Made Smarter Consultancy

Norfolk County Council
East of England
Open procedure
6 May 2026 to 14 April 2027

Delivery of the Made Smarter East of England programme, providing digital roadmapping, action plans, and Digital Readiness Level Assessments for regional manufacturing and engineering SMEs. The service involves identifying growth strategies, manufacturing barriers, and bottlenecks in accordance with the PAS 1040 scale to support industrial digital technology adoption.

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Awarded value: £1.4m; As published
Published: 10 December 2025
Awarded: 24 March 2026; Oxford Innovation
Contract length: 11 months; Ends 14 April 2027

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of business consultancy and digital transformation advisory services to support manufacturing and engineering SMEs with growth and technology roadmapping.

Provide a digital roadmap and action plan for regional Manufacturing & Engineering SMEs identifying an organisation's growth strategy, manufacturing barriers and bottlenecks.
Assess an organisation's Digital Readiness Level Assessment in line with the PAS 1040 Scale.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 12 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 36 months
Contract dates: 6 May 2026 to 14 April 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 71311000, 71312000, 73200000, 72221000

Services in this contract

Digital adoption support for businessesMain service£95k typicalDigital roadmaps and readiness assessments for regional manufacturing SMEs

Lifecycle

Published
10 December 2025
Contract awardedto Oxford Innovation
24 March 2026
Contract starts
6 May 2026
Contract ends
14 April 2027

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Norfolk County Council

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Oxford Innovation

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/339090/made-smarter-consultancy
Buyer reference: NCCT43335
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f2ed
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Norfolk County Council. Made Smarter Consultancy. Contract award, 10 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/339090/made-smarter-consultancy (accessed 5 November 2026).