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# Technology Fund Horizon Scanning

[FAIR4ALL Finance Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/fair4all-finance-limited)

Estimated value

Not stated

Published

8 Oct 2026

Deadline

17 days left

4 Nov 2026

## Who can bid

- Below-threshold contract

    Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts).

    [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85)
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

## About this tender

The Government’s 2025 Financial Inclusion Strategy explicitly commits Fair4All Finance to testing innovative approaches to support financial inclusion in the UK. Aligned to these commitments, Fair4All Finance is developing a new, multi-year c£5 million Technology Fund (“the Fund”), expected to launch in early 2027.

The Fund is designed to accelerate the development and adoption of innovative technology enabled solutions that have the potential to transform outcomes for financially underserved and excluded consumers.

Fair4All Finance is seeking external support to help inform the design and prioritisation of the Technology Fund launching in 2027.

We are looking for evidence-based analysis of relevant technology trends, market gaps, and priority themes.

## CPV classification

Research and development services and related consultancy services Research services Research and development consultancy services Research consultancy services

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-07836e-2026-10-08T10:33:19+01:00

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-07836e-2026-10-08T10:33:19+01:00)

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