Official UK procurement notice
Export Growth and International Market Access Programme
Authority: Nottinghamshire County Council (Local council)
The Council is seeking to appoint a single Lead Provider to deliver the Export Growth and International Market Access Programme across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The Lead Provider may be a single organisation or a consortium with one legally accountable lead provider. The Lead Provider shall remain responsible for all consortium and subcontracted delivery, performance, data, compliance and grant administration. The contracted service shall provide specialist export support to businesses seeking to:
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to appoint a single Lead Provider to deliver the Export Growth and International Market Access Programme across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
The Lead Provider may be a single organisation or a consortium with one legally accountable lead provider. The Lead Provider shall remain responsible for all consortium and subcontracted delivery, performance, data, compliance and grant administration.
The Programme forms part of EMCCA's Local Growth Fund (LGF) business support portfolio and is intended to address market failures associated with exporting, including information asymmetry, capability gaps, compliance barriers, market-entry costs and access to specialist support.
The contracted service shall provide specialist export support to businesses seeking to:
- Begin exporting;
- Increase export activity;
- Enter new international markets;
- Improve international competitiveness; and
- Develop export-related productivity and digital capability.
The successful Provider will be required to deliver services including, but not limited to:
- Export advisory support;
- Export readiness assessments and diagnostics;
- Export action planning;
- International market access support;
- Workshops, masterclasses and networking events;
- Referral and brokerage services;
- Marketing, promotion and outreach activity;
- Administration of a business grant programme;
- Performance monitoring and reporting; and
- Stakeholder engagement and coordination.
CPV: General management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£810,000
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- MS1: Programme Delivery Model and Export Support Methodology
- MS2: Business Engagement, Targeting and Geographic Reach
- MS3: Grant Administration, Financial Efficiency, Subsidy Control and Programme Assurance
- MS4: Monitoring, Evaluation and Benefits Realisation
- MS5: Mobilisation and Contract Management
- MS6: Key Personnel and Relevant Experience
- MS7: Social Value and Inclusive Growth
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £808,892 (twice the annual value).
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How Nottinghamshire County Council buys Business and management consultancy services (CPV 7941), and who usually turns up
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1 bid29% / 20%
2–333% / 36%
4–616% / 12%
7+22% / 32%
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Below estimate32% / 48%
Within ±2%52% / 44%
Above estimate16% / 8%
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Lot #1CPV 7941Published estimate£810k
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1 bid20%
2–336%
4–612%
7+32%
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About this data
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Nov 2026, 15:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2026, 15:19 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
SEM6605- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107225- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b9dfFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
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- Tender submission deadline
- 7 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Nov 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published1h ago11 Nov 2026, 15:19 GMT
- Today11 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 20 days2 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 25 days7 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 50 days1 Jan 2027
- Award decision expected byin 51 days1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Nov 2026, 15:19 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender