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Self Employment and Enterprise Support Programme

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:30.

Opportunity overview

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham its ancillary arms (such as arm’s length bodies and/or wholly or partly owned subsidiaries and partner organisations) sought a delivery partner (or consortium) to design and deliver a comprehensive, inclusive self-employment and micro-enterprise support programme for economically inactive residents. This programme forms a key strand of our wider Economic Inactivity Trailblazer activity. The programme aims to support a minimum of 35 economically inactive residents from Barking & Dagenham who are currently out of work—particularly women with caring responsibilities, disabled people, and individuals furthest from the labour market to explore and move into self-employment or set up sustainable small businesses. To either register as self-employed and/or register a new business on Companies House. Also to support the delivery of a small grants programme in conjunction with the council. The contract will include provision for information sessions, 121 support and workshops to help residents develop the key skills and knowledge required to enable them to explore and then move into self-employment or set up a sustainable business. The Council, at its sole discretion, reserves the option to extend the Contract in such period or periods as the Council deems appropriate. The contract will run from September 2025 (mobilisation) to March 2026 (delivery complete), with programme activity to going live by September/ Early October 2025. This programme is funded by the Government’s Trailblazer Funding and will be subject to strict monthly monitoring and evidence requirements in line with the requirements of the funders.

Awarded to

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Adam Knight & Associates Ltd

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Published award value
£80k
Awarded
4 Dec 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI34, SW11 5QL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV75200000 — Provision of services to the community

Lots

  • Lot 1£97k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0583c8
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
5 Sept 2025, 16:00

Enquiry period

Ends
29 Aug 2025, 16:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
97,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
116,400

Options

Description
As per original contract

Renewal

Description
3 months at the discretion of the Council

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Description
Quality (60%), Price (20%), Social Value (10%), Interviews and presentation (10%) split. The three highest scoring bidders will be invited for a presenttaion / interview to the evaluation panel

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
29 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI52
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
75200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Provision of services to the community

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
047084-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
7 Aug 2025, 20:46

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPYP-9821-RZGJ
Name
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI52
Country
GB
Locality
Barking
Postal Code
IG11 7LU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PPYP-9821-RZGJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-168994
Name
Adam Knight & Associates Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI34
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW11 5QL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Idea Space, 83 Lavender Hill,

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
4 Dec 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85322000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community action programme
Entry 2
Id
98133100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Civic betterment and community facility support services

Value

Amount
80,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
96,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
082255-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
12 Dec 2025, 01:07

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-168994
Name
Adam Knight & Associates Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
15 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
15 Apr 2026, 23:59
Starts
15 Dec 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Barking · UKI52 · IG11 7LU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI52 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0583c8-2025-12-12T01:07:43ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·