Provision of a Business Start-up Enterprise Support Programme
Main contract details
Opportunity Id
DN784399
Title
Provision of a Business Start-up Enterprise Support Programme
Categories
79000000-4 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Description
The Authority is seeking to appoint one or two providers to deliver the provision of a business startup enterprise programme.
Local London is commissioning the delivery of the Business Start-Up Enterprise Support Programme. The programme aims to support 350 economically inactive residents to explore or set up sustainable small businesses. It will particularly target those furthest from the labour market, providing flexible pathways to financial independence.
This Business Start-Up Enterprise Support Programme is designed to tackle these barriers by providing tailored business start-up advice, mentoring, and practical tools. By embedding AI and digital solutions, we aim to create a modern, innovative support service that prepares residents for the realities of running their own businesses.
The procurement will appoint one or more delivery partners to provide tailored enterprise support across five boroughs. The programme is structured into two lots to ensure locally responsive delivery.
The duration of the contract will be for an initial period from the 1st November 2025 to 31st March 2026. The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further twelve (12) months from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.
The Contact is split into two lots with the maximum contract value as follows:
Lot One: Havering and Redbridge
1st November 2025 to 31st March 2026: £180,000.00
1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027: £400,000.00
Lot Two: Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich
1st November 2025 to 31st March 2026: £280,000.00
1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027: £560,000.00
A total contract value including any optional extension periods is £1,420,000.00
Local London is commissioning the delivery of the Business Start-Up Enterprise Support Programme. The programme aims to support 350 economically inactive residents to explore or set up sustainable small businesses. It will particularly target those furthest from the labour market, providing flexible pathways to financial independence.
This Business Start-Up Enterprise Support Programme is designed to tackle these barriers by providing tailored business start-up advice, mentoring, and practical tools. By embedding AI and digital solutions, we aim to create a modern, innovative support service that prepares residents for the realities of running their own businesses.
The procurement will appoint one or more delivery partners to provide tailored enterprise support across five boroughs. The programme is structured into two lots to ensure locally responsive delivery.
The duration of the contract will be for an initial period from the 1st November 2025 to 31st March 2026. The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further twelve (12) months from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.
The Contact is split into two lots with the maximum contract value as follows:
Lot One: Havering and Redbridge
1st November 2025 to 31st March 2026: £180,000.00
1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027: £400,000.00
Lot Two: Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich
1st November 2025 to 31st March 2026: £280,000.00
1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027: £560,000.00
A total contract value including any optional extension periods is £1,420,000.00
Region(s) of supply
Redbridge and Waltham Forest
Estimated value
£1,420,000.00
Keywords
business planning, enterprise support, mentoring
Key dates
Estimated contract dates
Start date
01/02/2026
End date
31/03/2027
Expression of interest window
From 21/08/2025 12:00 to 30/09/2025 12:00
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Contact details
Buyer
London Borough of Redbridge
Contact
Gemma Edwards
Telephone
07810 501769
Address
Lynton House , 255-259 High Road
ILford
Essex
IG1 1NY
United Kingdom
ILford
Essex
IG1 1NY
United Kingdom
