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title: "GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Lot 7 Sales"
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# GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Lot 7 Sales

Buyer: Northumbria University at Newcastle  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-49f9194e-e1f3-49c3-9b83-b07b1fbb264a

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## Summary

Northumbria University at Newcastle procured business development consultancy services to help students and graduates consider self-employment or business start-up, develop enterprising skills and build an entrepreneurial mindset to improve employability. The requirement, titled “T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Lot 7 Sales”, covers advice, guidance and practical support delivered through one-to-one mentoring, workshops, residency days at the university’s on-campus incubator and bootcamp-style events. The services are for delivery in the North East of England, including Newcastle upon Tyne. The main work is business start-up and enterprise support, with related business and management consultancy. The buyer is Northumbria University at Newcastle, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The procurement description states that the wider contract consists of eight lots, with the stated value applying across all eight.

This procurement has been completed following an open procedure. The tender deadline was 7 July 2026. The contract was awarded on 4 August 2026 to Lever Development Limited, an SME based in Durham, for £150,000 including the full duration of the agreement and all eight lots. The award is active, with the contract running from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The tender was evaluated for business development consultancy and related business services, and the requirement was structured as eight lots; the title identifies this requirement as Lot 7 Sales. The selected supplier is the only supplier recorded against the award. The university classified the opportunity as services and indicated that participation was not specifically suited to SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates demand from Northumbria University for structured enterprise and start-up support for students and graduates. A credible future competitor would need to provide practical business development advice alongside mentoring, workshop facilitation, incubator-based support and intensive bootcamp delivery. The requirement favours organisations able to work directly with people at different stages: those exploring self-employment, those developing a business idea and those seeking entrepreneurial skills to strengthen employability. Relevant capability includes designing mixed-method support programmes, delivering consistent one-to-one guidance, running group learning and intensive events, and working effectively in a university incubator environment. The award to an SME shows that a specialist smaller consultancy can satisfy this type of requirement, although the university’s stated suitability assessment did not reserve participation for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

## 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/a7fd1b0c-fcfe-4824-9f38-23ce6c11840c |
| 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 | Lever Development Limited |

## 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 12:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7fd1b0c-fcfe-4824-9f38-23ce6c11840c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7fd1b0c-fcfe-4824-9f38-23ce6c11840c
  13th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1058462233
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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