--- title: "Camden SME Business Support Programme 2026-2028 Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e2dd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e2dd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e2dd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e2dd.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "London Borough of Camden" published: "2026-08-12" --- # Camden SME Business Support Programme 2026-2028 Market Engagement Buyer: London Borough of Camden Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e2dd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e2dd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e2dd.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Camden plans to procure services for a business support programme for small and medium-sized enterprises in Camden. The programme is intended to provide intensive support to established businesses, addressing identified gaps in place-based and implementation-focused support. The work is classified as business and management consultancy and related services. Delivery will take place in London, for businesses connected with Camden. The programme supports Camden’s Inclusive Growth Statement and a budget commitment to strengthen local economic growth. The council is engaging with potential providers to understand the market’s capacity and capability and to explore possible delivery approaches before developing the tender. This is therefore relevant to organisations providing practical business support, consultancy, enterprise development or related services to established SMEs. This procurement is at the planning and preliminary market engagement stage; it is not an invitation to tender. Camden expects to develop and issue a tender after market engagement, with the next notice expected on 14 October 2026. The market engagement questionnaire has a stated response deadline of 26 August 2026 at 13:00. The planned contract is one lot, with an expected service period from 4 January 2027 to 4 April 2028. Its estimated value is £320,000 excluding VAT, or £384,000 including VAT. The lot is marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The council is using this stage to shape the procurement, test market capacity and capability, and consider delivery approaches before the competition is designed. The planned work should suit specialist providers that can deliver intensive, practical support to established SMEs and translate business advice into implementation. Relevant organisations are likely to include business support consultancies, enterprise development specialists, economic development organisations and social enterprises with experience of place-based programmes. Providers should be able to demonstrate the capacity to support Camden businesses at scale across the planned service period, while tailoring assistance to local needs and identified support gaps. Experience of working with established businesses, diagnosing operational or growth barriers, and delivering measurable, hands-on interventions will be relevant. Organisations considering participation should use the engagement stage to explain their delivery models, market capacity and capability, and how they would support inclusive local growth. The council has identified SME and VCSE participation as suitable for the planned lot. ## Notice The London Borough of Camden is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a planned tender for the delivery of a business support programme for Camden SMEs. This engagement aims to inform the development of the tender, understand market capacity and capability, and explore approaches to delivery. Camden Council is investing in intensive business support for SMEs. The programme responds to Camden's Inclusive Growth Statement, the council's budget commitment, and identified gaps in place-based, implementation-focused support for established businesses. ### Planning Information To access the market engagement questionnaire please click the following link - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=2161bebd-c494-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21 The deadline for questionnaire responses to be submitted is the 26th August 2026 by 13:00 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076886-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 4 Apr 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £320,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | London Borough of Camden | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | North London | | Postcode | N1C 4AG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | King's Cross | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | TLI31 Camden and City of London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services ## Release History - 12 Aug 2026 at 15:19 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076886-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076886-2026 12th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=2161bebd-c494-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21 - https://www.camden.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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