BUS Business Sprint Fast Track SME Growth Support Programme
Issued by Derry City and Strabane District Council · via UK Find a Tender Service
- Published
- 21 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
- Value
- GBP 450,000
- Reference
- T26-113BUS Business Sprint Fast Track SME Growth Support Programme
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- services
At a glance
Derry City and Strabane District Council in United Kingdom has published a tender: “BUS Business Sprint Fast Track SME Growth Support Programme”. Submissions close on 20 November 2026, 30 days from today. The stated value is GBP 450,000. Quote reference T26-113BUS Business Sprint Fast Track SME Growth Support Programme in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 15 notices from this buyer since 2026, 11 of them currently open. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.
Details
DCSDC is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified delivery partner to design, manage and deliver the Business Sprint: Fast Track Programme. This targeted intervention will provide ambitious micro and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with intensive, tailored support to accelerate growth, enhance innovation capability, improve investment readiness and increase engagement with regional and national business support programmes. The programme forms part of a wider strategic investment through the Local Economic Partnership (LEP) and Department for the Economy's Regional Balance Fund and is intended to contribute to a more productive, innovative and resilient local economy, capable of generating sustainable employment and long-term economic prosperity across the Derry City and Strabane district. Your submission must be submitted via eTendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
Context for bidders
We hold 15 notices from Derry City and Strabane District Council, going back to August 2026 — 11 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, IT & Telecom and Transport & Logistics. This one closes in 30 days.
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Documents
- tenderNoticeDownload
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