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Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub Business Support Services

ENTERPRISE CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON

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21 Jul 2026 at 09:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington is commissioning interim business support services for the Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub. The service will provide practical, hands-on advice, follow-up and business-readiness support for small and medium-sized businesses, helping them navigate existing national, regional and local provision and progress after initial enquiries. It will operate as an embedded service within the Growth Hub and add resource to the National Business Growth Service. The work includes clear referral pathways, feedback loops, relationship management and support that complements existing offers rather than replacing them. This is a business and management consultancy service, including general, financial, marketing, human resources, production, public relations, safety, procurement and evaluation consultancy. Delivery is across Cheshire and Warrington in the North West of England.

The procurement has reached tender: Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington invited offers through an open procedure below the threshold. Bids were due by 31 July 2026 at 4pm. The contract is scheduled to run from 24 August 2026 to 23 August 2027, with quarterly reviews. Its stated value is £140,000 including the published currency of GBP. The requirement is a single interim service intended to maintain continuity during the transition to a Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority-led service and to establish a scalable model for future arrangements. Bidders are assessed on their capacity to deliver flexible and responsive support, quality assurance, relationship management, service levels and innovative solutions. The service must achieve continuous improvement against key performance indicators, customer satisfaction and other contract measures.

This opportunity suits consultancies and specialist business-support providers able to combine hands-on adviser delivery with effective service coordination. Strong candidates will understand how small and medium-sized businesses access support and how to guide them through fragmented national, regional and local provision. The requirement favours organisations with demonstrable capacity to respond flexibly, provide timely and proportionate interventions, follow up businesses and manage clear referral routes. Experience of operating within a wider business-support ecosystem, maintaining feedback loops and managing relationships will be relevant. Suppliers should also be able to evidence robust quality assurance, service-level management and performance improvement, including customer satisfaction monitoring and key performance indicator management. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises are identified as suitable supplier types.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub Business Support Services

Notice Description

This ITT sets out the information which is required in order to assess the suitability of bidders in terms of their capacity to deliver flexible, responsive business support, quality assurance processes, relationship management, service levels and innovative solutions to meet the requirements of ECW for Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub Support Services Across Cheshire and Warrington, businesses have had access to a wide range of support offers. However, this provision is often time limited, programme specific, or fragmented across organisations, which can make navigation difficult for SMEs. Businesses frequently report uncertainty about who does what, leading to disengagement after initial enquiry. The available services have been curtailed recently due to funding reductions. ECW is commissioning a service to address this gap on an interim basis via an embedded service within the existing Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub. The service should be designed to also add resource to the National Business Growth Service by ensuring businesses receive timely, proportionate, hands on support that helps them take action and progress. The additional service will operate as part of the Growth Hub and is intended to complement, existing provision at a national, regional and local level. The interim provision will include practical delivery, hands on adviser support, follow up, and business readiness -ensuring clear referral pathways, feedback loops, and effective navigation across the ecosystem. ECW wish to secure efficiencies and economies of scale by means of a procurement exercise for meeting the requirements detailed within this documentation. The principle benefits anticipated by ECW in this procurement include; * Ability to maximise opportunities for best value and efficient services * To allow bidders to explore efficiencies, which may be possible by suggesting innovative and cost-effective solutions * Presentation of cost savings to ECW in order to maximise economical operational efficiency and value for money * A resultant contract that meets the tender requirements and supports ECW with their ambition This service would be commissioned on an interim basis for 12 months, with quarterly reviews. This is intended to maintain continuity of business support during the transition to a Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority-led service, while also establishing a scalable model capable of adapting to future devolved arrangements. During the contract life, the successful bidder will need to achieve continuous improvement against KPIs, customer satisfaction and other contract measures. Failure to do so may result in the contract being terminated.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-23a977ca-9cf4-4a46-b5b7-6654f6fe876f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f707ca70-1c67-4710-9950-8ef40494eaee
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79411000 - General management consultancy services

79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

79415000 - Production management consultancy services

79416000 - Public relations services

79417000 - Safety consultancy services

79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£140,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 23 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ENTERPRISE CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WINSFORD
Postcode
CW9 7TN
Postcode Area
Crewe
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Rudheath
Westminster Constituency
Mid Cheshire

Further Information

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