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Business Support Services

Descriptions

Essex County Council (ECC) currently has a business support contract in place that is due to expire in March 2026, alongside our nationally funded Growth Hub contract. ECC is seeking input from potential bidders to help shape a suitable contract and procurement process.

The current contract is split into three main areas:

1) General Business Support

2) Business Financial Advice and Support

3) Skills Consultancy and Brokerage Service

As part of that the current contract, the scope of the services include:

- Delivering a clear programme of business support to ensure the safeguarding of businesses and jobs impacted by the challenging economic climate

- Providing high-quality provision that enables business and jobs growth to increase the prosperity and productivity of Essex

- Supporting Essex businesses to be innovative and sustainable

- Providing the best possible support to mitigate impacts and exploit opportunities arising from the economic challenges faced by businesses

The services listed above relate to the current contract and do not necessarily represent the scope of a contract that may be advertised in the future. The structure of the contract also has not been confirmed and the value of any future contract that may be advertised in the future may differ from the value attached to this notice. This is not a call for competition.

Timeline

Published Date :

15th Aug 2025 22 days ago

Deadline :

5th Sep 2025 Yesterday

Contract Start :

31st Mar 2026

Contract End :

31st Mar 2027

Tender Regions

East of England

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Keywords

banking services

investment support

insurance coverage

loan processing

credit services

pension management

asset protection

financial consulting

risk management

economic advisory

business services

legal services

marketing consulting

recruitment services

printing services

security services

corporate support

professional services

advisory services

office support

Tender Lot Details

2 Tender Lots

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Details

Notice Type :

Open opportunity

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

TenderBase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Region :

North Region

Attachments :

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement Contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

Possible Competitors

1 Possible Competitors