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title: "GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Framework Lot 2 Business Growth"
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# GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Framework Lot 2 Business Growth

Buyer: Northumbria University at Newcastle  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8511f976-55fe-4bc3-9cc4-60dc8f345dee

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## Summary

Northumbria University at Newcastle procured business growth support under the Start Up Support Services Framework, Lot 2. The service is business development consultancy for students and graduates who are considering self-employment or starting a business, or who want to build entrepreneurial skills and an enterprising mindset to improve their employability. Delivery is expected through a mixed programme of one-to-one mentoring, workshops, residency days at the university’s on-campus incubator and bootcamp-style events. The work is delivered in Newcastle upon Tyne and the wider North East of England. It covers advice, guidance and practical support for early-stage enterprise and business development. The relevant business category is business development consultancy services, alongside wider business and management consultancy services.

This procurement has been completed following an open procedure. The tender closed on 7 July 2026, and the contract was awarded on 4 August 2026 to Sphera Consulting Limited. The award covers the eight-lot agreement, including the Lot 2 business growth requirement, with a total awarded value of £150,000. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The procurement was for services and was structured as a framework covering eight lots. The selected supplier is Sphera Consulting Limited, based in Gateshead. The published outcome records the award as active, while the overall tender status is complete. The service is intended for delivery across the North East of England.

This award indicates demand for structured enterprise support within a university setting, combining individual mentoring with group learning, incubator-based activity and intensive bootcamp delivery. A credible future competitor would need experience helping students, graduates or other early-stage entrepreneurs move from business ideas towards self-employment or start-up, as well as the ability to develop entrepreneurial skills and employability. Relevant capability includes delivering one-to-one advice, facilitated workshops, on-campus residency sessions and event-based programmes as one coordinated service. Suppliers should be able to work with a university’s student and graduate community and support both prospective founders and people seeking broader enterprising skills. The procurement was marked as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating a requirement aimed at established specialist providers with sufficient delivery capacity.

## 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/006e4e46-b074-4bf8-b967-58afcc29ad83 |
| 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 | Sphera Consulting 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 11:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/006e4e46-b074-4bf8-b967-58afcc29ad83

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/006e4e46-b074-4bf8-b967-58afcc29ad83
  13th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1058401857
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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