{"value":{"id":1360176,"askingMemberId":4124,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-10-15T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-10-19T00:00:00","uin":"57028","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the procurement process is for digital technology in the Help To Grow Digital programme; how the suppliers of that technology were selected; and what the price paid for the technology is relative to the market value.","answeringBodyId":201,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4414,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-10-25T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Software vendors need to apply to be part of the Help to Grow Digital Scheme. The vendor eligibility criteria for wave 1 was published on 29 July and is available at <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/help-to-grow-digital-apply-to-become-a-vendor\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/help-to-grow-digital-apply-to-become-a-vendor</a>. The eligibility criteria is designed to ensure that small and medium businesses benefit from high-quality products. Eligible vendors must match the best market price available for their software and offer the same incentives such as trial periods and temporary discounts.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Help to Grow Schemes","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1360176","method":"GET"}]}