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# Growth Hub and Net Zero Provision

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/growth-hub-and-net-zero-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-03c47f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Suffolk Council: "Growth Hub and Net Zero Provision". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,085,454. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Suffolk Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-suffolk-council-ons-e07000244)
- **Published Value:** £1,085,454 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 June 2023 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Specialist training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,075,007 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c47f`

## 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/growth-hub-and-net-zero-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-03c47f#tl-md)

## Description
On behalf of the consortium (the consortium being Suffolk districts and borough councils (Babergh District Council, East Suffolk Council, Ipswich Borough Council, Mid Suffolk District Council, and West Suffolk Council), Suffolk County Council and New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership), East Suffolk Council (ESC) is seeking to appoint a Single Service Delivery Provider or multi-providers to deliver business support and development services aimed at business over 12 months of trading across the county of Suffolk. We will be procuring the services under Lots to allow for specialist service providers to bid for the relevant services. The Lots we will be procuring, each on a Suffolk wide basis, are as follows: 1.	Lot-1: New Anglia Growth Hub with Scale-Up Programme2.	Lot-2: Net zero business consultancy The business support services under each Lot will be open to any business that is located within Suffolk and open to any sector, including social enterprises within the county.

## Lots (2)
### Lot Lot 1: New Anglia Growth Hub with Scale-Up Programme
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £704,908
- **Description:** The New Anglia Growth Hub aims to engage with businesses and enterprise across Norfolk and Suffolk and drive-up levels of innovation and growth, by providing the ecosystem businesses need to access the help and support they need to grow.The provision...
- **Contract Period:** 02/07/2023 to 31/03/2025

### Lot Lot 2: Net zero business consultancy
- **Lot id:** `Lot 2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £380,546
- **Description:** The Supplier will provide expert and impartial advice to assist businesses in identifying what net zero means to them by providing an energy audit service for their business and subsequent advice and action plan arising from the audit service. All bi...
- **Contract Period:** 02/07/2023 to 31/03/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** New Anglia Growth Hub with Scale-Up Programme (active)
  - Award id: `026938-2023-2252-OJEU-O Lot 1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **YTKO Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-149253`
  - Value: £694,462 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Net zero business consultancy (active)
  - Award id: `026938-2023-2252-OJEU-O Lot 2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Groundwork East**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-137596`
  - Value: £380,545 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Net zero business consultancy (active)
  - Signed Value: £380,545
  - Signed Date: 31/08/2023

- **Contract:** New Anglia Growth Hub with Scale-Up Programme (active)
  - Signed Value: £694,462
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026938-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-12T11:48:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:21:14.080Z
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