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Norfolk County Council Made Smarter Consultancy Procurement[E11]

Norfolk, United KingdomNorfolk County Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Norfolk County Council is the Accountable Body for the £1.2m Made Smarter Adoption East of England Programme covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire. This is a pilot programme for the East of England commencing on 1st April 2025 for one financial year, which could be extended for a longer duration subject to Government funding and satisfactory performance.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 19 Mar 2025, 14:00 UTC. UTC: 19 Mar 2025, 14:00 UTC.
Published 14 Feb 2025.
Value: GBP 342,600
Buyer: Norfolk County CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 19 Mar 2025, 14:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 342,600
Published[E9]: 14 Feb 2025
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 85 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Norfolk County Council is the Accountable Body for the £1.2m Made Smarter Adoption East of England Programme covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire. This is a pilot programme for the East of England commencing on 1st April 2025 for one financial year, which could be extended for a longer duration subject to Government funding and satisfactory performance. The Made Smarter Adoption Programme is multi-faceted, providing support for manufacturing and engineering SMEs and their employees to enhance their digital readiness. Support included within the programme includes a digital roadmap, industrial digital technology advice, grant funding for the adoption of new industrial digital technologies, Leadership & Management Training, support for the operations and workforce through training and matchmaking SMEs with colleges and universities across the region to support internships. Additional information: Please apply via the Intend Portal www.in-tendorganiser.co.uk Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : Department For Business and Trade Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: East of England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-19T14:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Norfolk County Council.
Document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 79410000 (Business and management consultancy services).
Document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 19 Mar 2025, 14:00 UTC.
“2025-03-19T14:00:00Z”
Document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Norfolk County Council is the Accountable Body for the £1.2m Made Smarter Adoption East of England Programme covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire. This is a pilot programme for the East of England commencing on 1st April 2025 for one f…”
Document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: East of England, United Kingdom.
Document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 14 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-14T15:46:20Z”
Document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Norfolk County Council Made Smarter Consultancy Procurement".
Document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 342,600.
“342600 GBP”
Document a1f7a751-3eee-4d5f-aa1d-ce025c8a5a58-826731, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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