# This procurement aims to appoint a single supplier to deliver high quality, impactful business support to ambitious SMEs in East Sussex\. The contract will run for 8 months from August 2025 to March 2026 with a possible extension of a further 12 months \(subject to funding\)\. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund \(UKSPF\) is the UK Government's replacement for European Structural Investment Fund \(ESiF\) that included both the European Social Fund \(ESF\) and the European Regional Development Fund \(ERDF\), and is managed by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government\. The funding for this contract, provided through UKSPF, is contingent upon ESCC receiving the fun

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [East Sussex County Council](/buyers/east-sussex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £355,000
- Published: 13 May 2025
- Planned start: 22 July 2025
- Planned end: 21 March 2026
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8133b1f7-558f-49a4-a9c4-aca4bd902055-844963
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-79adf59e-771c-4fd2-8a8c-f1ec3d575ca9

## Description

This procurement aims to appoint a single supplier to deliver high quality, impactful business support to ambitious SMEs in East Sussex\. The contract will run for 8 months from August 2025 to March 2026\.

## Related contract awards

- [B26356 356: Little Common - Hooe - Catsfield - Battle, Claverham Community College, \(Schooldays only\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c0282ff8-66f8-4dd7-9730-03fb0c099977): East Sussex County Council
- [B26355 Bus Service 355: Netherfield - Claverham Community College, also afternoons only Whatlington - Mountfield](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6ea5a8db-4ff5-4009-93e4-a6bf8f0ff664): East Sussex County Council
- [Taxi and MPV \(1-8 seats\) - Taxi and MPV \(1-8 seats\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-dc8e040a-6142-449e-a5ea-74310842956c): East Sussex County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8133b1f7-558f-49a4-a9c4-aca4bd902055-844963)