Recover, Pivot and Scale · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£150,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Mar 2026

Awarded to Smarter Society

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To deliver a Kent & Medway Growth Hub Enhanced business support programme, Recover, Pivot and Scale across the Kent and Medway Economic Partnership, supporting those businesses with the opportunity, ambition, and greatest potential to grow, operating in the listed priority sectors.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
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: 7 May 2026, 15:46 BST
Last source update: 7 May 2026, 15:46 BST
Authority reference: CN250589
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-042082
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0693b7 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
7 May 2026, 15:46 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Smarter SocietySME	£150,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Smarter SocietySME
Signed
27 Mar 2026
Value
£150,000
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLDL-8938-YGYW County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SMARTER SOCIETY LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09874339GB-PPON: PBHL-3297-PYVX 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, London, WC1N 3AXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender7 May 2026, 15:46 BST