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GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Framework Lot 1 Finance/Business Planning

Northumbria University at Newcastle

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13 Aug 2026 at 10:50

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Summary of the contracting process

Northumbria University at Newcastle procured finance and business-planning start-up support for students and graduates. The service is intended for people considering self-employment or business start-up, and for those developing enterprising skills and an entrepreneurial mindset to improve employability. Delivery covers one-to-one mentoring, workshops, in-residency days at the university’s on-campus incubator and bootcamp-style events. The requirement is classified as business development consultancy, with related business and management consultancy services. Work is delivered in Newcastle upon Tyne and across the North East of England. This is a professional services opportunity for organisations able to combine practical financial and business-planning advice with structured enterprise education and direct support for aspiring founders.

The procurement is complete and was run as an open procedure. The tender deadline was 7 July 2026. The contract was awarded on 4 August 2026 to RMT Accountants and Business Advisors Limited. The published award value is £150,000 for the full agreement covering all eight lots, rather than a separate value for this lot. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The requirement was evaluated through the procurement process leading to this award; the available information identifies the finance/business-planning framework lot but does not set out separate award weightings. The awarded supplier is a Newcastle-based SME. No contract termination or award cancellation is recorded.

This award demonstrates demand from a university for specialist support that links accountancy and business advice with enterprise development. Suppliers seeking comparable work would need credible expertise in start-up finance, financial planning, business modelling and practical guidance for people at the earliest stages of developing an idea. They would also need the capacity to deliver consistently through individual mentoring, classroom-style workshops, incubator residencies and intensive bootcamp events. Experience of working with students, graduates or other aspiring entrepreneurs would strengthen a future proposition, as would the ability to translate technical financial advice into accessible, action-focused support. The successful supplier’s accountancy and business-advisory profile indicates that a practical, commercially grounded service is well suited to this buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Framework Lot 1 Finance/Business Planning

Notice Description

The University is seeking to procure advice, guidance and support for students and graduates that are either considering the idea of self-employment or business start-up as a chosen career path, or who are looking to develop enterprising skills and entrepreneurial mindset to enhance their employability. Support will be delivered using a mixed methods approach, through dedicated one-to-one mentoring sessions, workshops, in-residency days at our on-campus Incubator, as well as through bootcamp style events. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VALUE STIPULATED IS FOR THE TOTAL CONTRACT WHICH CONSISTS OF EIGHT LOTS Additional information: PLEASE NOTE THE CONTRACT VALUE IS FOR THE DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT AND IS FOR ALL 8 LOTS

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-37a5241c-5f68-40cc-848b-91525a0ab7c1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acabb3c1-6d65-4c15-9030-b2b40d3ec3dd
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
7 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Northumbria University at Newcastle
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 8ST
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RMT Accountants & Business Advisors

Further Information

Notice Documents

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