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SETsquared Framework For Mentors

The University of Bath · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 10:47.

Opportunity overview

The University of Bath & SETsquared is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of mentoring and business support services. The Framework will provide the University with access to suitably experienced and qualified Suppliers capable of delivering specialist mentoring and business support to a range of individuals and organisations, including researchers, academics, entrepreneurs, founders and businesses. The Framework is divided into seven Lots covering Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy Industries, Creative Industries, Digital and Technologies, Defence, Life Sciences, and General sectors. Services include support across the following business support areas: Customer and Market Discovery; Branding and Marketing; Sales, Growth and Impact; Communicating and Pitching; Finance, Operations and Governance; Raising Equity Investment; Founder Leadership; Scaling; and Legal, Intellectual Property and Regulations. The University intends to appoint multiple Suppliers to each Lot. Requirements arising during the Framework term will be called off in accordance with the Call-Off procedures set out within the tender documents. For further information, please review the documents within the tenderbox

Classification

  • CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy services
  • CPV79411100 — Business development consultancy services

Lots

  • Advanced Manufacturing£100k · Including VAT
  • Clean Energy Industries£100k · Including VAT
  • Creative Industries£100k · Including VAT
  • Digital and Technologies£100k · Including VAT
  • Defence£100k · Including VAT
  • Life Sciences£100k · Including VAT
  • Other£100k · Including VAT

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
UoBath/Proc/1463
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Description
Suppliers will not be charged a fee.
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06f229

Type

win

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
Details can be found in the tender documentation available via the tenderbox document repository

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
16 Oct 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
25 Sept 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
1 Dec 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Advanced Manufacturing
Description
Examples include aerospace, automotive, agri-tech, batteries, space and advanced materials
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
100,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Jan 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
+1+1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Clean Energy Industries
Description
Examples include offshore wind, hydrogen, grid upgrades, carbon capture and decarbonised freight corridors.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
100,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Jan 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
+1+1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Creative Industries
Description
Examples include arts and culture, advertising, architecture, design, publishing, film, television, music and video games development.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
100,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Jan 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
+1+1
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Digital and Technologies
Description
Examples include artificial intelligence, cyber security, advanced connectivity, engineering biology, quantum technologies and semiconductors.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
100,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Jan 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
+1+1
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Defence
Description
Examples include defence technologies, advanced sensing, autonomous systems and secure communications.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
100,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Jan 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
+1+1
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
Life Sciences
Description
Examples include pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technologies, diagnostics and health data innovation.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
100,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Jan 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
+1+1
Entry 7
Id
7
Title
Other
Description
Including Financial Services, Professional and Business Services together with any other sectors not specifically covered by Lots 1-6.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
100,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
See Tender Docs

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Jan 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
+1+1

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411100
Description
Business development consultancy services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411100
Description
Business development consultancy services
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411100
Description
Business development consultancy services
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411100
Description
Business development consultancy services
Item 5
Id
5
Related Lot
5

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411100
Description
Business development consultancy services
Item 6
Id
6
Related Lot
6

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411100
Description
Business development consultancy services
Item 7
Id
7
Related Lot
7

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411100
Description
Business development consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1063930028
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
083861-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
4 Sept 2026, 12:14
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The University of Bath
Id
GB-PPON-PNGV-7869-ZHZQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNGV-7869-ZHZQ

Address

Street Address
Claverton Down
Locality
Bath
Postal Code
BA27AY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Name
Lewis Haynes
Telephone
01225387277

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bath · UKK12 · BA27AY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 083861-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·