Invitation to Tender for the Provision of UKSPF 1-2-1 Business Support

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Herefordshire Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

32446b73-977e-4b55-819e-f8a21a4b72d7-771200

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 79410000, 79411000, 79412000, 79413000, 79414000, 79415000

Published tags

award

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

Herefordshire Council was awarded £7.54m UK Shared Prosperity Funding. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF or the Fund) is a central pillar of the UK government's ambitious Levelling Up agenda and a significant component of its support for places across the UK. It seizes the opportunities of leaving the European Union, by investing in domestic priorities and targeting funding where it is needed most: building pride in place, supporting high quality skills training, supporting pay, employment and productivity growth and increasing life chances. This funding is part of Intervention E24: Funding for new and improvements to existing training hubs, business support offers https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-interventions-outputs-and-indicators/interventions-list-for-england. \r \r The council is looking to appoint up to 10 business advisors to deliver 1-2-1 business advice to support delivery of this intervention in Herefordshire. \r Additional information: Herefordshire Council has published this contract opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity. To register with Procontract on the Supplying the Southwest Portal, click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser's address bar: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

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1. Tender notice observed

   11 Apr 2024

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 20 Aug 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   6ce633df-cd3f-4765-a467-57af2ef1a86f-740143

   Published tags

   tender

2. Award notice observed

   26 Jul 2024

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   32446b73-977e-4b55-819e-f8a21a4b72d7-771200

   Published tags

   award

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Invitation to Tender for the Provision of UKSPF 1-2-1 Business Support

  Buyer: Herefordshire CouncilSupplier: Aim Solutions Limited

  End date in notice

  31 Mar 2025

  Value shown in notice

  £250,000Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier

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  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.

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  Award or lot reference

  ocds-b5fd17-a5908c16-7b13-4e98-876e-5d515755163e-1

• Invitation to Tender for the Provision of UKSPF 1-2-1 Business Support

  Buyer: Herefordshire CouncilSupplier: BIC INNOVATION LTD

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