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# UK Shared Prosperity (UKSPF) & Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) Supporting Local Business

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-shared-prosperity-ukspf-rural-england-prosperity-fund-repf-supporting-local-business-ocds-h6vhtk-040ba2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Central Bedfordshire Council: "UK Shared Prosperity (UKSPF) & Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) Supporting Local Business". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Central Bedfordshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/central-bedfordshire-council-ons-e06000056)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business development consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH25
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,063,575 (exc. VAT, 5 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040ba2`

## 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/uk-shared-prosperity-ukspf-rural-england-prosperity-fund-repf-supporting-local-business-ocds-h6vhtk-040ba2#tl-md)

## Description
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) was launched by the government in 2022 and is central to its 'levelling up' agenda, with £2.6 billion of funding set aside nationally for local investment by March 2025. The Government's aim of the fund is to invest in domestic priorities by targeting funding where it is needed most - building pride in place - supporting high-quality skills, training and pay and investing in employment opportunities, innovation and productivity.
Central Bedfordshire Council was allocated funding through both UKSPF and also the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) through an addendum to deliver projects in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
The Council has committed some of this funding to the Supporting Local business theme, which aims to create jobs and boost community cohesion through investment in existing industries and institutions, support for those starting businesses, sharing knowledge and expertise, improvement in retail, hospitality and leisure facilities, networking and collaboration and stimulating innovation and growth

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Delivery of the following 5 Supporting Local Businesses interventions:
Summary of each intervention Project: 
E21:	Business Innovation - Engagement and provision of innovation and technological support to Central Bedfordshire Businesses with the inte...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** Business Innovation (active)
  - Award id: `030202-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **University of Bedfordshire**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-19814`
  - Value: £461,451 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Export support (active)
  - Award id: `030202-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:00153360`
  - Value: £178,931 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Business Entrepreneurship and Start Up (active)
  - Award id: `030202-2023-3`
  - Supplier(s): **WENTA**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-155209`
  - Value: £495,160 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Business Scale Up & Resilience (active)
  - Award id: `030202-2023-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Cranfield University**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-174465`
  - Value: £495,160 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Local Business Decarbonisation (active)
  - Award id: `030202-2023-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Cranfield University**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-174465`
  - Value: £432,874 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (5)
- **Contract:** Business Innovation (active)
  - Signed Value: £461,451
  - Signed Date: 11/10/2023

- **Contract:** Export support (active)
  - Signed Value: £178,931
  - Signed Date: 11/10/2023

- **Contract:** Business Entrepreneurship and Start Up (active)
  - Signed Value: £495,160
  - Signed Date: 11/10/2023

- **Contract:** Business Scale Up & Resilience (active)
  - Signed Value: £495,160
  - Signed Date: 11/10/2023

- **Contract:** Local Business Decarbonisation (active)
  - Signed Value: £432,874
  - Signed Date: 11/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030202-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-13T09:25:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T14:51:37.719Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040ba2