The Provision of a Manufacturing Digitalisation Programme

HDC is seeking an experienced supplier to deliver a Manufacturing Digitalisation Programme for Huntingdonshire businesses over a two-year period during 2023-24 and 2024-25. The appointed supplier(s) will be expected to work collaboratively alongside officers leading this work and will be expected to comply with all requirements of the Shared Prosperity Funding scheme as articulated by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Our Approach

To deliver a high-quality, outcome-driven business support service that enables SMEs to learn tools, techniques, practices to understand their competitive position; have clear and actionable insights they can use to advance their sustainability, productivity, and efficiencies by means of digital technologies. In addition, delivering grant funding to support those SMEs to implement an identified project that has demonstrable outcomes and economic benefit to the district.

We are looking to appoint a third-party contractor with a proven track record of delivering support and achieving tangible outcomes for the manufacturing industry. You will have an in-depth understanding of the sector; employ a team of specialist advisors; be able to engage with senior teams in our community and talk knowledgeably and compassionately of the opportunities and challenges facing their business.