01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Essex County Council
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Category
- services
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — 2 February 2026
Description
Essex County Council (ECC) have awarded the Ambitious Essex Enhanced Growth Hub, due to begin service April 2026. The service, working closely with the Government funded Growth Hub, will help provide the front door for businesses seeking advice and support in the County, enabling them to have the knowledge necessary to achieve growth and prosperity as well as access to business finance. This approach reflects ECC's commitment to delivering a more coherent and impactful business support ecosystem, better positioned to meet the needs of Essex's large and diverse SME base and to drive inclusive economic growth across key sectors.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Ambitious Essex Enhanced Growth Hub
- Awarded
- 17 February 2026
- Award value
- £1,140,000
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 4 March 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PWVM-4844-NRQHSMARTER SOCIETY LIMITED
27 Old Gloucester Street, London, UKI31, WC1N 3AX, United Kingdom
Companies House 09874339 →Companies House links appear only for explicit GB-COH identifiers. BritDB does not create company links from a similar name or address.
04 Provenance
Source for this process
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