Notice Information
Notice Title
EPP0322 NEEB Business Support (Tender)
Notice Description
Braintree District Council, on behalf of the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB), invites tenders for the provision of business support in relation to SME's in the North Essex area. This contract aims to support businesses and residents across the NEEB Authorities, which include: Braintree District Council Chelmsford City Council Colchester City Council Maldon District Council Tendring District Council Uttlesford District Council This project will deliver a coordinated business support service across North Essex, targeting SMEs with tailored interventions to help them grow and sustain growth. This is a fixed price contract with an annual budget of PS98,000, or PS196,000 if the contract is extended - there is no additional funding available. It is a mandatory requirement that the final Specification is delivered within this budget. Bidders are recommended to only bid if they can meet the budget of PS98,000 for the first year and PS98,000 for the second year if the contract is extended. It is mandatory that bidders have strong existing network links within the Essex region, and they can evidence this through previous project examples delivered via these networks. To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/TEW3GEW477 Access code TEW3GEW477 To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1005757215
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: This project is estimated to run for twelve (12) months 2026/27, with an option to extend for another 12 months 2027/28 if funding is approved.
Planning Information
Interested suppliers can obtain the Pre Market Engagement document in the e-Delta tendering portal via access code GR88M377Z2. The document includes a questionnaire for interested suppliers to complete and send to the email address provided in the documents by 12 noon on Tuesday 25 November 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05da48
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016351-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- 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
79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £196,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £196,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 10 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRAINTREE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRAINTREE
- Postcode
- CM7 9HB
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway
- Delivery Location
- TLH3 Essex
-
- Local Authority
- Braintree
- Electoral Ward
- Bocking South
- Westminster Constituency
- Braintree
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016351-2026
24th February 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002294-2026
12th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081647-2025
10th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070991-2025
4th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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