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title: "GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Framework Lot 1 Finance/Business Planning"
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# GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Framework Lot 1 Finance/Business Planning

Buyer: Northumbria University at Newcastle  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-37a5241c-5f68-40cc-848b-91525a0ab7c1

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## Summary

Northumbria University at Newcastle procured finance and business-planning start-up support for students and graduates. The service is intended for people considering self-employment or business start-up, and for those developing enterprising skills and an entrepreneurial mindset to improve employability. Delivery covers one-to-one mentoring, workshops, in-residency days at the university’s on-campus incubator and bootcamp-style events. The requirement is classified as business development consultancy, with related business and management consultancy services. Work is delivered in Newcastle upon Tyne and across the North East of England. This is a professional services opportunity for organisations able to combine practical financial and business-planning advice with structured enterprise education and direct support for aspiring founders.

The procurement is complete and was run as an open procedure. The tender deadline was 7 July 2026. The contract was awarded on 4 August 2026 to RMT Accountants and Business Advisors Limited. The published award value is £150,000 for the full agreement covering all eight lots, rather than a separate value for this lot. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The requirement was evaluated through the procurement process leading to this award; the available information identifies the finance/business-planning framework lot but does not set out separate award weightings. The awarded supplier is a Newcastle-based SME. No contract termination or award cancellation is recorded.

This award demonstrates demand from a university for specialist support that links accountancy and business advice with enterprise development. Suppliers seeking comparable work would need credible expertise in start-up finance, financial planning, business modelling and practical guidance for people at the earliest stages of developing an idea. They would also need the capacity to deliver consistently through individual mentoring, classroom-style workshops, incubator residencies and intensive bootcamp events. Experience of working with students, graduates or other aspiring entrepreneurs would strengthen a future proposition, as would the ability to translate technical financial advice into accessible, action-focused support. The successful supplier’s accountancy and business-advisory profile indicates that a practical, commercially grounded service is well suited to this buyer’s requirement.

## Notice

The University is seeking to procure advice, guidance and support for students and graduates that are either considering the idea of self-employment or business start-up as a chosen career path, or who are looking to develop enterprising skills and entrepreneurial mindset to enhance their employability. Support will be delivered using a mixed methods approach, through dedicated one-to-one mentoring sessions, workshops, in-residency days at our on-campus Incubator, as well as through bootcamp style events. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VALUE STIPULATED IS FOR THE TOTAL CONTRACT WHICH CONSISTS OF EIGHT LOTS Additional information: PLEASE NOTE THE CONTRACT VALUE IS FOR THE DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT AND IS FOR ALL 8 LOTS

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acabb3c1-6d65-4c15-9030-b2b40d3ec3dd |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £150,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Northumbria University at Newcastle |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 8ST |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RMT Accountants & Business Advisors |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 10:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acabb3c1-6d65-4c15-9030-b2b40d3ec3dd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acabb3c1-6d65-4c15-9030-b2b40d3ec3dd
  13th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1058390021
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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