oxford Innovation Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of advice to small and medium-sized enterprise.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
79411100 Business development consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Jun 2025, 10:52 BST
Last source update
17 Jul 2025, 13:35 BST
Authority reference
25045
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040938
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a64 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

Late information released by Government in changes to UKSPF.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Jun 2025 → 17 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 13:35 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    2 Jun 2025, 10:52 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 10:16 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 13:35 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £394,2651 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oxford Innovation Services Limited1 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£394,2653 Jun 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Oxford Innovation Services Limited

    Signed
    17 Jul 2025
    Value
    £394,265
    Period
    18 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active
    3 agreed KPIs: Lead generation · Grant application support · Job creation
    • Lead generation
    • Grant application support
    • Job creation

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYJ-3537-GLBW Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • OXFORD INNOVATION SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07860991GB-PPON: PDGR-3349-RPQP Oxford Centre for Innovation, Blue Boar Court, 9 Alfred Street, Oxford, South East, OX1 4EHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender