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title: "CO0418 Business Support Services Future Growth Programme 2"
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# CO0418 Business Support Services Future Growth Programme 2

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/co0418-business-support-services-future-growth-programme-2-ocds-h6vhtk-044962). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "CO0418 Business Support Services Future Growth Programme 2". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,225,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST. 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:** £1,225,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 April 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising and marketing services, Business analysis consultancy services, Business and management consultancy and related services, Financial and insurance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,146,636 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044962`

## 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/co0418-business-support-services-future-growth-programme-2-ocds-h6vhtk-044962#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/co0418-business-support-services-future-growth-programme-2-ocds-h6vhtk-044962#participate

## Description
Open tender completed for an integrated Business Support, Financial Support, Skills Consultancy & Brokerage service.
This is a single lot with three main service areas:
1: General Business Support
2: Business Financial Advice and Support
3: Skills Consultancy and Brokerage Service
The service is for a period of 21 months to run from 1st July 2024 to 31st March 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72221000, 79340000, 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £1,225,000
- **Description:** Open tender completed for an integrated Business Support, Financial Support, Skills Consultancy & Brokerage service.
This is a single lot with three main service areas:
1: General Business Support
2: Business Financial Advice and Support
3: Skills Co...
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2024 to 31/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Business Support Services Future Growth Programme 2 (active)
  - Award id: `017892-2024-CO0418-1`
  - Supplier(s): **LET’S DO BUSINESS (SOUTH EAST) GROUP LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133303`
  - Value: £1,146,636 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Business Support Services Future Growth Programme 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,146,636
  - Signed Date: 13/05/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017892-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-06-10T14:54:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:39:53.175Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044962