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title: "Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub  Business Support Services"
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# Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub  Business Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cheshire-and-warrington-growth-hub-business-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06c01a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ENTERPRISE CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON: "Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub  Business Support Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £140,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ENTERPRISE CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/enterprise-cheshire-and-warrington-GB-COH-04453576)
- **Published Value:** £140,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 July 2026 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cheshire-and-warrington-growth-hub-business-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06c01a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c01a`

## 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/cheshire-and-warrington-growth-hub-business-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06c01a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** The closing date and time for the receipt of submissions and all requested documentation relating to this stage is 16:00 hours (4pm) on 21st July 2026. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Submissions will only be accepted if they are returned via email to tenders@cheshireandwarrington.com Bidders should not send their completed submissions to/copy in any other email address. Submissions should be made as email attachments using the DOC, DOCX and/or PDF file formats only.

## Description
This ITT sets out the information which is required in order to assess the suitability of bidders in terms of their capacity to deliver flexible, responsive business support, quality assurance processes, relationship management, service levels and innovative solutions to meet the requirements of ECW for Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub Support Services
Across Cheshire and Warrington, businesses have had access to a wide range of support offers. However, this provision is often time limited, programme specific, or fragmented across organisations, which can make navigation difficult for SMEs. Businesses frequently report uncertainty about who does what, leading to disengagement after initial enquiry. The available services have been curtailed recently due to funding reductions.
ECW is commissioning a service to address this gap on an interim basis via an embedded service within the existing Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub. The service should be designed to also add resource to the National Business Growth Service by ensuring businesses receive timely, proportionate, hands on support that helps them take action and progress.
The additional service will operate as part of the Growth Hub and is intended to complement, existing provision at a national, regional and local level. The interim provision will include practical delivery, hands on adviser support, follow up, and business readiness -ensuring clear referral pathways, feedback loops, and effective navigation across the ecosystem.
ECW wish to secure efficiencies and economies of scale by means of a procurement exercise for meeting the requirements detailed within this documentation. The principle benefits anticipated by ECW in this procurement include;
• Ability to maximise opportunities for best value and efficient services
• To allow bidders to explore efficiencies, which may be possible by suggesting innovative and cost-effective solutions
• Presentation of cost savings to ECW in order to maximise economical operational efficiency and value for money
• A resultant contract that meets the tender requirements and supports ECW with their ambition
This service would be commissioned on an interim basis for 12 months, with quarterly reviews. This is intended to maintain continuity of business support during the transition to a Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority-led service, while also establishing a scalable model capable of adapting to future devolved arrangements.
During the contract life, the successful bidder will need to achieve continuous improvement against KPIs, customer satisfaction and other contract measures. Failure to do so may result in the contract being terminated.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £140,000

- **Contract Period:** 23/08/2026 to 23/08/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F061233-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-20T14:30:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:33:27.936Z
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