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

Business ServicesCPV 79400000

ValueEst. £45,000

Deadline15 Oct 2026

Published24 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

Est. £45,000 (range £30k–£133k, from 18 previous notices)

Timeline

Published 24 Sept 202617 days leftCloses 15 Oct 2026

Who to contact

Procurement Team

procurement@cp.catapult.org.uk

+442079525111

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context

£45ktotal contract value

median £66k

this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

Provision of specialist commercialisation, adoption brokerage, procurement

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What it takes to bid this

5–9 daysof bid-team effort

£3.4k–£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
Show at bidNamed engagement team with CVs
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Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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