Notice Information
Notice Title
Made Smarter East Midlands Digital Internship Coordinator
Notice Description
The overall purpose of the Digital Internships Co-ordinator role is to work with SME Manufacturers, (to be known as "the Beneficiaries") Universities and Students to deliver 37 Digital Internships as part of the Made Smarter East Midlands Programme. The Beneficiaries will be the manufacturer of a product, have headcounts between 1 and 249, and be located in Greater Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There is an option to extend the contract by a period of two (2) years, in yearly increments
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066e0f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024794-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
79411000 - General management consultancy services
80521000 - Training programme services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £193,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £193,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Mar 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Apr 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 11 May 2026 - 10 May 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LINCOLN
- Postcode
- LN1 1YL
- Post Town
- Lincoln
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
-
- Local Authority
- Lincoln
- Electoral Ward
- Carholme
- Westminster Constituency
- Lincoln
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024794-2026
18th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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