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Ambitious Essex Enhanced Growth Hub

Essex County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 02:42.

Opportunity overview

Essex County Council (ECC) have awarded the Ambitious Essex Enhanced Growth Hub, due to begin service April 2026. The service, working closely with the Government funded Growth Hub, will help provide the front door for businesses seeking advice and support in the County, enabling them to have the knowledge necessary to achieve growth and prosperity as well as access to business finance. This approach reflects ECC's commitment to delivering a more coherent and impactful business support ecosystem, better positioned to meet the needs of Essex's large and diverse SME base and to drive inclusive economic growth across key sectors.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

SMARTER SOCIETY LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£1.4m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 09874339
Location
London, UKI31, WC1N 3AX, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
PL0117
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Essex County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWVM-4844-NRQH

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Market Road
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH36

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
SMARTER SOCIETY LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-09874339

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09874339

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBHL-3297-PYVX

Address

Street Address
27 Old Gloucester Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1N 3AX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66000000
Description
Financial and insurance services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79000000
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09874339
Name
SMARTER SOCIETY LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
4 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract below £5 million

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
1,368,000
Amount
1,140,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
020011-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Mar 2026, 15:08
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH36 · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 001232-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 014538-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 020011-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·