08 — Kit Digital + Kit Consulting (Spain government AI funding)
Last updated: 2026-04-15 — bootstrap run. Source: live web research.
A. Kit Digital — 2026 status
Program overview. Spanish government's flagship digitalization subsidy, managed by Red.es (Ministerio para la Transformación Digital), funded via NextGenerationEU under the Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia and Agenda España Digital 2026. Companies receive a "bono digital" they redeem with an accredited Agente Digitalizador.
2026 changes (Orden TDF/39/2026, 26 Jan 2026):
- Deadlines extended; unexecuted funds reinvested into the program.
- Catalogue expanded to include Inteligencia Artificial categories.
- Program extended to comunidades de bienes, explotaciones agrarias, sociedades civiles (+€100M budget).
Segments and grant caps (post-2026 expansion):
| Segment | Company size | Max grant |
|---|---|---|
| I | 0–2 empl / autónomos | ~€3,000 |
| II | 3–9 empl | ~€6,000 |
| III | 10–49 empl | ~€12,000 |
| IV (new) | 50–99 empl | €25,000 |
| V (new) | 100–249 empl | €29,000 |
AI-relevant categorías (2026):
- Inteligencia Artificial (new 2026) — chatbots, asistentes virtuales, IA en atención al cliente, marketing, procesos.
- Business Intelligence y Analítica — Power BI / Qlik / Tableau dashboards.
- Gestión de Procesos — RPA, automatización facturación, RRHH, inventarios.
- Gestión de Clientes (CRM) — CRMs with AI modules.
- Ciberseguridad + Puesto de Trabajo Seguro — increasingly bundled with AI threat detection.
- Factura electrónica — lower margin, massive demand.
How to become an Agente Digitalizador:
- Apply at sede.red.gob.es.
- Requirements: tax domicile Spain/EU; up-to-date with Hacienda + Seguridad Social; minimum turnover (~€100k); ability to deliver each categoría.
- Processing 4–8 weeks; adhesion open throughout program lifetime.
- Listed in public Catálogo at acelerapyme.gob.es.
B. Kit Consulting — 2026 status
Overview. Complementary to Kit Digital, for mid-sized SMEs (10–249 empl). Strategic consulting. Total budget €300M NextGenEU.
Grant caps per empresa:
| Segment | Size | Max grant |
|---|---|---|
| A | 10–49 empl | €12,000 |
| B | 50–99 empl | €18,000 |
| C | 100–249 empl | €24,000 |
Max €6,000 per individual advisory service.
10 categorías de asesoramiento:
- Asesoramiento en Inteligencia Artificial ← flagship AI category
- Análisis de datos (básico)
- Análisis de datos (avanzado)
- Venta digital
- Procesos de negocio / producción
- Estrategia y rendimiento de negocio
- Ciberseguridad básica
- Ciberseguridad avanzada
- Prep. certificación (ENS, ISO 27001)
- Transformación digital 360°
"Asesoramiento en IA" deliverable: an "AI plan" with required investment, adoption roadmap, ML/NLP/expert-system guidance, AI regulation + data governance, strategic-use training.
C. Agentes Digitalizadores focused on AI/automation/BI (shortlist)
| Name | URL | City | Angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pango Studio | pangostudio.com | Madrid | IA for e-commerce, chatbots, mkt automation |
| Aitana Soluciones ERP | aitana.es | Valencia/Alicante | BI (Power BI), CRM, ERP with AI |
| Dateando | dateando.tech | Madrid | BI / data implantation |
| SmartPanel | smartpanel.com | Madrid | BI dashboards |
| Siguemedia | siguemedia.com | Madrid | Power BI integration |
| Eprodisa | eprodisa.com | Murcia | BI + ERP |
| A3 Satel | a3satel.com | Nacional | BI fiscal/contable |
| Inforges | inforges.es | Murcia/Madrid/BCN | IA, BI, procesos, ciber |
| Softtek | softtek.com | Madrid | RPA, CRM enterprise |
| Ibermática (Ayesa) | ibermatica.com | País Vasco / nacional | AI custom dev, data |
| Zentric | zentric.es | Madrid | RRHH/payroll/onboarding automation |
| Orbital Revolution | orbitalrevolution.com | Madrid | E-commerce AI |
| BierzoSEO | bierzoseo.com | León | Marketing automation, AI for SEO/content |
| Ekon | ekon.es | Barcelona | ERP with predictive modules |
| Redman | redman.es | BCN/Madrid | Ciber + AI, puesto seguro |
| Pukkas | pukkas.com | Barcelona | Procesos, CRM, BI |
| Avidalia | avidalia.com | Madrid | AI, automation, factura-e |
| Axolot Agencia | axolotagencia.com | Madrid | AI marketing, comm automation |
| Epic | epic.es | Madrid / nacional | Puesto, ciber, factura-e |
