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East Midlands Combined County Authority
Start & Sustain
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this historical notice.
- Published
- 23 Oct 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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EMCCA has devolved responsibility for delivering Transport, Housing, Economic Development, Skills and Green Growth across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
This Start-up & Sustain Programme is designed to support individuals across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire who aspire to start a business, while also helping early-stage start-ups to establish themselves and create a strong foundation to survive and thrive. The aim is to stimulate entrepreneurship, increase the number of businesses, improve business survival rates, and foster inclusive economic growth.
The Start-up & Sustain Programme will achieve these objectives by providing tailored start-up and enterprise support, expert mentoring, along with practical tools and resources.
The current contract expires on 31st March 2026, so this service is being re-procured in accordance with Procurement Act 2023 requirements.
The contract, worth up to £1,400,000 in total over 2 years, will be awarded for the initial term from June 2026 until May 2028. There is potential for 1 year extension subject to satisfactory Supplier performance and further funding approval.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 79000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
5 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 23 Jan 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 23 January 2026.
Deadline in this release: Wed 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT.
Release 006181-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 6 Feb 2026Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 6 February 2026. Stated change: The closing date has been extended to 12:00 noon on the 2nd March 2026
Deadline in this release: Mon 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT.
Release 011066-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 24 Feb 2026Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 24 February 2026. Stated change: Have amended the closing date for the clarification period, the tender submission date and the contract award date
Deadline in this release: Mon 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT.
Release 016588-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 16 Apr 2026Notice
Notice published 16 April 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 034490-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 23 Oct 2026Notice
Notice published 23 October 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 100408-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
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07/ Tender hubs
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-060d50
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- award · Awarded
- Last verified
- Sat 24 Oct 2026, 07:09 BST
- Read at
- Wed 28 Oct 2026, 18:28 GMT
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