Business Support for Organisations with Alternative Business Models

Official notice

Authority: OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (Public body)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Awarded value£20,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to OSEP CIC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Enterprise Oxfordshire has received funding from the Department for Business and Trade to deliver additional business support in 25_26 to organisations with alternative business models, including co-operatives and mutuals.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Oct 2025, 19:53 GMT
Last source update: 16 Jun 2026, 18:03 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-056839
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d6bd Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
29 Oct 2025, 19:53 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
30 Oct 2025, 17:25 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
16 Jun 2026, 18:03 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £20,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
OSEP CICVCSE17 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 May 2026Extensions: Extension only possible if additional funding is made available.	£20,000	29 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Business Support for Organisations with Alternative Business Models · OSEP CICVCSE
Signed
30 Nov 2025
Value
£20,000
Period
30 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 09519056 · GB-PPON: PLTR-3152-PVJX County Hall, Oxford, South East, OX1 1AYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

OSEP CICAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11910247GB-PPON: PGXT-2236-GRGM 1 Aristotle Lane, Oxford, South East, OX2 6TPContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Jun 2026, 18:03 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender30 Oct 2025, 17:25 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender29 Oct 2025, 19:53 GMT