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title: "Norfolk County Council Made Smarter Consultancy Procurement"
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# Norfolk County Council Made Smarter Consultancy Procurement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/norfolk-county-council-made-smarter-consultancy-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-04e214). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk County Council: "Norfolk County Council Made Smarter Consultancy Procurement". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 March 2025 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH15, UKH16, UKH17
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £323,780 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/norfolk-county-council-made-smarter-consultancy-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-04e214#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e214`

## 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/norfolk-county-council-made-smarter-consultancy-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-04e214#tl-md)

## Description
Norfolk County Council is the Accountable Body for the £1.2m Made Smarter Adoption East of England Programme covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire. This is a pilot programme for the East of England commencing on 1st April 2025 for one financial year, which could be extended for a longer duration subject to Government funding and satisfactory performance. The Made Smarter Adoption Programme is multi-faceted, providing support for manufacturing and engineering SMEs and their employees to enhance their digital readiness. Support included within the programme includes a digital roadmap, industrial digital technology advice, grant funding for the adoption of new industrial digital technologies, Leadership and Management Training, support for the operations and workforce through training and matchmaking SMEs with colleges and universities across the region to support internships.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Norfolk County Council is the Accountable Body for the £1.2m Made Smarter Adoption East of England Programme covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire. This is a pilot programme for the East of England commencin...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Norfolk County Council Made Smarter Consultancy Procurement (active)
  - Award id: `037442-2025-NCCF43210-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Oxford Innovation Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-153465`
  - Value: £323,780 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Norfolk County Council Made Smarter Consultancy Procurement (active)
  - Signed Value: £323,780
  - Signed Date: 02/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037442-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-04T12:37:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T05:28:22.409Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e214