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title: "GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Framework Lot 3 Enterprise Skills"
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# GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Framework Lot 3 Enterprise Skills

Buyer: Northumbria University at Newcastle  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-da4c9900-de14-4720-a292-110074676a36

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## Summary

Northumbria University at Newcastle procured enterprise skills and start-up support for students and graduates in the North East. The service is aimed at people considering self-employment or business start-up as a career, and at those seeking stronger enterprising skills and an entrepreneurial mindset to improve their employability. Delivery combines one-to-one mentoring, workshops, in-residence support at the university’s on-campus incubator, and bootcamp-style events. This is Lot 3, Enterprise Skills, within a wider eight-lot framework. The main work is business development and management consultancy, including advice, guidance, mentoring and practical support for early-stage enterprise. Delivery is associated with Northumbria University’s Newcastle upon Tyne setting and the wider North East area.

The procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. The contract was awarded to FIRST Face to Face Limited on 4 August 2026. The award value is £150,000 including the full duration of the agreement and all eight lots, rather than Lot 3 alone. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The tender submission deadline was 7 July 2026. The procurement was for services and was recorded as complete, with an active award. Northumbria University at Newcastle is the buyer. The opportunity covered a framework arrangement for start-up support services, with the Enterprise Skills requirement forming Lot 3.

This award shows demand for structured enterprise and employability support within a university environment, delivered through several complementary formats. A credible future supplier would need practitioners able to mentor students and graduates individually, design and lead practical workshops, support participants in an incubator setting, and run intensive bootcamp events. Relevant capability includes business start-up advice, self-employment guidance, business development consultancy and the ability to build entrepreneurial confidence and transferable enterprise skills. Suppliers should be able to work with people at different stages, from those exploring an idea to graduates developing their employability, while coordinating consistent support across campus activity and group events. Experience of education, incubation or early-stage enterprise programmes would be directly relevant 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/9a644e8d-068e-4e2c-9f23-d7be514ad359 |
| 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 | FIRST Face to Face Ltd |

## 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 11:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a644e8d-068e-4e2c-9f23-d7be514ad359

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a644e8d-068e-4e2c-9f23-d7be514ad359
  13th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1058409653
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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