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# Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-advice-advisor-service-for-gloucestershire-s-advanced-engineering-and-manufactu-ocds-h6vhtk-078a9e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Tewkesbury Borough Council: "Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector". Published status: active. Published Value: £160,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Nov 2026, 09:00 GMT. Published submission portal: supplier.in-tend.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 28 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Tewkesbury Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tewkesbury-borough-council-ons-e07000083)
- **Published Value:** £160,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 November 2026 at 09:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-advice-advisor-service-for-gloucestershire-s-advanced-engineering-and-manufactu-ocds-h6vhtk-078a9e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078a9e`

## 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/specialist-advice-advisor-service-for-gloucestershire-s-advanced-engineering-and-manufactu-ocds-h6vhtk-078a9e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplier.in-tend.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplier.in-tend.co.uk%2Ftewkesbury%2Fhome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-advice-advisor-service-for-gloucestershire-s-advanced-engineering-and-manufactu-ocds-h6vhtk-078a9e#participate

## Description
Tewkesbury Borough Council are inviting tenders for the provision of a Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing businesses across Gloucestershire.
Working through the Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network, the service will provide tailored growth support, business diagnostics, action planning, referrals, outreach and sector events to improve productivity, innovation, skills, resilience and competitiveness. 
The contract will run from 30 November 2026 to 31 March 2028, with a total budget of £160,000.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 79000000, 79400000

- **Estimated Value:** £160,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/11/2026 to 31/03/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F098425-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-19T11:04:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T01:24:48.468Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078a9e