✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 13:27.
Opportunity overview
Tewkesbury Borough Council are inviting tenders for the provision of a Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing businesses across Gloucestershire.
Working through the Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network, the service will provide tailored growth support, business diagnostics, action planning, referrals, outreach and sector events to improve productivity, innovation, skills, resilience and competitiveness.
The contract will run from 30 November 2026 to 31 March 2028, with a total budget of £160,000.
Classification
CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
CPV79400000 — Business and management consultancy and related services
Lots
Lot 1AED 160k · Source currency differs from tender
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
The Authority will assess each Tender on a quality / price / social value split basis with 55% of the available score being awarded for quality, 40% weighting awarded for price and 5% awarded for social value.
Items and delivery
Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73000000
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79000000
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79400000
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
1
098425-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Tewkesbury Borough Council is seeking a specialist advice/advisor service for advanced engineering and manufacturing businesses across Gloucestershire. The service is intended to provide tailored growth support, business diagnostics, action planning, referrals, outreach and sector events through the Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network.
Who this may suit
Best suited to providers with evidenced capability in business growth advisory services for advanced engineering and manufacturing businesses. No certifications, insurance, turnover thresholds or other eligibility conditions are stated in the supplied notice data.
Key points identified
Service scopeSpecialist advice/advisor service for Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing businesses across Gloucestershire.Evidence: Title: "Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector"; description: "provision of a Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing businesses across Gloucestershire."
Support activitiesTailored growth support, business diagnostics, action planning, referrals, outreach and sector events.Evidence: Description: "the service will provide tailored growth support, business diagnostics, action planning, referrals, outreach and sector events".
Intended outcomesImprove productivity, innovation, skills, resilience and competitiveness.Evidence: Description: "to improve productivity, innovation, skills, resilience and competitiveness."
93% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified2 risks or unknowns
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Tewkesbury Borough Council is seeking a specialist advice/advisor service for advanced engineering and manufacturing businesses across Gloucestershire. The service is intended to provide tailored growth support, business diagnostics, action planning, referrals, outreach and sector events through the Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network.
Who this may suit
Best suited to providers with evidenced capability in business growth advisory services for advanced engineering and manufacturing businesses. No certifications, insurance, turnover thresholds or other eligibility conditions are stated in the supplied notice data.
Key deliverables
Tailored growth support
Business diagnostics
Action planning
Referrals
Outreach
Sector events
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Service scope
99% confidence
Specialist advice/advisor service for Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing businesses across Gloucestershire.
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Title: "Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector"; description: "provision of a Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing businesses across Gloucestershire."
Support activities
99% confidence
Tailored growth support, business diagnostics, action planning, referrals, outreach and sector events.
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Description: "the service will provide tailored growth support, business diagnostics, action planning, referrals, outreach and sector events".
Intended outcomes
98% confidence
Improve productivity, innovation, skills, resilience and competitiveness.
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Description: "to improve productivity, innovation, skills, resilience and competitiveness."
Stated supplier eligibility requirements
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility, financial standing, insurance, company-size or certification conditions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Total budget
99% confidence
£160,000.
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Description: "with a total budget of £160,000"; process value_max: 160000 GBP.
Lot value currency
99% confidence
AED 160,000 is stated for Lot 1, conflicting with the £160,000 total budget and GBP process currency.
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Lot 1 value: 160000 AED; description: "total budget of £160,000"; process currency: GBP.
Delivery
Geographic scope
99% confidence
Across Gloucestershire.
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Description: "businesses across Gloucestershire."
Delivery channel
98% confidence
Working through the Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network.
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Description: "Working through the Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network".
Contract period
99% confidence
30 November 2026 to 31 March 2028.
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Description: "The contract will run from 30 November 2026 to 31 March 2028".
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement procedure
99% confidence
Below threshold open competition.
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procurement_method_details: "Below threshold - open competition".
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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display_status: "open"; notice type: "Tender notice on Find a Tender".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
16 November 2026, 09:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline: "2026-11-16T09:00:00+00:00"; Lot 1 has the same deadline.
Tender documents portal
98% confidence
In-tend e-procurement portal.
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Document title: "Link to e-procurement portal - In-tend".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Conflicting currency data
99% confidence
The overall notice describes a £160,000 budget and records GBP, while Lot 1 records a value of AED 160,000. The applicable commercial currency/value should be checked in the tender documents.
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Description: "total budget of £160,000"; process currency: GBP; Lot 1 currency: AED and value_amount: 160000.
Unstated tender conditions
94% confidence
Evaluation criteria, mandatory credentials, insurance, pricing structure, submission instructions and detailed terms are unknown from the supplied notice data.
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The supplied fields contain no such conditions; bidding documents are linked externally through In-tend.
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