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GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Lot 7 Sales

Northumbria University at Newcastle

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13 Aug 2026 at 12:10

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Summary of the contracting process

Northumbria University at Newcastle procured business development consultancy services to help students and graduates consider self-employment or business start-up, develop enterprising skills and build an entrepreneurial mindset to improve employability. The requirement, titled “T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Lot 7 Sales”, covers advice, guidance and practical support delivered through one-to-one mentoring, workshops, residency days at the university’s on-campus incubator and bootcamp-style events. The services are for delivery in the North East of England, including Newcastle upon Tyne. The main work is business start-up and enterprise support, with related business and management consultancy. The buyer is Northumbria University at Newcastle, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The procurement description states that the wider contract consists of eight lots, with the stated value applying across all eight.

This procurement has been completed following an open procedure. The tender deadline was 7 July 2026. The contract was awarded on 4 August 2026 to Lever Development Limited, an SME based in Durham, for £150,000 including the full duration of the agreement and all eight lots. The award is active, with the contract running from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The tender was evaluated for business development consultancy and related business services, and the requirement was structured as eight lots; the title identifies this requirement as Lot 7 Sales. The selected supplier is the only supplier recorded against the award. The university classified the opportunity as services and indicated that participation was not specifically suited to SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates demand from Northumbria University for structured enterprise and start-up support for students and graduates. A credible future competitor would need to provide practical business development advice alongside mentoring, workshop facilitation, incubator-based support and intensive bootcamp delivery. The requirement favours organisations able to work directly with people at different stages: those exploring self-employment, those developing a business idea and those seeking entrepreneurial skills to strengthen employability. Relevant capability includes designing mixed-method support programmes, delivering consistent one-to-one guidance, running group learning and intensive events, and working effectively in a university incubator environment. The award to an SME shows that a specialist smaller consultancy can satisfy this type of requirement, although the university’s stated suitability assessment did not reserve participation for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Lot 7 Sales

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-b5fd17-49f9194e-e1f3-49c3-9b83-b07b1fbb264a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7fd1b0c-fcfe-4824-9f38-23ce6c11840c
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

Lever Development Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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