Invitation to tender: Enterprise Oxfordshire Business – procurement of new business support programme
Oct 21, 2025
Enterprise Oxfordshire Business is pleased to announce the launch of a procurement process to find a supplier to deliver a business support programme for Oxfordshire’s high streets.
This procurement of up to £33,000 (excluding VAT) is for a supplier to design and deliver a comprehensive programme of business support for high street businesses in Oxfordshire.
This must be an enhanced and specialised offer, going above the support already available via Enterprise Oxfordshire Business for all Oxfordshire SMEs and must be delivered by 31 March 2026.
Enterprise Oxfordshire will operate a two-stage assessment and selection process for this procurement.
Tender indicative timetable:
- Tuesday 21 October 2025 – opportunity advertised
- Tuesday 4 November 2025 at 12 midday – final date for questions on the opportunity. To be sent to: sarah.beal@enterpriseoxfordshire.com
- Tuesday 11 November 2025 at 10am – closing date for submission of proposals. To be sent to: sarah.beal@enterpriseoxfordshire.com
- Monday 17 November 2025 – interviews with the three top scoring bidders
- Wednesday 19 November 2025 – suppliers will be notified of the outcome
- Monday 1 December 2025 – standstill period ends
- Tuesday 2 December 2025 – contract and commencement
Tender documents associated with this opportunity:
- Invitation to tender
- Standard selection questionnaire
- Annex A application form
These tender documents can be downloaded via the below links:
DOWNLOAD: Invitation to tender document
DOWNLOAD: Standard selection questionnaire
DOWNLOAD: Annex A application form
Questions and answers relating to this tender:
We will produce Q&A documents as part of this tender process, clarifying queries that have been raised. You can find the latest Q&A document below: