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title: "UKSPF 'High Streets Connect' & 'Grow Rural' Skills Projects 25-26"
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# UKSPF 'High Streets Connect' & 'Grow Rural' Skills Projects 25-26

Buyer: The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eab1

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## Summary

The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe procured business development consultancy services for its UKSPF ‘High Streets Connect’ and ‘Grow Rural’ Skills Projects. The requirement covers a fixed-term programme of business engagement, business diagnostics, tailored mentoring and practical skills support for more than 50 businesses across the district. The work is intended to provide direct support to local businesses through advice, development activity and skills delivery. The council is the public-sector buyer, based at the Civic Centre in Folkestone. The contract covers the council’s district, although the published award information identifies the delivery area only as Folkestone and Hythe district rather than individual towns or sites.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. It comprised one lot, which was completed. The contract was awarded to The High Street Experts Ltd on 27 November 2025 and signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 December 2025 to 31 March 2026. Its value is £68,000 excluding VAT and £81,600 including VAT. The contract is active. The selected supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise. The requirement was evaluated through the limited competition procedure; the available procurement record does not state the individual evaluation criteria or weightings. The procurement is for services under the UK Subsidy Control Act 2022 legal basis.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Folkestone and Hythe District Council for a specialist business-support provider able to work directly with more than 50 businesses. A credible future competitor would need to combine structured business engagement with diagnostic assessment, tailored mentoring and practical skills support, rather than offer a single advisory service. Relevant capability includes understanding the needs of high-street and rural businesses, designing support around individual business circumstances, and delivering practical development activity at district scale. The awarded supplier was an SME, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist consultancy. Experience in business development consultancy and the ability to coordinate consistent support across multiple businesses would strengthen future competitiveness.

## Notice

Fixed term contract for high quality business engagement, diagnostics, tailored mentoring, and the delivery of practical skills support to over 50 businesses across the district.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080416-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £68,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe |
| Locality | FOLKESTONE |
| Postcode area | Canterbury |
| Postcode | CT20 2QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ44 East Kent |
| Local authority | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Electoral ward | Folkestone Central |
| Westminster constituency | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE HIGH STREET EXPERTS LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 14:39 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080416-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080416-2026
  24th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.thehighstreetexperts.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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