EMMS Marketing
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
19 May 2026
Description
East Midlands Made Smarter requires a Marketing Support Provider who will be responsible for ensuring sufficient Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are received through the Made Smarter website or through Made Smarter East Midlands Events to achieve the Initial Engagement Discussion (IED) programme target and for Marketing the full range of support to Made Smarter East Midlands beneficiaries, both past and present. The Beneficiaries of the Made Smarter Adoption East Midlands Programme will be SME Manufacturers, having headcounts between 1 and 249, and may be located in Greater Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Scope
- Reference
- PL25.139
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 25 May 2026 to 31 Mar 2027Possible extension to 31 Mar 2029
There will be an option for the Council to extend the Contract by a period of two years, confirmed in yearly increments. Extensions are subject to the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) maintaining current Made Smarter programme requirements, awarding funding in future years, satisfactory performance and by mutual agreement.
- CPV classifications
- 7940000079340000
- Contract locations
- East Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality Questions | quality | 80.00% |
| Price | Price | price | 20.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
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Award date
19 May 2026
Contract start
01 Jun 2026
Contract end
31 Mar 2027
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 19 May 2026 · Contract period 01 Jun 2026 — 31 Mar 2027
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