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GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Framework Lot 3 Enterprise Skills

Northumbria University at Newcastle

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13 Aug 2026 at 11:20

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Summary of the contracting process

Northumbria University at Newcastle procured enterprise skills and start-up support for students and graduates in the North East. The service is aimed at people considering self-employment or business start-up as a career, and at those seeking stronger enterprising skills and an entrepreneurial mindset to improve their employability. Delivery combines one-to-one mentoring, workshops, in-residence support at the university’s on-campus incubator, and bootcamp-style events. This is Lot 3, Enterprise Skills, within a wider eight-lot framework. The main work is business development and management consultancy, including advice, guidance, mentoring and practical support for early-stage enterprise. Delivery is associated with Northumbria University’s Newcastle upon Tyne setting and the wider North East area.

The procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. The contract was awarded to FIRST Face to Face Limited on 4 August 2026. The award value is £150,000 including the full duration of the agreement and all eight lots, rather than Lot 3 alone. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The tender submission deadline was 7 July 2026. The procurement was for services and was recorded as complete, with an active award. Northumbria University at Newcastle is the buyer. The opportunity covered a framework arrangement for start-up support services, with the Enterprise Skills requirement forming Lot 3.

This award shows demand for structured enterprise and employability support within a university environment, delivered through several complementary formats. A credible future supplier would need practitioners able to mentor students and graduates individually, design and lead practical workshops, support participants in an incubator setting, and run intensive bootcamp events. Relevant capability includes business start-up advice, self-employment guidance, business development consultancy and the ability to build entrepreneurial confidence and transferable enterprise skills. Suppliers should be able to work with people at different stages, from those exploring an idea to graduates developing their employability, while coordinating consistent support across campus activity and group events. Experience of education, incubation or early-stage enterprise programmes would be directly relevant 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 3 Enterprise Skills

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-da4c9900-de14-4720-a292-110074676a36
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a644e8d-068e-4e2c-9f23-d7be514ad359
Current Stage
Award
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

FIRST Face to Face Ltd

Further Information

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