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Agreements for Start Up Loans' Business Support Partners

Agreements for Start Up Loans' Business Support Partners is a UK public sector tender from The Start-Up Loans Company (East Midlands, East of England, London, North East England, North West England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber), with an estimated value of £104.3m (excluding VAT). The closing date is .

Agreements for Start Up Loans' Business Support Partners. Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder
BuyerThe Start-Up Loans Company (Sheffield)
Published
Closing date, 16:00 UK time
Estimated value£104.3m (excluding VAT)
CPV code66190000 — Loan brokerage services
CPV categoryFinancial and insurance services
Contract typeServices
ProcedureCompetitive flexible procedure
RegionEast Midlands, East of England, London, North East England, North West England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber
Location—
Marked suitable forSMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), VCSEs (voluntary, community and social enterprises)
SourceFind a Tender, notice 097668-2026

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Summary from the notice

The Start-Up Loans Company (SUL) is part of the British Business Bank (the Bank), which is a government-owned economic development bank that makes finance markets for smaller businesses work more effectively. The Bank’s mission is to drive economic growth by helping smaller businesses get the…

Official summary as published on Find a Tender (shortened).

How this procurement works

This uses the competitive flexible procedure (Procurement Act 2023). The buyer designs its own stages, often a request to participate first, then invited tenders. Read the notice for each stage and deadline.

Who can bid

The buyer marked this tender as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. That is a signal the buyer expects smaller organisations to be able to bid, but you still need to meet the requirements in the notice.

Closing date

31 days left: the deadline for tenders is , 16:00 UK time (as of ). Late submissions are normally rejected; check the notice for the exact time and how to submit.

Next steps

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  2. Open the official notice, follow the link to the buyer's tender portal and download the documents.
  3. Check that you meet the selection criteria (experience, insurance, finances) and send clarification questions early.
  4. Prepare your response, including any social value questions, and submit before the closing date.

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