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Business support programmes tenders from UK public buyers
Business support programmes tenders open now: 3. In the 12 months to 22 October 2026, UK public buyers published 94 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to Microsoft Limited on 10 Jul 2026.
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Which business support programmes tenders are open now?
3 notices with a deadline still ahead on 22 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
Business support programmes tenders matched by text
Each title, buyer or stated region matches this hub’s rule. That is a word match, not a judgment of what is bought.
- SOL Local Enterprise Support 2027Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · Published 30 Sep 2026Provision of a locally delivered business support service focused on start-up and early-stage enterprises within Solihull, supporting priorities set out in the Local Growth and Place pillar of the West Midlands Integrated Settlement.£280,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Business Support North East FrameworkNorth East Combined Authority · Published 20 Oct 2026Business North East is a new region-wide approach to business support developed by the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority (North East MSA) in partnership with the seven constituent local authorities. It will provide a simplified, coordinated and accessible business support system for entrepreneuValue not stated in sourceCloses Fri 13 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Agreements for Start Up Loans' Business Support PartnersThe Start-Up Loans Company · Published 15 Oct 2026The Start-Up Loans Company (SUL) is part of the British Business Bank (the Bank), which is a government-owned economic development bank that makes finance markets for smaller businesses work more effectively. The Bank’s mission is to drive economic growth by helping smaller businesses get the financ£104,280,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueCloses Tue 17 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
Which buyers publish the most business support programmes notices?
Northumbria University at Newcastle, with 16 notices of 94 in the 12 months to 22 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 94 notices in the window, read 22 October 2026.
How many business support programmes notices are published each month?
About 8 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was August 2026, with 16.
9 of the 40 business support programmes notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (23%). 0 of the open notices listed above are in it.
Counts come from this page’s data. A stated estimate is not the contract value, and frameworks are excluded.
| Stage | Notices |
|---|---|
| Award | 42 |
| Contract | 34 |
| Tender | 10 |
| Planning | 6 |
| Tender cancellation | 2 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 1 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 9 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 21 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 7 |
| £2 million or more | 2 |
Who has won business support programmes contracts recently?
Microsoft Limited won 4 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
On 10 Jul 2026, MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency recorded an award to Microsoft Limited for “Provision of Microsoft Unified Enterprise Support Services”, at a recorded value of £380,076.
Read the award notice. Legacy award record; supplier allocation and signed-contract status unverified
What counts as business support programmes tenders here?
Delivery of support programmes to businesses on the buyer's behalf: SME growth advice, start-up incubation, innovation and commercialisation support, sector networks. Grants paid out under such a programme are business-process-services (grant administration); training courses for the public are learning-services.
Classified
The notice’s recorded classification (proposed by a model, each label checked by Jev) accepted this catalogue subject: business support programme delivery. Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so none appear here yet.
Matched by text
The title contains one of: business support programmes, business support, start up support, enterprise support. A word match is not a judgment of what is bought, so these are labelled as matches.
Open the official notice
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3 notices open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.Northumbria University at Newcastle published 16 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 94 in the last 12 months.Microsoft Limited won 4 awards
The most of any supplier in the 76 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 8 notices a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 94 in the 12-month window.
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- 22 October 2026, regenerated daily
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- 22 October 2025 to 22 October 2026, by publication date
- Classification
- Not yet published to public pages
- Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so every notice here is matched by text.
- A text match means the notice's title, buyer or stated region fits this hub's rule. It is not a judgment of what is bought.
- Open means a stated deadline still in the future. Tender notices with no stated deadline are listed separately, and only when published in the last 60 days; planning and forecast notices are not counted as open.
- Award records come from the legacy award table, whose newest record is 23 July 2026.
- UK notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder only. EU (TED) notices are not counted.
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