Scope
Description
The UK government, through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF 2025 - 26), is again making funding available with a specific focus to help kickstart economic growth and promote opportunities in all parts of the UK. Westminster City Council [WCC] is allocating UK Shared Prosperity Funds (UKSPF) for the commissioning of an organisation with specialist retail and business support expertise to provide detailed online business support guidance for businesses.
Westminster City Council is therefore seeking to procure the services of an external retail experts to provide detailed online business support guidance for SME independent businesses.
The support will help ensure businesses are less risky for landlords to consider, giving more confidence and credibility to our platform and its pipeline of potential high street operators who will also have better chance of securing, opening and running a physical retail space on WCC's high streets.
Total value (estimated)
- £25,000 excluding VAT
- £30,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 31 May 2026
- 6 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 55900000 - Retail trade services
- 72212481 - Sales or marketing software development services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 72212100 - Industry specific software development services
Contract locations
- UKI - London
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
19 November 2025, 5:00pm
Tender submission deadline
21 November 2025, 5:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
This opportunity and all associated procurement documents will be accessible via our City of Westminster Procurement and Contracts portal ("the Portal"), kindly visit https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com and search for the following reference: ITT_30547. If you have any questions, please submit these through the portal.
Our portal is free to register on.
To view details of the Opportunity via the Portal please click the following link: https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/59181205019A5E7C601C
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Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
Quality - 60%
Price- - 40%
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Contracting authority
Westminster City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJVD-6261-BPPJ
64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
United Kingdom
Contact name: The Buying Team
Email: buyingteam@westminster.gov.uk
Website: https://www.westminster.gov.uk/
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government