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EMMS Marketing

Awarded to THE ARK MARKETING & MEDIA LTD

Lincolnshire County Council(buyer)

Published
Published 24 March 2026
Deadline
Closed 22 April 2026

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Overview

Lincolnshire County Council awarded a marketing services contract to The Ark Marketing & Media Ltd on 19 May 2026 to support the East Midlands Made Smarter programme. The provider is responsible for generating Expressions of Interest through the Made Smarter website and events to meet Initial Engagement Discussion targets, and marketing support services to SME manufacturers with 1–249 employees across the East Midlands region.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
24 March 2026
Questions by
15 April 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesBusiness and management consultancy and related services

Award outcome

Award date
19 May 2026
Contract period
25 May 2026 → 31 March 2027
Contract length
10 months
Could run to
31 March 2029
Bids received
3
Winner
  • THE ARK MARKETING & MEDIA LTD

This contract ends on 31 March 2027, or 31 March 2029 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

THE ARK MARKETING & MEDIA LTD

Based in
Leeds
Public contracts won
2
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

3

3 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 20% · Quality 80%

  • Quality80%
  • Price20%

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Market context

Typical award in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

£73,970

Median of 18,950 awards in the last 24 months

Lincolnshire County Council in the last 12 months

88

contracts awarded, worth £94,801,863 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    12 June 2026

  2. Contract

    19 May 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    24 March 2026

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