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

About this contract

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.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 15 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

BidWriter drafts your responses from your company profile, scores them against the marking scheme, and tracks your whole pipeline. Free to start — no card needed.

Related resources