Official UK procurement notice
SETsquared Framework For Mentors
Authority: University of Bath (Education)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Bath & SETsquared is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of mentoring and business support services.
The Framework will provide the University with access to suitably experienced and qualified Suppliers capable of delivering specialist mentoring and business support to a range of individuals and organisations, including researchers, academics, entrepreneurs, founders and businesses.
The Framework is divided into seven Lots covering Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy Industries, Creative Industries, Digital and Technologies, Defence, Life Sciences, and General sectors.
Services include support across the following business support areas: Customer and Market Discovery; Branding and Marketing; Sales, Growth and Impact; Communicating and Pitching; Finance, Operations and Governance; Raising Equity Investment; Founder Leadership; Scaling; and Legal, Intellectual Property and Regulations.
The University intends to appoint multiple Suppliers to each Lot. Requirements arising during the Framework term will be called off in accordance with the Call-Off procedures set out within the tender documents.
For further information, please review the documents within the tenderbox
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 6 yrs from 1 Jan 2027
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- Suppliers will not be charged a fee.
Published description of the framework
Details can be found in the tender documentation available via the tenderbox document repository
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 7 lots carries the same published figure, £100,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Advanced ManufacturingRenewalceiling above
Examples include aerospace, automotive, agri-tech, batteries, space and advanced materials
Lot #2Clean Energy IndustriesRenewalceiling above
Examples include offshore wind, hydrogen, grid upgrades, carbon capture and decarbonised freight corridors.
Lot #3Creative IndustriesRenewalceiling above
Examples include arts and culture, advertising, architecture, design, publishing, film, television, music and video games development.
Lot #4Digital and TechnologiesRenewalceiling above
Examples include artificial intelligence, cyber security, advanced connectivity, engineering biology, quantum technologies and semiconductors.
Lot #5DefenceRenewalceiling above
Examples include defence technologies, advanced sensing, autonomous systems and secure communications.
Lot #6Life SciencesRenewalceiling above
Examples include pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technologies, diagnostics and health data innovation.
Lot #7OtherRenewalceiling above
Including Financial Services, Professional and Business Services together with any other sectors not specifically covered by Lots 1-6.
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)
- Price: See Tender Docs
- Quality: See Tender Docs
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “SETsquared Framework For Mentors” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Sept 2026, 12:14 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 12:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
UoBath/Proc/1463- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083861- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f229Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · Suppliers will not be charged a fee.
Timeline
4 Sept 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published52 days ago4 Sept 2026, 12:14 BST
- Clarification questions by31 days ago25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends10 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 36 days1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 66 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published4 Sept 2026, 12:14 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender