---
title: "GROW - consultancy and mentor support for growing North Tyneside businesses"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fc7d"
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published: "2025-04-03"
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# GROW - consultancy and mentor support for growing North Tyneside businesses

Buyer: NORTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fc7d

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## Summary

North Tyneside Borough Council has completed a procurement process for the supply and delivery of business support interventions, specifically consultancy and mentor support aimed at promoting the growth of local businesses within North Tyneside. The contract, titled "GROW - consultancy and mentor support for growing North Tyneside businesses," falls under the business and management consultancy industry category. This service-focused procurement involved a further competition under the NTCA DPS framework and was planned to provide up to 12 hours of bespoke 1-2-1 support to 55 businesses within the timeframe from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The contract was awarded to Umi Commercial Limited, and the award was signed on 1st April 2025 with a total value of £105,000.

This tender creates substantial opportunities for SMEs offering consultancy and mentoring services tailored to business growth in various sectors. Businesses well-suited to compete for such contracts include those with expertise in business development, strategic planning, and operational efficiency improvements, particularly those capable of delivering high-quality, tailored support. Engaging in such public procurement projects can significantly enhance the service provider’s portfolio, offering a platform to establish and expand their market footprint within the public sector, and contributing to regional economic development.

## Notice

Further Competition carried out under NTCA DPS for the supply and delivery of Business Support Interventions within North East Region. Bespoke 1-2-1, consultancy and mentoring support for established businesses, with a specific goal in mind, across North Tyneside.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Further Competition carried out under NTCA DPS for the supply and delivery of Business Support Interventions within North East Region. Contract to deliver the GROW theme of the Business Factory programme. The supplier will be required to provide bespoke 1-2-1, consultancy & mentoring support for some early stage and established businesses, with a specific 'growth' goal in mind, across North Tyneside. The project has a remit covering the whole of the Borough of North Tyneside. The contract will be performance linked and is expected to deliver a minimum of 3hrs, maximum of 12 hours, of support to 55 businesses from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The contract will also include a flexible fund to support the procurement of additional consultancy that may be required over the 12-month period.

### Procurement Information

Below threshold further competition carried out under a DPS. NTCA DPS for the supply and delivery of Business Support Interventions within North East Region

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012727-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £105,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | NORTH TYNESIDE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE27 0BY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | North Tyneside |
| Electoral ward | Shiremoor |
| Westminster constituency | Cramlington and Killingworth |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UMI COMMERCIAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 3 Apr 2025 at 10:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012727-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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