Made Smarter Programme - West of England

<p>We are seeking the services of external delivery partner(s) to work collaboratively with the West of England Combined Authority to deliver Made Smarter West of England. Made Smarter West of England is a programme to support manufacturing Small &amp; Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the West of England to adopt Industrial Digital Technologies through a package of intensive support measures. The project will be led by the West of England Combined Authority. The Combined Authority will deliver some parts of the project in-house, but there are other parts where the Combined Authority does not have the required resources or expertise and are therefore the subject of this procurement. The Combined Authority is looking to contract with one lead delivery partner. It is highly likely the lead delivery partner will need to collaborate as part of a consortium to ensure each element of this procurement can be delivered by the most appropriate organisation. The Combined Authority and the lead delivery partner will work closely together in delivering Made Smarter West of England. We are open to proposals that enhance the outcomes of this work with supplementary ideas and links to other relevant programmes. Made Smarter West of England is funded through the Combined Authority&rsquo;s Investment Fund but follows the same principles as the BEIS funded Made Smarter National Adoption Programme1. It is recommended interested parties are familiar with the BEIS programme prior to replying to this procurement opportunity.</p>