Estimated Value
Up to £904,525
Deadline
28 May 2025
Published
3 June 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
The Kent and Medway Growth Hub ("KMGH") is a government funded service that enables small and medium sized businesses in Kent and Medway to access local and national business support. Funded via a grant from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Growth Hub provides a one stop shop for business support services that offers: •Information, navigation, and signposting via a coordinated, multi-channel service. •Structured support to small and medium enterprises, incorporating a diagnostic assessment of business needs and advice and guidance.
Kent County Council (KCC) is the Accountable Body for the Kent & Medway Growth Hub service. Kent and Medway have a strong track record of practical delivery, underpinned by a long track record of excellent partnership working between business and local government.
The Kent and Medway Economic Partnership (KMEP) is the economic partnership for Kent and Medway and takes the strategic lead in the Kent and Medway areas for economic growth. The provider of the previous core Growth Hub service for Kent and Medway, was the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce (KICC).
Contact & helpdesk
The Core service activities include: •Marketing and Engagement of the service to relevant businesses. •Provision of single point of contact for business support services. •Assessment of business need and signposting to relevant support. •Direct one to one business support for ambitious and high growth companies. •Development of strategic partnerships and robust referral networks. •Data collection, verification, and reporting.
Additional details
The Kent and Medway Economic Partnership is responsible for the delivery of the objectives set out in Kent and Medway Economic Framework (Kent & Medway Economic Framework). It sets out the actions that businesses and local authorities in Kent and Medway, together we will take to drive forward delivery of the following aims: •Ambition 1: Enabling innovative creative and productive businesses. •Ambition 2: Widening opportunities and unlocking talent. •Ambition 3: Securing resilient infrastructure for planned, sustained growth. •Ambition 4: Placing economic opportunity at the centre of community wellbeing and prosperity. •Ambition 5: Creating diverse, distinctive and vibrant places.
Further Information regarding the opportunity has been provided within the procurement documents. These documents were accessible via the Kent Business Portal. A link to the opportunity was provided in a previous notice.
AI AnalysisMembers
Requirements, key tasks and tips for reading this tender — included with Tendarix membership.
£4.99/month after a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime before it ends and you pay nothing.
Award Details
Smarter Society Limited
£904,525
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
G.Baker Roofing Limited
12 contracts wonlatest 14 Sept 2026£2m
total awarded
- 2
Redec Limited
11 contracts wonlatest 18 Aug 2026£3m
total awarded
- 3
GTCI Ltd
£20m
total awarded
- 4
BYFORD ROOFING SERVICES LIMITED
£1m
total awarded
- 5
Gjm Southern Group LTD
7 contracts wonlatest 24 Aug 2026£690,633
total awarded
G.Baker Roofing Limited is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
Before you bid, buyers check
two years of filed accountsyour financial standingturnover vs contract valueyour Companies House recordcash flow for 30-day termscredit scores and ratios
Actions
Start free trialto open noticeCreate an account and start a 7-day free trial to open the buyer’s own notice and tender documents, plus fit scoring and the Bid Writer. Then £4.99/month — cancel anytime.
Open Bid WriterIndependent software, web & cloud studio. We design, build and grow digital products that quietly outlast their category.
How to Apply
Step-by-step submission guide
Submission Portal
Find a Tender
Open the original notice
Click the button below to view the full notice on Find a Tender Service (FTS)
Check the procedure type
The "Procedure" section tells you if it's Open (one stage) or Restricted (SQ then ITT). This changes how you apply
Access the eSourcing portal
FTS notices link to the buyer's eSourcing platform — register there to access documents
Complete the Selection Questionnaire
Higher-value contracts often require an SQ first — this pre-qualifies you before the full bid stage
Submit electronically
Upload your completed response through the eSourcing platform before the closing date and time
FTS contracts are above UK procurement thresholds. Late submissions are strictly rejected — submit at least 24 hours before the deadline to avoid portal issues.
Buyer Profile
Kent County CouncilKey Dates
Published
3 June 2026
Submission deadline
28 May 2025
Notice type
contractAmendment
Source
find a tender
Related Tenders
HV cable procurement
UKAEA is undertaking refurbishment works to the J5 electrical infrastructure to support the ongoing operation and reliability of the Culham Campus power distribution network. As pa
Trunk road litter picking
Annual litter picking of the verges, laybys and slip roads of the Highways Agency’s trunk roads within the Borough of Test Valley area, with optional ad-hoc related activities that
Community suds planters project
Through Project Sponge, the council intends to deliver phase two of the downpipe planter programme. Phase two will include planter installations at the following locations: 1. Cipp
The replacement of the sports hall flat roof, edenbridge leisure centre
The District Council of Sevenoaks is looking for a qualified roofing contractor to replace the flat roof on the Sports Hall at Edenbridge Leisure Centre, while keeping the centre safe and as operational as possible during the works.