---
title: "GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Lot 8 Business Coaching"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f60bbc2f-a04c-4e36-9491-fb7b0348520a"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f60bbc2f-a04c-4e36-9491-fb7b0348520a"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f60bbc2f-a04c-4e36-9491-fb7b0348520a.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f60bbc2f-a04c-4e36-9491-fb7b0348520a.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Northumbria University at Newcastle"
published: "2026-08-13"
---

# GB-Newcastle Upon Tyne: T25-0047 Start Up Support Services Lot 8 Business Coaching

Buyer: Northumbria University at Newcastle  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f60bbc2f-a04c-4e36-9491-fb7b0348520a

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f60bbc2f-a04c-4e36-9491-fb7b0348520a)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f60bbc2f-a04c-4e36-9491-fb7b0348520a.json)

## Summary

Northumbria University at Newcastle procured business development consultancy and start-up support for students and graduates in Newcastle upon Tyne and the wider North East. The service is for people considering self-employment or business start-up as a career, and for those seeking enterprising skills and an entrepreneurial mindset to improve employability. Delivery covers advice, guidance and practical support through one-to-one mentoring, workshops, residency days at the university’s on-campus incubator, and bootcamp-style events. The procurement is titled Start Up Support Services, Lot 8 Business Coaching, and sits within business and management consultancy services. The buyer is Northumbria University at Newcastle, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The opportunity was identified as potentially suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Hooked on Group on 4 August 2026. It used an open procedure. The published value is £150,000, stated as the value for the total contract comprising eight lots; the award is recorded at £150,000. The awarded contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The tender submission deadline was 7 July 2026. This award relates to Lot 8, Business Coaching. Hooked on Group is the selected supplier. The requirement was evaluated through the criteria set out in the procurement, with selection based solely on those criteria. The procurement category is services and delivery is in the North East of England.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need to combine business start-up and development consultancy with practical mentoring and employability support. Relevant capability includes advising people at the earliest stage of self-employment or business formation, helping them develop viable ideas, and building enterprising skills and entrepreneurial confidence. Suppliers should be able to deliver consistently through several formats: confidential one-to-one mentoring, structured workshops, on-campus incubator or residency activity, and intensive bootcamp events. A strong competitor would understand the needs of university students and graduates and be able to work within an educational setting, while providing a reliable service across the North East. The procurement’s SME suitability indicates that a focused specialist provider can be credible, provided it can demonstrate the required quality and 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: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c68692b8-1a21-4c75-86af-9e69fd3b7cde |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| 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 | Hooked on Group |

## 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/c68692b8-1a21-4c75-86af-9e69fd3b7cde

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c68692b8-1a21-4c75-86af-9e69fd3b7cde
  13th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1058465707
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f60bbc2f-a04c-4e36-9491-fb7b0348520a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f60bbc2f-a04c-4e36-9491-fb7b0348520a.json.