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SME Accelerator Programme

Staffordshire County Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 02:51.

Opportunity overview

Staffordshire County Council (SCC), via the Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Growth Hub (SSGH), is seeking to procure a specialist delivery partner(s) to design and deliver a high-intensity SME Accelerator Programme supporting established businesses to achieve sustainable growth. The contract will deliver a two-year pilot programme focused on strengthening business readiness, improving productivity, and accelerating scale-up activity, including a key theme of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption to support growth.

Classification

  • CPV79411100 — Business development consultancy services
  • CPV80521000 — Training programme services

Lots

  • Lot 1£150k

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
IA3984
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
3 Aug 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
27 Jul 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
180,000
Amount
150,000
Currency
GBP

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2028, 23:59

Award criteria

Description
Award procedure will be as per the procurement documents.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411100
Description
Business development consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80521000
Description
Training programme services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
065497-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Jul 2026, 10:43
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Staffordshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PZDG-2995-QQMD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZDG-2995-QQMD

Address

Street Address
1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,
Locality
Stafford
Postal Code
ST16 2DH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG24

Contact

Name
John Tapsell
Telephone
+441785854651

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stafford · UKG24 · ST16 2DH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 065497-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·