The Provision of the Hertfordshire Growth Hub Service

Official notice

Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)

Awarded value£32,500published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Exemplas Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide the Hertfordshire Growth Hub service on behalf of Hertfordshire Futures which provides business growth support to businesses across the county.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Apr 2026, 09:55 BST
Last source update: 2 Apr 2026, 09:55 BST
Authority reference: HCC2213283
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-030691
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067b67 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
2 Apr 2026, 09:55 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £32,5001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Exemplas Limited SME	£32,500 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Exemplas Limited SME
Signed
1 Apr 2026
Value
£32,500 inc. VAT
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026 · up to 29 May 2026 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Up to one month additional extension if required and at the discretion of the Council.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hertfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWJT-5264-WYMY Robertson House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, East of England, SG1 2FQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

EXEMPLAS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04106751GB-PPON: PBMM-7895-RMZW University Of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, East of England, AL10 9ABContact 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 Tender2 Apr 2026, 09:55 BST