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Commercialisation, Adoption Brokerage and Investment Readiness Support for the Infrastructure Productivity Scale-Up Programme

Connected Places Catapult

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24 Sep 2026 at 12:44

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Connected Places Catapult is seeking specialist consultancy to support small and medium-sized businesses on its Infrastructure Productivity Scale-Up Programme. The work covers commercialisation and procurement readiness, developing return-on-investment cases and value propositions, investment readiness, and brokering adoption opportunities. The programme helps businesses with mature technologies and services connect with infrastructure owners, operators, contractors and industry decision-makers, validate challenges and move proven productivity solutions towards procurement and deployment across the UK infrastructure sector. This is business and management consultancy (CPV 79400000). The programme is intended for high-potential SMEs with technologies at technology readiness level 8 or above. The contracting buyer is Connected Places Catapult; the programme concerns the UK infrastructure sector.

The buyer invited offers through an open competition, and the process reached the tender stage. Bids and enquiries were due by 15 October 2026 at 12:00. The contract period is 4 January to 31 March 2027. The stated evaluation basis gives quality an 80% weighting and cost 20%; the full award criteria are in the tender documents. The procurement is divided into one lot. The published estimated value is recorded as £0 for the overall tender and as AED 0 for the lot, so these figures do not provide a usable indication of the contract’s commercial scale. Electronic submission was permitted through the buyer’s supplier portal.

This opportunity suits consultancy providers able to work with high-potential SMEs whose technologies are already mature (TRL 8+) and whose products or services address productivity challenges in infrastructure. Relevant strengths include shaping commercial propositions and return-on-investment cases, preparing firms for procurement and investment, and brokering adoption between SMEs and infrastructure owners, operators, contractors and other industry decision-makers. Suppliers should be able to validate challenges with industry, structure engagement and help turn adoption opportunities into routes towards procurement and deployment. The work spans commercialisation, investment readiness and procurement, so it is best matched to teams with experience across these areas and familiarity with the UK infrastructure sector. The quality-led evaluation means the proposed approach and relevant delivery capability carry substantially more weight than cost.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Commercialisation, Adoption Brokerage and Investment Readiness Support for the Infrastructure Productivity Scale-Up Programme

Notice Description

Provision of specialist commercialisation, adoption brokerage, procurement readiness, Return on investment/value proposition development and investment readiness support for priority SMEs participating in the Infrastructure Productivity Scale-Up Programme. The Infrastructure Productivity Scale-Up Programme is a Connected Places Catapult initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of proven productivity solutions across the UK infrastructure sector. The programme supports high-potential SMEs with mature technologies (TRL8+) and services to engage directly with infrastructure owners, operators, contractors and industry decision-makers. Through structured engagement, challenge validation and adoption brokerage activities, the programme aims to help SMEs progress adoption opportunities and create clearer pathways into procurement and deployment.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077972
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090535-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
15 Oct 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Connected Places Catapult
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC1R 0BE
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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