Official UK procurement notice
Oxfordshire Growth Hub Business Support
Authority: OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEnterprise Oxfordshire is looking for a supplier to build on our Growth Hub business support offer to Oxfordshire SMEs. The supplier will be required to set up, implement, manage and deliver an outstanding Growth Hub offer for Oxfordshire.
This support is being funded by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) via Growth Hubs.
- How the procedure runs: Enterprise Oxfordshire will operate a two-stage assessment and selection process for this procurement. Complete responses submitted in the correct format on or before the deadline will be scored independently by two assessors within Enterprise Oxfordshire in line with the Tender Evaluation Weighting and Evaluation Criteria set out below. Following assessment, a minimum of 3 and maximum of 6 tenders will be invited to interview from the top scoring of those within 15% of the top scoring bidder (see below) Following the interview stage Enterprise Oxfordshire will select the most advantageous tender, and all respondents will be notified of the outcome.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£296,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality questions set out in ITT
- Price
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 16 Dec 2025, 11:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 May 2026, 14:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009199- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f68dFind a Tender
- How it runs
Enterprise Oxfordshire will operate a two-stage assessment and selection process for this procurement.
Complete responses submitted in the correct format on or before the deadline will be scored independently by two assessors within Enterprise Oxfordshire in line with the Tender Evaluation Weighting and Evaluation Criteria set out below.
Following assessment, a minimum of 3 and maximum of 6 tenders will be invited to interview from the top scoring of those within 15% of the top scoring bidder (see below)
Following the interview stage Enterprise Oxfordshire will select the most advantageous tender, and all respondents will be notified of the outcome.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please submit your response to [email protected].
Timeline
16 Dec 2025 → 22 May 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published310 days ago16 Dec 2025, 11:45 GMT
- Tender notice published262 days ago2 Feb 2026, 17:54 GMT
- Next notice expected261 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by255 days ago9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline246 days ago18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent225 days ago11 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by224 days ago11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published153 days ago22 May 2026, 14:08 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2025- Pipeline notice published16 Dec 2025, 11:45 GMTUK1
- Tender notice published2 Feb 2026, 17:54 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £296,0002 Feb 2026, 17:54 GMTwas £230,000
- Status changed to active2 Feb 2026, 17:54 GMT
- Procurement method changed2 Feb 2026, 17:54 GMT
- Deadline published: 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT2 Feb 2026, 17:54 GMT
- Contract award notice published11 Mar 2026, 17:32 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2026, 17:32 GMT
- Contract signature expected25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 May 2026, 14:08 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 16 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALP SYNERGY LIMITEDSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: The contract may be extended by up to 100% of the value and time, i.e. a further one year at £296,000. Should it be extended to this extent the targets will also increase by 100%. An extension will be at the discretion of Enterprise Oxfordshire, depending on availability of funding, performance and the needs of Oxfordshire businesses. | £289,080 | 10 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Oxfordshire Growth Hub Business Support · ALP SYNERGY LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 12 May 2026
- Value
- £289,080
- Period
- 12 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract may be extended by up to 100% of the value and time, i.e. a further one year at £296,000. Should it be extended to this extent the targets will also increase by 100%. An extension will be at the discretion of Enterprise Oxfordshire, depending on availability of funding, performance and the needs of Oxfordshire businesses.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ALP SYNERGY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Clarification Questions will be published in line with the ITT at: https://www.enterpriseoxfordshire.com/news/enterprise-oxfordshire-business-procurement-of-new-business-support-programme/
- Bidding documents and specifications Link to ITT documents.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender