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UPN-00111 - Made Smarter

The West of England Combined Authority · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 02:30.

Opportunity overview

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) has appointed the National Composites Centre (NCC), leading a consortium with Oxford Innovation Advice Ltd and the University of the West of England, to deliver the Made Smarter South West Adoption Programme. This programme supports manufacturing SMEs across the South West to adopt Industrial Digital Technologies through tailored, intensive support, using a blended delivery approach to ensure accessibility across both urban and rural areas.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

NCC

Matched by number
Contract value
£2.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 May 2026
Including VAT
£3.5m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07304890
Location
Bristol, UKK12, BS16 7FS, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C0632
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The West of England Combined Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PGWR-9284-XMRY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGWR-9284-XMRY

Address

Street Address
70 Redcliff Street
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 6AL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Name
Kate Chapman

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
NCC
Id
GB-COH-07304890

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07304890

Address

Street Address
Bristol and Bath Science Park Feynman Way Emersons Green Bristol
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS16 7FS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Telephone
01173707600

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80500000
Description
Training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07304890
Name
NCC

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
UPN-00111 - Made Smarter
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
8 May 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
11 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
7 May 2027, 23:59

Options

Description
1+1+1

Value

Including VAT
3,536,427.6
Amount
2,947,023
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
KPI 5 - Social Value
Description
Measures the supplier’s delivery of the agreed social, economic, and/or environmental value commitments proposed in their tender submission and confirmed in the final contract.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
KPI 2 - 1:1 Digital Acceleration Session Satisfaction
Description
Measures how satisfied participating businesses are with the 1:1 Digital Acceleration Sessions and the overall experience of receiving support.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
KPI 3 - Training Session Satisfaction
Description
Measures how satisfied training course participants are with the facilitators, programme content, programme structure & organisation, in-person workshop venue, communication from project team and overall satisfaction.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
KPI 4 - Student Internship
Description
Measures participating businesses’ satisfaction with the student intern’s performance, internship duration and format, support received from the provider and academic (if applicable), communication from the project team, and overall internship experience.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
KPI 1 - On-Time in Full Delivery
Description
Measures the percentage of contracted training tasks delivered on the agreed date and time, and in full alignment with the approved specification (content, duration, participant numbers, and materials).

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
043082-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 May 2026, 15:13
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS1 6AL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 012638-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 028122-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 043082-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·