EMMS - Digital Technology Specialists

Lincolnshire County Council
East Midlands
Open procedure
8 June 2026 to 31 March 2027

The contract involves the deployment of Digital Transformation Specialists to provide advisory services across four geographic lots in the East Midlands. Specialists are tasked with guiding regional businesses through digital adoption strategies, including technology assessment and implementation support. The service is structured as a 12-month initial term with two optional 12-month extensions per lot, requiring high-level expertise in industrial digital transformation.

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Awarded value: £389k; As published
Published: 26 February 2026
Awarded: 27 April 2026; Oxford Innovation and Brook Consult Limited
Contract length: 10 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of expert digital transformation consultancy services to support manufacturing businesses in adopting advanced digital technologies and industrial processes.

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Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 3	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 4	Not stated	Not stated

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: 8 June 2026 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 4
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79411000, 79410000

Services in this contract

Digital adoption support for businessesMain service£95k typicalFour regional Made Smarter digital transformation specialists for East Midlands

Lifecycle

Published
26 February 2026
Contract awardedto Oxford Innovation and Brook Consult Limited
27 April 2026
Contract starts
8 June 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2027

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Lincolnshire County Council

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Oxford Innovation

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/351334/emms-digital-technology-specialists
Buyer reference: PL25.138
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-065d12
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Lincolnshire County Council. EMMS - Digital Technology Specialists. Contract award, 26 February 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/351334/emms-digital-technology-specialists (accessed 4 November 2026).