Published date: 6 January 2026

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 24 September 2025, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£316,981.45

Procurement reference

tender_503615/1529821

Published date

6 January 2026

Closing date

24 September 2025

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

7 November 2025

Contract end date

7 May 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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.

Award information

Awarded date

7 November 2025

Contract start date

7 November 2025

Contract end date

7 May 2027

Total value of contract

£316,981.45

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Verian Group UK Limited

Address

4 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1P 3JA

Reference

Companies House number: 526074

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Department for Business and Trade

Address

Old Admiralty Building
London
SW1A 2BL
England

Email

CommercialResearchandConsultancy@businessandtrade.gov.uk