Official UK procurement notice
Start & Sustain · UK public procurement notice
Authority: East Midlands Combined County Authority (Public body)·On behalf of: Nottinghamshire County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEMCCA has devolved responsibility for delivering Transport, Housing, Economic Development, Skills and Green Growth across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
This Start-up & Sustain Programme is designed to support individuals across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire who aspire to start a business, while also helping early-stage start-ups to establish themselves and create a strong foundation to survive and thrive. The aim is to stimulate entrepreneurship, increase the number of businesses, improve business survival rates, and foster inclusive economic growth.
The Start-up & Sustain Programme will achieve these objectives by providing tailored start-up and enterprise support, expert mentoring, along with practical tools and resources.
The current contract expires on 31st March 2026, so this service is being re-procured in accordance with Procurement Act 2023 requirements.
The contract, worth up to £1,400,000 in total over 2 years, will be awarded for the initial term from June 2026 until May 2028. There is potential for 1 year extension subject to satisfactory Supplier performance and further funding approval.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,400,000
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
- Price
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN804291- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006181- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d50Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Jan 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:50 GMT
- Clarification questions by231 days ago9 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline224 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by210 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent197 days ago13 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends182 days ago27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago23 Oct 2026, 12:07 BST
Notice history
9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Tender notice published23 Jan 2026, 12:50 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Feb 2026, 15:23 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT6 Feb 2026, 15:23 GMT+12 days · was 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Tender notice published24 Feb 2026, 15:49 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT24 Feb 2026, 15:49 GMT+14 days · was 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published16 Apr 2026, 09:30 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Apr 2026, 09:30 BST
- Contract signature expected4 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Oct 2026, 12:07 BSTUK7
Published amendments (2)
The closing date has been extended to 12:00 noon on the 2nd March 2026
Have amended the closing date for the clarification period, the tender submission date and the contract award date
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 6 Feb 2026
- 2026-01: 1 release · 23 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST MIDLANDS CHAMBER (DERBYSHIRE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE)SMEAwarded Contract1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2029Extensions: extension subject to satisfactory Supplier performance and further funding approval. | £1,320,500 | 13 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · EAST MIDLANDS CHAMBER (DERBYSHIRE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE)SME
- Signed
- 29 May 2026
- Value
- £1,320,500
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 X 12 MONTHS EXTENSION
3 agreed KPIs: business engagement · Participant Satisfaction · Economic Impact Measures
- business engagement
- Participant Satisfaction
- Economic Impact Measures
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14final-stage tenders · 30 at stage one | 14 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Nottinghamshire County CouncilProcuring entityProvides Procurement Services
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Clink on link below and click view opportunities. Search for project DN804291 https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ Link to tendering portal advert below: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=e58f659a-51f8-f011-813c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=a3d2dc02-52f8-f01…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender