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Start and Sustain

East Midlands Combined County Authority · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 22:51.

Opportunity overview

EMCCA 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 reprocured 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.

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.

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
DN804291
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

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East Midlands Combined County Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PZXR-6887-DRNP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZXR-6887-DRNP

Address

Street Address
Northern Gateway Enterprise Centre
Locality
Chesterfield
Postal Code
S40 1UT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF12

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Nottinghamshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBCV-5152-BXBP
Role Details
Provides Procurement Services

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBCV-5152-BXBP

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Loughborough Road
Locality
Nottingham
Postal Code
NG2 7QP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF16

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
Organisation 3
Name
EAST MIDLANDS CHAMBER (DERBYSHIRE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE)
Id
GB-COH-01785710

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01785710

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCRV-4774-RGLX

Address

Street Address
Commerce House Millennium Way
Locality
Chesterfield
Postal Code
S41 8ND
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF12

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Awarded Contract
Status
pending
Date
13 Apr 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
13 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,584,600
Amount
1,320,500
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01785710
Name
EAST MIDLANDS CHAMBER (DERBYSHIRE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE)

Standstill Period

Ends
27 Apr 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 May 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 May 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
extension subject to satisfactory Supplier performance and further funding approval.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
034490-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Apr 2026, 09:30
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
4 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chesterfield · UKF12 · S40 1UT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 006181-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 011066-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 016588-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 034490-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·