T26-113BUS Business Sprint Fast Track SME Growth Support Programme

Buyer
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Value
£450,000
Closes
20 November 2026
Where
Derry, Northern Ireland
Type
Open tender

In plain English

Derry City and Strabane District Council wants a delivery partner to design and run a business support programme called Business Sprint: Fast Track. It will give fast-growing small and medium businesses intensive, tailored help to grow, innovate, prepare for investment, and make better use of regional and national support schemes. The programme is funded through the Local Economic Partnership and the Department for the Economy's Regional Balance Fund.

What the buyer wants

• Design, manage and deliver an intensive, tailored support programme for ambitious micro, small and medium businesses in the Derry City and Strabane district • Help participating businesses grow, improve their innovation capability, become investment ready, and engage with wider regional and national business support • Submit your bid through eTendersNI using the Call for Tender documents, as no other submission method will be accepted

Likely requirements

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Most small businesses would be disqualified by a lack of a proven track record in delivering publicly funded business growth programmes, or by being unable to meet the monitoring, reporting and funding compliance requirements that come with Regional Balance Fund money.

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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