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Published 11 Feb 2026, 18:43 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UPN-00111 - Made Smarter · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The West of England Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK1)

Published estimate£2,947,023≈ £2.9m / year · £3,536,428 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 10 Mar 2026awarded 26 Mar 2026

Awarded to NCC2 awards

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) has appointed the National Composites Centre (NCC), leading a consortium with Oxford Innovation Advice Ltd and the University of the West of England, to deliver the Made Smarter South West Adoption Programme. This programme supports manufacturing SMEs across the South West to adopt Industrial Digital Technologies through tailored, intensive support, using a blended delivery approach to ensure accessibility across both urban and rural areas.

CPV: Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£2,947,023

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £2,947,023 exc. VAT · £3,536,428 inc. VAT

Delivery: UK, South West

Extensions: 1 (+1+1) · The contract will have the following term: 1 year + 1 + 1

80500000 Training services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical: 70%
Price: 20%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical
Social Value
Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Feb 2026, 18:43 GMT
Last source update: 11 May 2026, 15:13 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
Authority reference: C0632
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-012638
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Training services
Delivery area: UKSouth West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064e6e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Submission deadline: 10 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submission through the Atamis portal www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/about-us/democracy-f… ↗

Timeline

11 Feb 2026 → 11 May 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published250 days ago
11 Feb 2026, 18:43 GMT
Clarification questions by243 days ago
19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline224 days ago
10 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent208 days ago
26 Mar 2026
Contract starts202 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by201 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends194 days ago
8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published162 days ago
11 May 2026, 15:13 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Feb 2026

Tender notice published
11 Feb 2026, 18:43 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
26 Mar 2026, 16:08 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
26 Mar 2026, 16:08 GMT
Contract signature expected
15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
11 May 2026, 15:13 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2some still in standstill

Awarded value £2,947,0231 award exc. VAT

Bids received 42 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 8 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NCC15 Apr 2026 – 14 Apr 2027 · up to 13 Apr 2029Extensions: The contract has a 1+1+1 Contract term. · Options: The contract has a 1+1+1 Contract term	£2,947,023	26 Mar 2026standstill to 8 Apr 2026	Standstill
NCC	£2,947,023 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UPN-00111 - Made Smarter · NCC
Signed
8 May 2026
Value
£2,947,023
Period
11 May 2026 – 7 May 2027
Status
active
Options
1+1+1
5 agreed KPIs: KPI 5 - Social Value · KPI 2 - 1:1 Digital Acceleration Session Satisfaction · KPI 3 - Training Session Satisfaction …
- KPI 5 - Social Value, Measures the supplier’s delivery of the agreed social, economic, and/or environmental value commitments proposed in their tender submission and confirmed in the final contract.
- KPI 2 - 1:1 Digital Acceleration Session Satisfaction, Measures how satisfied participating businesses are with the 1:1 Digital Acceleration Sessions and the overall experience of receiving support.
- KPI 3 - Training Session Satisfaction, Measures how satisfied training course participants are with the facilitators, programme content, programme structure & organisation, in-person workshop venue, communication from project team and overall satisfaction.
- KPI 4 - Student Internship, Measures participating businesses’ satisfaction with the student intern’s performance, internship duration and format, support received from the provider and academic (if applicable), communication from the project team, and overall internship experience.
- KPI 1 - On-Time in Full Delivery, Measures the percentage of contracted training tasks delivered on the agreed date and time, and in full alignment with the approved specification (content, duration, participant numbers, and materials).

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The West of England Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGWR-9284-XMRY 70 Redcliff Street, Bristol, South West, BS1 6ALContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NCCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07304890 Bristol and Bath Science Park Feynman Way Emersons Green Bristol, Bristol, South West, BS16 7FSContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specifications

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender11 May 2026, 15:13 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Mar 2026, 16:08 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 Feb 2026, 18:43 GMT