EMMS Marketing

Lincolnshire County CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0672f3Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

Awarded 19 May 2026

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

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 2027
Possible 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
79400000
79340000
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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
QualityQuality Questionsquality80.00%
PricePriceprice20.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

Award date

19 May 2026

Contract start

01 Jun 2026

Contract end

31 Mar 2027