# PS26164 - Business Interviews for Innovative Scale-ups

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DSIT](/buyers/dsit/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: SQW Limited
- Award value: £149,557
- Award date: 16 September 2026
- Published: 28 September 2026
- Contract start: 28 September 2026
- Contract end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4cba1c88-57c0-4a4a-938b-b7b072fb723d-915700
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b58e73ca-82b5-4dc5-9e89-3606c1de4071

## Description

\*\*\*\*\* THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION \*\*\*\*\* This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the GCA RM6126 Research & Insights DPS Brief Description of Requirement Business interviews to understand business decisions of innovative \(DSIT sector\) scale-ups\. The project will focus on how businesses make decisions when scaling up relating to - funding, talent, management, location

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4cba1c88-57c0-4a4a-938b-b7b072fb723d-915700)