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# Business Durham Select List

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-durham-select-list-ocds-h6vhtk-065ded). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Business Durham Select List". Published status: complete. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 March 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 20 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-durham-select-list-ocds-h6vhtk-065ded#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065ded`

## 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/business-durham-select-list-ocds-h6vhtk-065ded#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Responses are to be submitted via www.open-uk.org.
You can find the opportunity via the Open reference: OPEN20251732

## Description
Established Select List of specialists to support the pre-start, start-up businesses and existing businesses, providing a flexible and responsive service to meet evolving business needs effectively and efficiently.
This Contract has been awarded to 19 suppliers on a non-exclusivity basis.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £300,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 30/04/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (19)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **BID WRITING SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:13483243`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 10 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MARKET COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:16103719`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 11 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MYB BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:15669709`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 12 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **NETWORKING KNOWHO LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:13117715`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 13 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Synergize Business Solutions**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PCYZ-3189-PHLX`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 14 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **TEDCO BUSINESS SUPPORT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-39495`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 15 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **TEES GLOBAL LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-167666`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 16 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **THE TECHNICOLOUR PROJECT LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:15084636`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 17 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **THE WARDWAVE GROUP LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:16178359`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 18 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **TRANSMIT START-UPS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:08702257`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 19 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **UMI COMMERCIAL LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-101792`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CREATE NORTH LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04584392`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ESESSEE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-164866`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **FAR NORTH LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:09658606`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **FIRST FACE TO FACE LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PLJV-1745-DPHP`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 6 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Focus15**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PNDV-8477-NVYL`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 7 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Guy Shackleton Growth Solutions**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PVTM-3495-WNGX`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 8 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Kampakis and Co Ltd (trading as The Tesseract Academy)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-179648`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 9 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LIKE US (NE) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-114908`
  - Value: £15,789 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (19)
- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

- **Contract:** Contract for Business Durham Select List (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,789
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017738-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-02T07:30:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T21:37:06.019Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065ded