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title: "Business Support Programme for Micro & Small Construction Businesses"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ed6a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Epping Forest District Council"
published: "2026-08-27"
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# Business Support Programme for Micro & Small Construction Businesses

Buyer: Epping Forest District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ed6a

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## Summary

Epping Forest District Council procured a business support programme for micro and small construction businesses. The requirement is a service focused on helping smaller construction firms through structured business support, rather than construction works, materials or direct building services. The procurement covers business and business-related services, classified under CPV 79900000. Delivery is in the United Kingdom, for businesses connected with the council’s area in Epping Forest. This is a local authority requirement aimed at supporting small construction enterprises, so relevant providers are organisations that understand the commercial, operational and development challenges faced by micro and small firms in the construction sector. The council is the buyer and commissioning organisation for the programme.

The procurement has completed and the contract was awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. There was one completed lot. Epping Forest District Council awarded the contract to RTI SOLUTIONS LLP on 30 June 2026. The contract was signed on the same date and runs from 30 June 2026 to 29 June 2027. Its value is £34,500 excluding VAT, or £41,400 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The selected supplier is a UK small or medium-sized enterprise. The published outcome identifies services as the procurement category and business and business-related services as the classification. The recorded procedure was limited competition below the applicable threshold.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement from Epping Forest District Council for practical business support aimed specifically at micro and small construction businesses. A credible future competitor would need experience delivering business or business-related support to smaller construction firms, with the ability to understand their sector-specific commercial and operational pressures. Relevant providers may include specialist business advisers, construction-sector support organisations and consultancies able to work directly with small enterprises. The successful supplier’s SME status shows that delivery at this scale is accessible to a smaller specialist provider rather than only a large corporate. Businesses tracking this buyer should be prepared to evidence relevant support capability, construction-sector understanding and capacity to serve multiple small firms.

## Notice

Provision of a Business Support Programme for Micro & Small Construction Businesses

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081687-2026 |
| 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 | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2026 - 29 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £34,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Epping Forest District Council |
| Locality | EPPING |
| Postcode area | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM16 4BZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH35 West Essex |
| Local authority | Epping Forest |
| Electoral ward | Epping West & Rural |
| Westminster constituency | Epping Forest |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RTI SOLUTIONS LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 11:36 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081687-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081687-2026
  27th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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