Project_4973 - Digital Adoption Trial 2

Department for Business and Trade

Published: Jan 6, 2026

Updated: Jun 16, 2026

Source: uk_contracts_finder

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to Verian Group UK Limited — £316,981

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About This Opportunity

Services contract awarded by Department for Business and Trade (United Kingdom): Project_4973 - Digital Adoption Trial 2. trade & commerce. Awarded to Verian.

This is a services contract in the trade and industry and information and communication technology sectors, with a focus on Market Development. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of GBP 316,981.

Published through UK Contracts Finder, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the trade and industry sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) are keen to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) become more productive by increasing their levels of digital adoption.

DBT want to undertake a second recruitment trial and advice trial project, to assess the effectiveness of different advisory approaches and recruitment strategies.

DBT will run a recruitment trial and an advice trial. Trials will test solutions to key motivational and capability barriers (e.g. lack of urgency, risk aversion, lack of awareness and knowledge). Taking lessons from previous programmes, we are keen to deliver these trials regionally, recognising local networks, trusted intermediaries and a better understanding of local issues facing SMEs. These regions will likely be at the Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) level.

DBT has selected a delivery partner for this project. 'Delivery partner' refers to the local authority that will deliver the advice as part of the advice trial and the recruitment methods, as part of the recruitment trial.. CPV: Research and development consultancy services (73200000). Procedure: Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. Suitable for SMEs. Suitable for VCSEs

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK Contracts Finder and was originally published on January 6, 2026. Last refreshed 10 days ago. Reference: tender_503615/1529821. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade has issued 90 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 0 currently open and 90 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Information & Communication Technology, Education & Training, and Consulting. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK Contracts Finder and UK FTS - Find a Tender Service. Most recent publication: June 24, 2026.

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What type of contract is this?

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How much was the contract awarded for?

Verian Group UK Limited was awarded the contract for £316,981. The figure reflects the value disclosed by the contracting authority in the award notice.