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Made Smarter Adoption Programme

The Made Smarter Adoption Programme is a grant covering up to half the cost of new software or equipment for small and medium-sized manufacturers in the North East and Tees Valley. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Made Smarter, North East Growth Hub

Checked against the official page (madesmarter.uk) on 10 Oct 2026.

Support for small and medium-sized manufacturers in the North East and Tees Valley to adopt digital technology, with a digital roadmap, workshops, grants for expert technical advice and for new software or equipment, and fully-funded Digital Interns.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

Not confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Open all year

Not confirmed on the official page

How much

Grants to help purchase new software and/or equipment (up to 50% of the overall cost); grants for expert technical advice (amount not stated)

You put in: Grants cover up to 50% of the overall cost of new software and/or equipment, so the business pays the rest.

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

SMEs (under 250 employees) working in the manufacturing and advanced manufacturing sectors in the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority and Tees Valley Combined Authority areas.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Micro (under 10 staff), Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff)

Confirmed on the official page

Sectors

manufacturing

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How to apply

Contact Made Smarter for an initial one-to-one digital health check.

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Where it is open: the North East

North East England

Not confirmed on the official page

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Things we could not confirm

  • Grant funding amount not specified
  • Digital intern placement funding amount not specified

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (madesmarter.uk) on 10 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 15 Oct 2026. A person last checked it on 9 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with Made Smarter before you apply.

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