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# SME Accelerator Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sme-accelerator-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06c944). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Staffordshire County Council: "SME Accelerator Programme". Published status: active. Published Value: £150,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Staffordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/staffordshire-county-council-ons-e10000028)
- **Published Value:** £150,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business development consultancy services, Training programme services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sme-accelerator-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06c944#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c944`

## 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/sme-accelerator-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06c944#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sme-accelerator-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06c944#participate

## Description
Staffordshire County Council (SCC), via the Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Growth Hub (SSGH), is seeking to procure a specialist delivery partner(s) to design and deliver a high-intensity SME Accelerator Programme supporting established businesses to achieve sustainable growth. The contract will deliver a two-year pilot programme focused on strengthening business readiness, improving productivity, and accelerating scale-up activity, including a key theme of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption to support growth.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79411100, 80521000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £150,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F065497-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-13T09:43:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T18:03:19.632Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c944