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Export Growth and International Market Access Programme

Issued by Nottinghamshire County Council · via UK Find a Tender Service

Published: 11 Nov 2026
Closes: 7 Dec 2026, 12:00 UTC
Value: GBP 810,000
Reference: SEM6605
Location: United Kingdom
Sector: Healthcare & Pharma
Type: services

At a glance

Nottinghamshire County Council in United Kingdom has published a tender in healthcare & pharma: “Export Growth and International Market Access Programme”. Submissions close on 7 December 2026, 25 days from today. The stated value is GBP 810,000. Quote reference SEM6605 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 5 notices from this buyer since 2026, 2 of them currently open. There are 597 open healthcare & pharma notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

Key requirements

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Details

The Council is seeking to appoint a single Lead Provider to deliver the Export Growth and International Market Access Programme across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The Lead Provider may be a single organisation or a consortium with one legally accountable lead provider. The Lead Provider shall remain responsible for all consortium and subcontracted delivery, performance, data, compliance and grant administration. The Programme forms part of EMCCA's Local Growth Fund (LGF) business support portfolio and is intended to address market failures associated with exporting, including information asymmetry, capability gaps, compliance barriers, market-entry costs and access to specialist support. The contracted service shall provide specialist export support to businesses seeking to:

Begin exporting;
Increase export activity;
Enter new international markets;
Improve international competitiveness; and
Develop export-related productivity and digital capability.

The successful Provider will be required to deliver services including, but not limited to:

Export advisory support;
Export readiness assessments and diagnostics;
Export action planning;
International market access support;
Workshops, masterclasses and networking events;
Referral and brokerage services;
Marketing, promotion and outreach activity;
Administration of a business grant programme;
Performance monitoring and reporting; and
Stakeholder engagement and coordination.

Context for bidders

We hold 5 notices from Nottinghamshire County Council, going back to February 2026 — 2 of them still open. They buy mostly in Healthcare & Pharma and Education & Training. There are 597 open Healthcare & Pharma tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 25 days.

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Documents

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