Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be8-fccc-732f-a26b-31d9d1321c44/cumbria-accelerator-business-support-contract-2627-provision-of-business-suppo awarded GB open procedure # Cumbria Accelerator Business Support Contract 26/27: Provision of Business Support Diagnostics [Cumberland Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumberland-council) Open field Estimated value Not stated Published 2 Sept 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Enterprising Cumbria is seeking to appoint organisations to deliver business support diagnostics to SMEs, within Cumbria, for the 2026/27 financial year. Enterprising Cumbria will co-ordinate the delivery of Department for Business and Trade (DBT) funded business support activity across Cumbria, ensuring that this meets the needs of our businesses and supports their growth. The focus of business support will be on supporting SMEs to achieve their growth ambitions moving forward. In delivering diagnostic sessions the appointed organisations will be required to consider the key themes and priorities as identified by DBT and Government, which will include but is not limited to innovation, investment, skills, net zero and international trade. The contract will operate on the basis of pricing per 'unit', with the appointed organisations or individuals being paid a unit price for the delivery of the contract. Payment will only be made for the number of Assists provided to businesses and subject to the provision of valid and completed paperwork.. Key to successful delivery of this contract will be to be able to signpost appropriately to appropriate follow-on provision at the conclusion of the diagnostic support. Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06f029-2026-09-02T10:34:30+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06f029-2026-09-02T10:34:30+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Cumberland Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumberland-council) ## More tenders like this [Cochlear Implants · The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c8ee-7311-a960-2c841b8ccbb0/cochlear-implants) [Supply of Paint and Consumables - Selhurst Depot · Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN) · 65 days left · 23 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c917-7350-8f5d-c9d3b15bb2a8/supply-of-paint-and-consumables-selhurst-depot) [Preventative and Reactive Fire Alarm And Associated Systems Maintenance · Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management · 38 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c982-7227-b1d3-831bbdbff6bd/preventative-and-reactive-fire-alarm-and-associated-systems-maintenance) [Delivery and supply of 11 Hoists · North East London NHS Foundation Trust · 13 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c9a1-7022-be69-dade0279382a/delivery-and-supply-of-11-hoists) [Procurement for Communal Cleaning, Grounds Maintenance and Window Cleaning in Central and East of England (Habinteg)(Split into Lots) · Habinteg Housing Association Limited · 36 days left · 25 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c9d7-7053-92b2-88d12b254b3e/procurement-for-communal-cleaning-grounds-maintenance-and-window-cleaning-in-ce) [Boiler Replacement Scheme · West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority · 59 days left · 18 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-ca0f-7129-83ab-7f5da966bec5/boiler-replacement-scheme)