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title: "Business Basics Workshop Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f1e9"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "East Sussex County Council"
published: "2026-09-04"
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# Business Basics Workshop Programme

Buyer: East Sussex County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f1e9

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## Summary

East Sussex County Council commissioned a Business Basics Workshop Programme for early-stage businesses, sole traders and micro-enterprises. The requirement is for a provider to design and deliver a programme of workshops that supports these businesses, with the work delivered in East Sussex. It is a business development consultancy service, covering both programme design and workshop delivery rather than the supply of goods or construction work. The buyer is East Sussex County Council, a sub-central public authority. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations that provide practical business support, training, enterprise development or consultancy to newly established and very small businesses in the county.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to FREEDOM WORKS LTD. It used a below-threshold limited competition and was arranged as one lot. The award is active and the contract was signed on 14 August 2026. The contract runs from 17 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £46,000 excluding VAT, or £55,200 including VAT. The award covers the Business Basics Workshop Programme and the associated business development consultancy service. The published outcome identifies FREEDOM WORKS LTD as the selected supplier. No separate evaluation weighting or scoring basis is stated in the procurement information.

This procurement demonstrates demand from East Sussex County Council for structured support aimed at early-stage businesses, sole traders and micro-enterprises. A future competitor would need to show that it can design a coherent workshop programme as well as deliver sessions effectively to people at the earliest stages of running a business. Relevant capability includes practical business development consultancy, workshop facilitation and the ability to tailor guidance for small firms with varied needs. The selected supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that delivery at this scale is suitable for an SME with the required specialist capability. Experience supporting start-ups and very small businesses would strengthen credibility when this requirement returns.

## Notice

The Council is seeking a provider to design and deliver a programme of workshops targeted at early stage businesses, sole traders and micro enterprises.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083754-2026 |
| 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 | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 17 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £46,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | East Sussex County Council |
| Locality | LEWES |
| Postcode area | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN7 1UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Lewes |
| Electoral ward | Lewes Priory |
| Westminster constituency | Lewes |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Freedom Works Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 09:48 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083754-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083754-2026
  4th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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