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# Contract for Business Start Up Mentoring and Growth Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-business-start-up-mentoring-and-growth-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0658b0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Staffordshire County Council: "Contract for Business Start Up Mentoring and Growth Support". Published status: complete. Published Value: £160,000. 9 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Staffordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/staffordshire-county-council-ons-e10000028)
- **Published Value:** £160,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 9
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business development consultancy services, Coaching services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £160,000 (exc. VAT, 9 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 11 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-business-start-up-mentoring-and-growth-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0658b0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0658b0`

## 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/contract-for-business-start-up-mentoring-and-growth-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0658b0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-business-start-up-mentoring-and-growth-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0658b0#participate

## Description
A start up mentoring scheme that will benefit individuals and businesses in Staffordshire is required. The scheme will employ consultants to deliver start-up workshops in every district and borough in the county. This will include monthly face to face meetings/workshops and deliver drop-in sessions in local prime locations to reach a wider audience.
In Lot 9, Staffordshire County Council seeks to appoint an experienced Growth Consultant or Business Support Provider to deliver growth support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) aged 2-5 years operating in Staffordshire excluding Stoke on Trent.

## Lots (9)
### Lot 1: Start Up Mentoring - Newcastle Borough
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79411100, 79998000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Estimated Value:** £15,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2026 to 12/04/2027

### Lot 2: Start Up Mentoring - Staffordshire Moorlands
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79411100, 79998000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Estimated Value:** £15,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2026 to 12/04/2027

### Lot 3: Start Up Mentoring - Lichfield District
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79411100, 79998000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Estimated Value:** £15,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2026 to 12/04/2027

### Lot 4: Start Up Mentoring - Tamworth Borough
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79411100, 79998000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Estimated Value:** £15,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2026 to 12/04/2027

### Lot 5: Start Up Mentoring - Cannock District
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79411100, 79998000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Estimated Value:** £15,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2026 to 12/04/2027

### Lot 6: Start Up Mentoring - Stafford Borough
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79411100, 79998000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Estimated Value:** £15,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2026 to 12/04/2027

### Lot 7: Start Up Mentoring - East Staffordshire Borough
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79411100, 79998000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Estimated Value:** £15,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2026 to 12/04/2027

### Lot 8: Start Up Mentoring - South Staffordshire District
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79411100, 79998000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Estimated Value:** £15,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2026 to 12/04/2027

### Lot 9: Business Growth Support
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79411100, 79998000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Estimated Value:** £40,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2026 to 12/04/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (9)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **STAFFORDSHIRE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY LTD.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-21116`

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **STAFFORDSHIRE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY LTD.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-21116`

- **Award:** 3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **RTI SOLUTIONS LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:OC455657`

- **Award:** 4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SUPPORT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:03476735`

- **Award:** 5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **GO TRUE NORTH LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:15476885`

- **Award:** 6 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **STAFFORDSHIRE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY LTD.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-21116`

- **Award:** 7 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **STAFFORDSHIRE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY LTD.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-21116`

- **Award:** 8 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **STAFFORDSHIRE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY LTD.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-21116`

- **Award:** 9 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SIMPLIFY AND SCALE LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11776982`

## Contracts (9)
- **Contract:** Start Up Business Mentoring - Cannock District (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000
  - Signed Date: 26/04/2026

- **Contract:** Business Growth Support (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000
  - Signed Date: 26/04/2026

- **Contract:** Start Up Business Mentoring - Tamworth Borough (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000
  - Signed Date: 23/04/2026

- **Contract:** Business Start Up Mentoring - Newcastle Borough (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000
  - Signed Date: 22/04/2026

- **Contract:** Start Up Business Mentoring - Staffordshire Moorlands (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000
  - Signed Date: 22/04/2026

- **Contract:** Start Up Business Mentoring - Lichfield District (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000
  - Signed Date: 22/04/2026

- **Contract:** Start Up Business Mentoring - Stafford Borough (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000
  - Signed Date: 22/04/2026

- **Contract:** Start Up Business Mentoring - East Staffordshire Borough (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000
  - Signed Date: 22/04/2026

- **Contract:** Start Up Business Mentoring - South Staffordshire District (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000
  - Signed Date: 22/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015464-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-27T13:56:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T14:25:34.203Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0658b0