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# Consultancy Services for Lancashire Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Watch Tower

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consultancy-services-for-lancashire-advanced-engineering-and-manufacturing-watch-tower-ocds-h6vhtk-02e9a9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lancashire County Council: "Consultancy Services for Lancashire Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Watch Tower". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Nov 2021, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.lancashire.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Lancashire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-county-council-ons-e10000017)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services, Research consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £899,559 (exc. VAT, 5 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consultancy-services-for-lancashire-advanced-engineering-and-manufacturing-watch-tower-ocds-h6vhtk-02e9a9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e9a9`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consultancy-services-for-lancashire-advanced-engineering-and-manufacturing-watch-tower-ocds-h6vhtk-02e9a9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [lancashire.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lancashire.gov.uk%2Fisupplier)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consultancy-services-for-lancashire-advanced-engineering-and-manufacturing-watch-tower-ocds-h6vhtk-02e9a9#participate

## Description
Lancashire County Council is seeking to award a series of interventions to support the advanced engineering and manufacturing (AEM) sector within the County to overcome
setbacks which have arisen as a direct and indirect results of the COVID-19 pandemic. This services are structured into a series of five contracts.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: The AEM Watch Tower
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000
- **Description:** Lancashire County Council is seeking to award a series of interventions to support the advanced engineering and manufacturing (AEM) sector within the County to overcome
setbacks which have arisen as a direct and indirect results of the COVID-19 pande...

### Lot 2: Aerospace Diversification Support
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73210000, 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £250,000
- **Description:** Lancashire County Council is seeking to award a series of interventions to support the advanced engineering and manufacturing (AEM) sector within the County to overcome
setbacks which have arisen as a direct and indirect results of the COVID-19 pande...

### Lot 3: Innovation Eco-System Accelerator
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73210000, 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000
- **Description:** Lancashire County Council is seeking to award a series of interventions to support the advanced engineering and manufacturing (AEM) sector within the County to overcome
setbacks which have arisen as a direct and indirect results of the COVID-19 pande...

### Lot 4: Skills and Employment Retention Solutions
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73210000, 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £250,000
- **Description:** Lancashire County Council is seeking to award a series of interventions to support the advanced engineering and manufacturing (AEM) sector within the County to overcome
setbacks which have arisen as a direct and indirect results of the COVID-19 pande...

### Lot 5: AEM Sector Promotion Initiative
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73210000, 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000
- **Description:** Lancashire County Council is seeking to award a series of interventions to support the advanced engineering and manufacturing (AEM) sector within the County to overcome
setbacks which have arisen as a direct and indirect results of the COVID-19 pande...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** AEM Watch Tower (active)
  - Award id: `000032-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **AEM Hi Lancashire Consortium led by North West Aerospace Alliance, Aerospace Consulting Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-39450`, `GB-FTS-39452`
  - Value: £99,540 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** AEM Diversification (active)
  - Award id: `000032-2022-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **AEM Hi Lancashire Consortium led by North West Aerospace Alliance, Aerospace Consulting Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-39450`, `GB-FTS-39452`
  - Value: £228,850 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Innovation (active)
  - Award id: `000032-2022-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **AEM Hi Lancashire Consortium led by North West Aerospace Alliance, Aerospace Consulting Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-39450`, `GB-FTS-39452`
  - Value: £244,039 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Skills and Employment Retention Solution (active)
  - Award id: `000032-2022-4-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Community & Business Partners CIC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-39451`
  - Value: £227,350 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Sector Promotion Initiatives (active)
  - Award id: `000032-2022-5-5`
  - Supplier(s): **AEM Hi Lancashire Consortium led by North West Aerospace Alliance, Aerospace Consulting Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-39450`, `GB-FTS-39452`
  - Value: £99,780 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (5)
- **Contract:** AEM Watch Tower (active)
  - Signed Value: £99,540
  - Signed Date: 04/01/2022

- **Contract:** AEM Diversification (active)
  - Signed Value: £228,850
  - Signed Date: 04/01/2022

- **Contract:** Innovation (active)
  - Signed Value: £244,039
  - Signed Date: 04/01/2022

- **Contract:** Skills and Employment Retention Solution (active)
  - Signed Value: £227,350
  - Signed Date: 04/01/2022

- **Contract:** Sector Promotion Initiatives (active)
  - Signed Value: £99,780
  - Signed Date: 04/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000032-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-04T10:06:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:01:05.207Z
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