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Made Smarter Consultancy

Norfolk County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Norfolk County Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, UKH15, NR1 2DH, United Kingdom

Contact Email: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
1392000.0 GBP
Gross: 1392000 GBP
Published
03 Feb 2026, 09:50
Deadline
27 Feb 2026, 11:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Norfolk County Council (NCC) - Strategy, Growth & Investment Team are seeking to engage a Contractor to help support them in the delivery of the Made Smarter East of England Digital Roadmapping and Intensive Support/ Industrial Digital Technology Advice (IDTA) programme over the 12-month period. The intention is for the successful Contractor to play a pivotal role in working with pre-identified regional Manufacturing & Engineering SMEs from across the East of England to provide a digital roadmap and action plan identifying an organisations growth strategy, manufacturing barriers and bottlenecks and assess an organisations Digital Readiness Level Assessment (in line with PAS 1040 Scale). Please note that both Norfolk County Council and Suffolk County Council have approved a devolution deal which is expected to lead to the establishment of a Mayoral Combined County Authority with strategic powers, headed by an elected mayor. Subject to the government laying a Statutory Instrument and to its approval by Parliament to formally establish the new combined authority, the first Mayoral election is expected to be in May 2028 Full details of the requirement can be found in the Service Specification, which forms a Schedule to the Terms and Conditions.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009298-2026

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 1,392,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (80%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (20%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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