Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 3 Apr 2025, 14:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Made Smarter Programme (Great South West Geography)

Official notice

Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK3)

Published estimate£622,000≈ £746k / year · £746,400 inc. VAT20% above final estimate

Submissions closed 28 Apr 2025awarded 8 May 2025

Awarded to NCC

Contract term 10 moends 1 Apr 2026 · up to 1 Apr 2027 with extensions · starts 20 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cornwall Council is seeking the services of an external delivery partner to work collaboratively with the Cornwall Council and Great South West Steering Group to deliver Made Smarter across the Delivery Area. Made Smarter is a programme to support manufacturing Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to adopt Industrial Digital Technologies through a package of intensive support measures.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 10 moSMEVCSEPublished value£622,000

Contract period: 20 May 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 (10 mo) · up to 1 Apr 2027 with extensionsValue: £622,000 exc. VAT · £746,400 inc. VAT

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: An option to extend for a further period at the discretion of the authority and subject to the availability of further funding.

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 15%Social value: 15%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality
Price
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Apr 2025, 14:09 BST
Last source update: 10 Jun 2025, 09:24 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 9 May 2025
Authority reference: DN766200
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-012824
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area: UKSouth West (UKK3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fcb8 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Risks: An option to extend for a further period at the discretion of the authority and subject to the availability of further funding.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 28 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Supplying the Southwest www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

3 Apr 2025 → 10 Jun 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
3 Apr 2025, 14:09 BST
Clarification questions by
17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
28 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
8 May 2025
Award decision expected by
9 May 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts
20 May 2025
Standstill ends
21 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published
10 Jun 2025, 09:24 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
3 Apr 2025, 14:09 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
12 May 2025, 14:02 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
12 May 2025, 14:02 BST
Contract signature expected
21 May 2025, 00:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
10 Jun 2025, 09:24 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £746,4001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 21 May 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NCC21 May 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · up to 1 Apr 2027Extensions: An option to extend for a further period at the discretion of the Authority and subject to the availability of further funding.	£746,400 inc. VAT	8 May 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Made Smarter Programme (Great South West Geography) · NCC
Signed
21 May 2025
Value
£745,290 inc. VAT
Period
22 May 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · up to 1 Apr 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
An option to extend for a further period at the discretion of the authority and subject to the availability of further funding

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one	1	0	—

Who bid

wonNCC Operations Ltd · South West England

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cornwall Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYRH-9827-DWLP County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, South West, TR1 3AYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NCC Operations LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHXW-8141-TQZT Feynman Way, Bristol, South West, BS16 7FSContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Jun 2025, 09:24 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 May 2025, 14:02 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender3 Apr 2025, 14:09 BST