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Business Basics Workshop Programme

East Sussex County Council

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04 Sep 2026 at 09:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East Sussex County Council commissioned a Business Basics Workshop Programme for early-stage businesses, sole traders and micro-enterprises. The requirement is for a provider to design and deliver a programme of workshops that supports these businesses, with the work delivered in East Sussex. It is a business development consultancy service, covering both programme design and workshop delivery rather than the supply of goods or construction work. The buyer is East Sussex County Council, a sub-central public authority. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations that provide practical business support, training, enterprise development or consultancy to newly established and very small businesses in the county.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to FREEDOM WORKS LTD. It used a below-threshold limited competition and was arranged as one lot. The award is active and the contract was signed on 14 August 2026. The contract runs from 17 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £46,000 excluding VAT, or £55,200 including VAT. The award covers the Business Basics Workshop Programme and the associated business development consultancy service. The published outcome identifies FREEDOM WORKS LTD as the selected supplier. No separate evaluation weighting or scoring basis is stated in the procurement information.

This procurement demonstrates demand from East Sussex County Council for structured support aimed at early-stage businesses, sole traders and micro-enterprises. A future competitor would need to show that it can design a coherent workshop programme as well as deliver sessions effectively to people at the earliest stages of running a business. Relevant capability includes practical business development consultancy, workshop facilitation and the ability to tailor guidance for small firms with varied needs. The selected supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that delivery at this scale is suitable for an SME with the required specialist capability. Experience supporting start-ups and very small businesses would strengthen credibility when this requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Business Basics Workshop Programme

Notice Description

The Council is seeking a provider to design and deliver a programme of workshops targeted at early stage businesses, sole traders and micro enterprises.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f1e9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083754-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
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

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£46,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
17 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 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
East Sussex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEWES
Postcode
BN7 1UE
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lewes
Electoral Ward
Lewes Priory
Westminster Constituency
Lewes

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Freedom Works Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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