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title: "NTU/22/2094/DS - Help To Grow Mentoring Services"
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# NTU/22/2094/DS - Help To Grow Mentoring Services

Buyer: NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0317e0

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Nottingham Trent University seeking services through a tender titled "Help To Grow Mentoring Services." This initiative falls within the business development consultancy sector, focusing on enhancing the performance and growth potential of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The tender has reached the Award stage, with contracts valued at GBP 696,000 spread across various lots such as Mentoring for Strategy, Financial Management, Sales, Digitalisation, and Sustainable Growth for Social Enterprises. The contract signing dates for these services occurred on 5th July 2022, as the overall procurement method employed is an open procedure.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those that specialise in consultancy and mentorship for SMEs. Firms with expertise in strategic planning, leadership development, financial management, and digital transformation would be well-positioned to compete. The nature of the supports provided—50 hours of hybrid learning and one-on-one mentoring—affords participating businesses the chance to influence and enhance the capacities of local enterprises, thus fostering growth for both the supplier and the receiving companies.

## Notice

Announced at Budget 2021, 'Help to Grow' is an executive development programme to support SMEs to boost their business performance and growth potential. Small business leaders will develop their strategic skills to increase their business's long-term productivity, resilience and capacity to innovate. Help to Grow is a hybrid virtual/in person programme, providing 50 hours of support over 12 weeks. Designed to be manageable alongside full time work. Support will be delivered via the following formats: 8 x Virtual webinars, 4 x Face to Face Case Study Workshops, 8 x Peer Group Calls, 10 hours of 1:1 support from a mentor to develop a business growth plan and Alumni Programme.

### Lot Information

Lot 1 - Mentoring focussed on Strategy, Organisation and Leadership

Lot 1 - Mentoring focussed on Strategy, Organisation and Leadership.

Lot 2 - Mentoring focussed on Practical & Strategic Financial Management

Lot 2 - Mentoring focussed on Practical & Strategic Financial Management

Lot 3 - Mentoring focussed on Sales, Marketing and Positioning

Lot 3 - Mentoring focussed on Sales, Marketing and Positioning

Lot 4 - Mentoring focussed on Operations, Systems & Digitalisation

Lot 4 Mentoring focussed on Operations, Systems & Digitalisation

Lot 5 - Mentoring focussed on Sustainable Growth of Social Enterprises or Charities

Lot 5 - Mentoring focussed on Sustainable Growth of Social Enterprises or Charities

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018579-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £696,000 |
| Lots value | £696,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £496,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG1 4FQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | St. Ann's |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham East |
| Delivery location | TLF14 Nottingham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 21 |
| Supplier names | ALL 3 CIRCLES; ASK THE CHAMELEON; ASKING BETTER QUESTIONS; BRAND CLEAR; BROADHURST DIGITAL; BUSINESS CENTRED SOLUTIONS; GROWTHMESH; KEAR TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS; KENNEDY-LITTLE ASSOCIATES; M4G; OXENTIA; PASSION MARKETING; RED BUS LTD (T/A THE BRAND STRATEGY; SELF DEVELOP SERVICES; THE BUSINESS ENGINE ROOM; THIS IS SOUTHSIDE; TRETIS; URSULA CAMERON; VALUEX PARTNERS; VIRTUE BUSINESS SERVICES; VISPERA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79411000 - General management consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Jul 2022 at 08:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018579-2022
- 5 Jul 2022 at 09:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018254-2022
- 16 Feb 2022 at 14:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004420-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu

## Provenance

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