Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bce-9c02-7318-95ce-f638081f4379/csp25191-stfc-specialist-business-support-services

awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# CSP25191 - STFC Specialist Business Support Services

[UK Research and Innovation](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation)

Estimated value

£441,000

Published

11 Mar 2026

Deadline

Closed

24 Nov 2025

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Buyer says suitable for VCSEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

UK Research and Innovation ("UKRI") require a supplier to provide specialist business support services for consultancy, commercial coaching and specialist training for business founders, including developing a high-performing team. The services would be delivered to third party startups that are incubated in STFC's Programmes.

The outcome of these services is to help STFC to increase and accelerate the growth of UK Deep tech start-ups and so deliver a return to the UK economy and support the UK Government's Growth Mission.

The user is STFC's Incubation Programmes team, who would manage the supplier(s) to deliver procured services to incubated startups. These specialist services are essential to enable the STFC team's ability to deliver our objectives.

## CPV classification

Business organisation services Coaching services Training services

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-058bb6-2026-03-11T16:27:31Z

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-058bb6-2026-03-11T16:27:31Z)

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