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title: "Ambitious Essex Enhanced Growth Hub"
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# Ambitious Essex Enhanced Growth Hub

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ambitious-essex-enhanced-growth-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-0588ec). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "Ambitious Essex Enhanced Growth Hub". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,140,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Published Value:** £1,140,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Financial and insurance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,140,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ambitious-essex-enhanced-growth-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-0588ec#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0588ec`

## 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/ambitious-essex-enhanced-growth-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-0588ec#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FRFx%2FRFxSummary%3FrfxId%3D9a6ab472-e1eb-f011-813c-005056b64545%26projectId%3D37aeda8c-4d78-f011-813a-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ambitious-essex-enhanced-growth-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-0588ec#participate

## Description
Essex County Council (ECC) have awarded the Ambitious Essex Enhanced Growth Hub, due to begin service April 2026.
The service, working closely with the Government funded Growth Hub, will help provide the front door for businesses seeking advice and support in the County, enabling them to have the knowledge necessary to achieve growth and prosperity as well as access to business finance. 
This approach reflects ECC's commitment to delivering a more coherent and impactful business support ecosystem, better positioned to meet the needs of Essex's large and diverse SME base and to drive inclusive economic growth across key sectors.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66000000, 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,140,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SMARTER SOCIETY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-173478`
  - Value: £1,140,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 17/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,140,000
  - Signed Date: 04/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001232-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-05T15:08:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T22:52:34.977Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0588ec