Notice Information
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.
Notice Details
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
Buyer & Supplier
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000074-2026
2nd January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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