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Enhanced Growth Hub and Advisory Service Delivery

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 21:06.

Opportunity overview

Nottinghamshire County Council are seeking tenders on behalf of the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) (the Council') The Enhanced Growth Hub and Advisory Service will be responsible for delivering a high-quality, integrated and sector agnostic service, that supports businesses to achieve sustainable growth and resilience. This procurement aims to establish a resilient, joined up, and high impact business support system-one that accelerates SME growth, boosts productivity, and contributes to EMCCA's ambition to build one of the UK's fastest growing and most inclusive regional economies by 2035. Our objective is to deliver tangible outcomes leading to increased profitability, job creation, reduced operational costs, enhanced productivity and greater adoption and effective use of innovation. The Growth Hub service is funded by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and has operated in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire region since 2014. The Advisory service element is an enhancement to the Growth Hub, leveraging EMCCA resources to provide additional targeted support that will build growth capacity and strengthen capability within the local business base

Classification

  • CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Lots

  • Lot 1£2.2m

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Click on view opportunities and search for project ref DN806899 Link to tendering portal advert below https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1349fe92-ca22-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=c08d1e22-8c23-f111-813c-005056b64545Open source ↗

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
DN806899
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
12 May 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
27 Apr 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
1 Jun 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Have extended closing date
Id
035246-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
2,601,205
Amount
2,167,671
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
75
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
3 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
subject to satisfactory Supplier performance and further funding approval.

Items and delivery

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

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Click on view opportunities and search for project ref DN806899 Link to tendering portal advert below https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1349fe92-ca22-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=c08d1e22-8c23-f111-813c-005056b64545
Entry 3
Id
035246-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Apr 2026, 14:18
Format
text/html

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
processContactPoint

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chesterfield · UKF12 · S40 1UT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF1 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 026333-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 035246-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·