Notice Information
Notice Title
Business Lincolnshire Advisors
Notice Description
Lincolnshire County Council via the Business Lincolnshire Growth Hub delivers a range of Business Support Services. The foundation for this service is provided by the team of Growth Hub Start Up and Generalist Advisers that work with entrepreneurs and businesses located within the Lincolnshire region.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Business Lincolnshire Advisors
Renewal: Potential for 2 extensions of 3 years each.
Lot 2Business Lincolnshire Advisors
Renewal: Potential for 2 extensions of 3 years each.
Planning Information
Preliminary Market Engagement
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e7af
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019096-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79411000 - General management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,508,334 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £6,508,334 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £6,508,334 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £3,116,667 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 12 Feb 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Mar 2026 - 29 Apr 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LINCOLN
- Postcode
- LN1 1YL
- Post Town
- Lincoln
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
-
- Local Authority
- Lincoln
- Electoral Ward
- Carholme
- Westminster Constituency
- Lincoln
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013487-2026
13th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083621-2025
17th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083055-2025
15th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076594-2025
24th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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