Notice Information
Notice Title
EMMS Marketing
Notice Description
East Midlands Made Smarter requires a Marketing Support Provider who will be responsible for ensuring sufficient Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are received through the Made Smarter website or through Made Smarter East Midlands Events to achieve the Initial Engagement Discussion (IED) programme target and for Marketing the full range of support to Made Smarter East Midlands beneficiaries, both past and present. The Beneficiaries of the Made Smarter Adoption East Midlands Programme will be SME Manufacturers, having headcounts between 1 and 249, and may be located in Greater Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There will be an option for the Council to extend the Contract by a period of two years, confirmed in yearly increments. Extensions are subject to the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) maintaining current Made Smarter programme requirements, awarding funding in future years, satisfactory performance and by mutual agreement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0672f3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055619-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £234,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £234,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £234,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £194,100 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 May 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
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
- TLF East Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Lincoln
- Electoral Ward
- Carholme
- Westminster Constituency
- Lincoln
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055619-2026
12th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045710-2026
19th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026902-2026
24th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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