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title: "GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Lot 6 IP/Legal Issues"
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# GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Lot 6 IP/Legal Issues

Buyer: Northumbria University at Newcastle  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f1a55856-548d-407e-b190-b7bb08da5ac8

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## Summary

Northumbria University at Newcastle procured start-up support services for students and graduates considering self-employment or business start-up, or seeking entrepreneurial skills to improve their employability. This opportunity concerns Lot 6, covering intellectual property and legal issues. The service involves 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. It is a business development and legal support service, within the wider business and management consultancy requirement. Delivery is in the North East of England, for the university in Newcastle upon Tyne. The buyer is Northumbria University at Newcastle.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through an open procedure. Bids closed on 7 July 2026, and the award was made on 4 August 2026 to Square One Law LLP. The awarded value is £150,000 for the full agreement covering all eight lots, so this figure is not a separate value for Lot 6. The awarded contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The published requirement used business development consultancy, business and management consultancy, and business-related services classifications. Square One Law LLP is the selected supplier for the award, which is recorded as active. The procurement was marked unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need specialist legal and intellectual property expertise alongside the ability to support people at the earliest stages of starting a business. Relevant capability includes explaining legal and IP issues clearly to students and graduates, translating technical advice into practical next steps, and handling one-to-one mentoring as well as group workshops. Providers should be able to work within an incubator environment, contribute to intensive bootcamp events and adapt support to participants with different levels of commercial experience. The successful supplier demonstrates that a focused legal practice can meet this requirement, so firms combining legal advisory strength with accessible enterprise-support delivery would be well placed to compete.

## 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/4e24ae6e-a7fc-4d14-8e02-43ba7f92c9d7 |
| 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 | Square One Law LLP |

## 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 11:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e24ae6e-a7fc-4d14-8e02-43ba7f92c9d7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e24ae6e-a7fc-4d14-8e02-43ba7f92c9d7
  13th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1058436898
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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