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T26-113BUS Business Sprint Fast Track SME Growth Support Programme

Derry City and Strabane District Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

21 Oct 2026 at 10:54

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

06 Aug 2026 at 15:19

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Derry City and Strabane District Council is seeking a delivery partner to design, manage and deliver its Business Sprint: Fast Track Programme. The service will provide intensive, tailored growth support to ambitious micro and small to medium-sized businesses, helping them accelerate growth, strengthen innovation, become more investment-ready and engage with regional and national business support programmes. It forms part of wider investment through the Local Economic Partnership and the Department for the Economy’s Regional Balance Fund, with the aim of supporting a more productive, innovative and resilient local economy and sustainable employment. The programme will be delivered across the Derry City and Strabane district. The work combines business and management consultancy, business analysis and related support services.

The council invited offers through an open procedure. The contract covers one lot, with a planned period from 29 January 2027 to 29 January 2029 and a stated value of £450,000 including VAT. The deadline for questions was 6 November 2026 at 12:00, and the offer deadline was 20 November 2026 at 12:00. The council planned to complete its award decision by 11 January 2027. Quality accounts for 90% of the evaluation and cost for 10%; the detailed criteria are set out in the tender documents. The process reached the tender stage, when the buyer invited suppliers to submit offers.

This opportunity suits a consultancy or business-support provider able to develop and run a structured, intensive growth programme for micro and SME businesses. Suppliers should be equipped to tailor support to individual business needs across growth planning, innovation capability, investment readiness and access to wider support programmes. The requirement is more than one-off advice: the partner will need to manage delivery across the district and work towards practical outcomes for participating firms and the local economy. Relevant strengths include business analysis, management consultancy and experience engaging with smaller businesses and regional or national business support. The evaluation places substantially greater weight on quality than cost, so a strong delivery approach and evidence of relevant capability are central to a competitive offer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

T26-113BUS Business Sprint Fast Track SME Growth Support Programme

Notice Description

DCSDC is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified delivery partner to design, manage and deliver the Business Sprint: Fast Track Programme. This targeted intervention will provide ambitious micro and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with intensive, tailored support to accelerate growth, enhance innovation capability, improve investment readiness and increase engagement with regional and national business support programmes. The programme forms part of a wider strategic investment through the Local Economic Partnership (LEP) and Department for the Economy's Regional Balance Fund and is intended to contribute to a more productive, innovative and resilient local economy, capable of generating sustainable employment and long-term economic prosperity across the Derry City and Strabane district. Your submission must be submitted via eTendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Planning Information

Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de16
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099343-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

79310000 - Market research services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Jan 2027 - 29 Jan 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DERRY
Postcode
BT48 7NN
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
Delivery Location
TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
Local Authority
Derry City and Strabane
Electoral Ward
Northland
Westminster Constituency
Foyle

Further Information

Notice Documents

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