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# Made Smarter West Midlands

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/made-smarter-west-midlands-ocds-h6vhtk-04c969). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Midlands Combined Authority: "Made Smarter West Midlands". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £2,688,958. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Midlands Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority-ons-e47000007)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,688,958 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c969`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/made-smarter-west-midlands-ocds-h6vhtk-04c969#tl-md)

## Description
WMCA is seeking a provider/ delivery partner with a demonstrable track record of providing Specialist Business Support Advice Services, preferably to Manufacturing SMEs that can deliver the MSWM Programme. Providers can be a single organisation or part of a consortium. If bidding as a consortium, a declaration must be made confirming all members of the consortium and their respective roles in delivery of the services and a lead organisation must be appointed to enter the contract with WMCA if successful. The delivery partner will act as the gateway to MSWM manufacturing support and provide the essential SME Account Management role. They will manage the engagement of the SMEs with all aspects of the MSWM Programme including, programme management, marketing, coordinating the Digital Technology Specialists (DTS) and the Industrial Digital Technology Advisors (IDTAs), the Leadership Training, Organisational Workforce Development, and the Internship Placement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Made Smarter West Midlands Programme (MSWM) is funded by the Department of Business and Trade (DBT) and Ministry of Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) as part of the Integrated Settlement (IS) under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) betwe...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040894-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-19T09:27:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T13:34:21.638Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c969