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title: "Market Engagement for Business Support and Business Incubation"
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# Market Engagement for Business Support and Business Incubation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-for-business-support-and-business-incubation-ocds-h6vhtk-0387bf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The provision of Business Support and Business Incubation services to Somerset-based businesses on behalf of Somerset County Council. This request for expressions of interest is issued solely for the purpose of conducting market engagement and does not constitute any commitment by the authority to undertake any procurement exercise in the future.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-council-ons-e06000066)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Real estate services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0387bf`

## 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/market-engagement-for-business-support-and-business-incubation-ocds-h6vhtk-0387bf#tl-md)

## Description
The provision of Business Support and Business Incubation services to Somerset-based businesses on behalf of Somerset County Council.
This request for expressions of interest is issued solely for the purpose of conducting market engagement and does not constitute any commitment by the authority to undertake any procurement exercise in the future.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Somerset County Council is seeking to hear from organisations that can provide business support and business incubation services to Somerset-based businesses.   The business support service will primarily be focused on the Somerset Enterprise Centre ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033254-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-23T14:51:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-07T18:05:10.279Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0387bf