Agreements for Start Up Loans' Business Support Partners

Buyer
The Start-Up Loans Company
Value
£104,280,000
Closes
17 November 2026
Where
Sheffield, the East Midlands
Type
Open tender

In plain English

The Start-Up Loans Company is recruiting Business Support Partners to provide mentoring, guidance and application support to people starting new businesses across the UK. These partners will help potential borrowers navigate the Start-Up Loans Scheme, which lends money to early-stage entrepreneurs who struggle to get finance elsewhere.

What the buyer wants

• Provide pre-application and application-stage support to start-up business owners in assigned regions or nationally • Deliver mentoring, advice and guidance to help prospective loan applicants prepare their business cases • Act as credit brokers, connecting entrepreneurs to the Start-Up Loans Scheme and supporting them through the full journey from initial contact to loan decision

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Likely requirements

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This is a specialist contract requiring FCA credit broker regulation and significant capacity to support thousands of loan applicants annually; most sole traders or micro-businesses without mentoring experience, established networks or regulatory approval will not be competitive.

How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

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