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# Cumbria Accelerator Business Support Contract 26/27: Provision of Business Support Diagnostics

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cumbria-accelerator-business-support-contract-26-27-provision-of-business-support-diagnost-ocds-h6vhtk-06f029). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cumberland Council: "Cumbria Accelerator Business Support Contract 26/27: Provision of Business Support Diagnostics". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cumberland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumberland-council-ons-e06000063)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - unknown
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKD1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £58,380 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cumbria-accelerator-business-support-contract-26-27-provision-of-business-support-diagnost-ocds-h6vhtk-06f029#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f029`

## 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/cumbria-accelerator-business-support-contract-26-27-provision-of-business-support-diagnost-ocds-h6vhtk-06f029#tl-md)

## Description
Enterprising Cumbria is seeking to appoint organisations to deliver business support diagnostics to SMEs, within Cumbria, for the 2026/27 financial year.  
Enterprising Cumbria will co-ordinate the delivery of Department for Business and Trade (DBT) funded business support activity across Cumbria, ensuring that this meets the needs of our businesses and supports their growth. The focus of business support will be on supporting SMEs to achieve their growth ambitions moving forward. In delivering diagnostic sessions the appointed organisations will be required to consider the key themes and priorities as identified by DBT and Government, which will include but is not limited to innovation, investment, skills, net zero and international trade. 
The contract will operate on the basis of pricing per 'unit', with the appointed organisations or individuals being paid a unit price for the delivery of the contract. Payment will only be made for the number of Assists provided to businesses and subject to the provision of valid and completed paperwork..
Key to successful delivery of this contract will be to be able to signpost appropriately to appropriate follow-on provision at the conclusion of the diagnostic support.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72221000, 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

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

  - Supplier(s): **AJ Lakes Consultancy, BROUGHTON & BEECH LTD, COMPLETE BUSINESS ADVISORY SOLUTIONS LTD (+9 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PVMJ-9334-TCDJ`, `GB-COH:08930366`, `GB-COH:13017622`, `GB-PPON:PDND-5823-LMMR`, `GB-COH:07422827`, `GB-PPON:PRZX-3587-TGTX`, `GB-PPON:PPDR-7472-TJWN`, `GB-COH:15383611`, `GB-COH:11458754`, `GB-COH:15361548`, `GB-COH:05598877`, `GB-PPON:PYGC-3215-YWWW`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Supplier 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £58,380
  - Signed Date: 26/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082954-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-02T09:34:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T02:39:48.979Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f029