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Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire's Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector

Tewkesbury Borough Council

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19 Oct 2026 at 12:04

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Summary of the contracting process

Tewkesbury Borough Council is buying a specialist business-advice service for advanced engineering and manufacturing businesses across Gloucestershire. Delivered through the Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network, the service is to provide tailored growth support, business diagnostics, action planning and referrals, alongside outreach and sector events. Its purpose is to help businesses improve productivity, innovation, skills, resilience and competitiveness. The work combines business and management consultancy with related support services (CPV 79400000). The stated delivery area is Gloucestershire, serving businesses in the advanced engineering and manufacturing sector.

The buyer invited tenders through an open competition. The tender submission deadline was 16 November 2026 at 09:00, and the deadline for enquiries was 2 November 2026 at 12:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 30 November 2026 to 31 March 2028. Its stated budget is £160,000. Bids are assessed on quality, price and social value: quality carries 55% of the score, price 40% and social value 5%. The procurement is structured as one lot, covering the specialist advice and support service across Gloucestershire.

This opportunity suits consultancies and business-support providers with experience advising advanced engineering and manufacturing firms. Suppliers need to be able to diagnose business needs, develop practical action plans and provide tailored growth support, as well as make useful referrals. The service also calls for the capacity to conduct outreach and organise sector events across Gloucestershire through the Growth Hub Network. Strong proposals will need to demonstrate how their approach can contribute to productivity, innovation, skills, resilience and competitiveness, while offering good value and social value. The weighting places greatest emphasis on the quality of the proposed service, so relevant sector knowledge and a credible delivery approach are commercially important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire's Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector

Notice Description

Tewkesbury Borough Council are inviting tenders for the provision of a Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing businesses across Gloucestershire. Working through the Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network, the service will provide tailored growth support, business diagnostics, action planning, referrals, outreach and sector events to improve productivity, innovation, skills, resilience and competitiveness. The contract will run from 30 November 2026 to 31 March 2028, with a total budget of PS160,000.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078a9e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098425-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£160,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£160,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
16 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 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
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TEWKESBURY
Postcode
GL20 5TT
Postcode Area
Gloucester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tewkesbury
Electoral Ward
Tewkesbury South
Westminster Constituency
Tewkesbury

Further Information

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