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Camden SME Business Support Programme 2026-2028 Market Engagement

London Borough of Camden

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Planning

12 Aug 2026 at 15:19

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Camden plans to procure services for a business support programme for small and medium-sized enterprises in Camden. The programme is intended to provide intensive support to established businesses, addressing identified gaps in place-based and implementation-focused support. The work is classified as business and management consultancy and related services. Delivery will take place in London, for businesses connected with Camden. The programme supports Camden’s Inclusive Growth Statement and a budget commitment to strengthen local economic growth. The council is engaging with potential providers to understand the market’s capacity and capability and to explore possible delivery approaches before developing the tender. This is therefore relevant to organisations providing practical business support, consultancy, enterprise development or related services to established SMEs.

This procurement is at the planning and preliminary market engagement stage; it is not an invitation to tender. Camden expects to develop and issue a tender after market engagement, with the next notice expected on 14 October 2026. The market engagement questionnaire has a stated response deadline of 26 August 2026 at 13:00. The planned contract is one lot, with an expected service period from 4 January 2027 to 4 April 2028. Its estimated value is £320,000 excluding VAT, or £384,000 including VAT. The lot is marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The council is using this stage to shape the procurement, test market capacity and capability, and consider delivery approaches before the competition is designed.

The planned work should suit specialist providers that can deliver intensive, practical support to established SMEs and translate business advice into implementation. Relevant organisations are likely to include business support consultancies, enterprise development specialists, economic development organisations and social enterprises with experience of place-based programmes. Providers should be able to demonstrate the capacity to support Camden businesses at scale across the planned service period, while tailoring assistance to local needs and identified support gaps. Experience of working with established businesses, diagnosing operational or growth barriers, and delivering measurable, hands-on interventions will be relevant. Organisations considering participation should use the engagement stage to explain their delivery models, market capacity and capability, and how they would support inclusive local growth. The council has identified SME and VCSE participation as suitable for the planned lot.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Camden SME Business Support Programme 2026-2028 Market Engagement

Notice Description

The London Borough of Camden is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a planned tender for the delivery of a business support programme for Camden SMEs. This engagement aims to inform the development of the tender, understand market capacity and capability, and explore approaches to delivery. Camden Council is investing in intensive business support for SMEs. The programme responds to Camden's Inclusive Growth Statement, the council's budget commitment, and identified gaps in place-based, implementation-focused support for established businesses.

Planning Information

To access the market engagement questionnaire please click the following link - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=2161bebd-c494-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21 The deadline for questionnaire responses to be submitted is the 26th August 2026 by 13:00

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e2dd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076886-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£320,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
14 Oct 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 4 Apr 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Camden
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N1C 4AG
Postcode Area
North London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
TLI31 Camden and City of London
Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
King's Cross
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Further Information

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