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Skills and Entrepreneurship Programme

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

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02 Jan 2026 at 15:34

Summary of the contracting process

The Skills and Entrepreneurship Programme, commissioned by Essex County Council, relates to a public procurement contract in the services category. The programme is aimed at fostering entrepreneurship among 15-18-year-olds through practical business exercises. The contract was awarded to Earniversity, a supplier located in Newquay, UK, with the contracting process now in the award stage. The contract period commenced on 3rd November 2025 and is set to end on 2nd November 2026, with renewal options available. Procurement was conducted below the threshold with an award ceremony occurring as part of the programme's offerings. The procurement takes place in Chelmsford, Essex, within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom and involves interactive coaching and workshops.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in educational, consultancy, or workshop delivery services. Businesses with expertise in online learning platforms, webinar hosting, or youth engagement initiatives will find this contract particularly relevant. The programme seeks to expand its reach to 120 additional participants and facilitate entrepreneurial activities, thus creating demand for content creation, reselling, and small enterprise management coaching. As the government strives to promote practical and modern educational solutions, small to medium-sized enterprises familiar with virtual programme delivery stand well placed to benefit from collaborating with public authorities like Essex County Council.

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Notice Title

Skills and Entrepreneurship Programme

Notice Description

Earniversity is a skills and entrepreneurship programme targeted at 15- 18 year old students to support them to earn money through modern, real- world means, e.g. reselling, content creation and other small businesses such as car washing and pet walking. Earniversity has been active in Essex for the last year and is an active partner with the North Essex Economic Board, delivering the Young Entreprenuers programme and Fast Track Challenge . The five week programme is delivered virtually during the evening to make it accessible to young people and includes live interactive coaching sessions, webinars, workshops and an Awards Ceremony. This waiver will enable the team to roll out the programme to an additional 120 young people through the delivery of 3 programmes targeted at 40 young people.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fed2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000074-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
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

79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£50,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Nov 20253 months ago
Contract Period
3 Nov 2025 - 2 Nov 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurementsanda@essex.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EARNIVERSITY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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