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title: "585 - Facilitators and Mentors"
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# 585 - Facilitators and Mentors

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/585-facilitators-and-mentors-ocds-h6vhtk-02e241). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ASTON UNIVERSITY: "585 - Facilitators and Mentors". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ASTON UNIVERSITY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aston-university-urn-133787)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 October 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Coaching services, Training seminars
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £675,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e241`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/585-facilitators-and-mentors-ocds-h6vhtk-02e241#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D9ba8ae9e-e117-ec11-810e-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/585-facilitators-and-mentors-ocds-h6vhtk-02e241#participate

## Description
The purpose of this procurement process is to appoint Suppliers that will support leaders of
small and medium sized businesses to boost their business performance, resilience and long
term growth.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Facilitators
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79998000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** The role of the ‘Programme Facilitator’ will be to assist and support all SME participants and
speakers through the learning and teaching of the programme. Facilitators will be required
to work with each cohort for approximately 25 days,
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2021 to 31/03/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Mentors
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79998000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** We are seeking a pool of at least 10-12 experienced business mentors to be key members of
the delivery team. The role of the ‘Mentor’ is to support participants to successfully
implement learning from the programme into their business immediately (su...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2021 to 31/03/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Facilitators (active)
  - Award id: `002025-2022-585-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Design Rally Limited, Flint Innovation, Synergy Organisational Solutions Limited (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-41744`, `GB-FTS-41746`, `GB-FTS-41747`, `GB-FTS-41748`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Mentors (active)
  - Award id: `002025-2022-585-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Business Centred Solutions Limited, Dropjaw Ventures Group Limited, Element-C (+6 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-57562`, `GB-FTS-41749`, `GB-FTS-41750`, `GB-FTS-41746`, `GB-FTS-41751`, `GB-FTS-41752`, `GB-FTS-57573`, `GB-FTS-41754`, `GB-FTS-41755`
  - Value: £375,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Facilitators (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2022

- **Contract:** Mentors (active)
  - Signed Value: £375,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002025-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-24T14:30:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T16:51:03.383Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e241