| goOne Marketing | goonemarketing.com | Madrid | AI marketing, automation |
| Grupo ZAS | grupozas.com | Madrid | Gestoría + digitalizador IA |
| Level4 | level4.es | Madrid | IA for PYMEs, consulting + implementation |
D. Kit Consulting advisors specialized in AI
| Name | URL | City | Angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| PwC España | pwc.es | Madrid / nacional | Big-4 all 10 categorías |
| Level4 | level4.es | Madrid | IA + data + 360° |
| eHidra | ehidra.com | Madrid | IA + data |
| AKAMMEDIA | akammedia.com | Madrid | IA + venta digital + estrategia |
| A Meiga Marketing | ameigamarketing.com | Santiago (Galicia) | IA + data básico — early mover |
| Consulting-Kit | consulting-kit.es | Madrid | IA: chatbots ML, voice assistants |
| SOMOS.plus | kitconsulting.somos.plus | Madrid | IA + data + ciber |
| Fide (Fundación) | thinkfide.com | Madrid | IA + regulatory/legal |
| Arbentia | arbentia.com | Madrid | IA consulting (Microsoft stack) |
| MESbook | mesbook.com | País Vasco | IA + procesos producción |
| Advertis | advertis.es | Barcelona | Venta digital + IA |
| Adiss | adiss.es | Madrid | Multi-categoría IA |
| islaNetworks | islanetworks.com | Canarias | Infra + IA |
| AI Consortivm | aikit.es | Madrid | Pure-play IA; bundles Kit Digital + Consulting |
E. Recent AI-related public tenders (snapshot, last 90 days)
| Date | Awarding body | Object | Amount | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | CSIC / IFCA | Nodo HPC + GPU para IA (NextGenEU) | n/d (multi-M€) | Atos IT Iberia |
| Feb 2026 | Sec. Gral. Salud Digital | Conferencia OECD "Adopción Responsable IA en Salud" | n/d | TELECYL S.A. |
| Jan 2026 | Guardia Civil | BD ciberinteligencia big data + IA | n/d | En licitación |
| Jan 2026 | BSC-CNS | Diseño + impartición formación IA | n/d | En licitación |
| Oct–Nov 2025 | Red.es | Desarrollo + mantenimiento servicios IA (Exp. 015/25-SI) | Multi-M€ | Pendiente |
| Dec 2025 | AEAT | Modernización aplicaciones informáticas (lotes IA) | €33.9M | Indra + Babel + Cibernos + Plexus |
F. Strategic notes for a new agency
Under-served / higher margin categorías (2026):
- Inteligencia Artificial (most providers brand-repositioning, few real IA delivery).
- BI y Analítica (crowded Power BI but thin on real pipelines).
- Ciberseguridad avanzada + prep. ENS/ISO — very few qualified.
- Gestión de Procesos w/ RPA or LLM-workflow angle.
- Vertical angles: IA para despachos jurídicos, clínicas, industria — largely open.
Tactical rec:
- Apply for Kit Digital adhesión on: IA, BI/Analítica, Gestión Procesos, CRM (4 categorías).
- If turnover ≥€100k, also apply for Kit Consulting on: IA + Análisis datos avanzado + Procesos.
- Lead funnel with Kit Consulting diagnosis (€6k per service) → convert to Kit Digital implementation.
- Skip public tenders for first ~2 years — subcontracting path instead.
Update 2026-04-22 — Kit Digital 2026 Expansion
Orden TDF/39/2026 (BOE, 28 Jan 2026) — Major regulatory update:
New AI solution categories added:
- "Gestión de Clientes con IA Asociada" (CRM + AI)
- "Inteligencia de Negocio y Analítica con IA Asociada" (BI + AI)
- "Gestión de Procesos con IA Asociada" (Process Management + AI)
Fund operation extended: Unexecuted European NextGenerationEU funds are now reinvested directly into the program instead of reverting to European sources. Kit Digital will operate until total fund exhaustion — no rigid deadline limits.
Digital agent catalog: 10,700+ registered agents. Market is crowded but AI-specific agents still under-represented.
New beneficiaries added: Communities of property owners, agricultural holdings, and civil societies now eligible. Additional €100M allocated for these segments.
AI-powered digital agents now central: New generation agents use NLP to resolve complex queries, manage appointments, and close sales autonomously 24/7. Kit Digital 2026 explicitly positions AI as engine of SME digital transformation.
Notable agencies leveraging Kit Digital 2026:
- Axolot Agencia — published detailed guide "Ampliación Kit Digital 2026: El Impulso Definitivo Para La Digitalización Y La Inteligencia Artificial En Las Pymes"
- TeamSystem — published "Kit Digital 2026: ayudas para IA y ciberseguridad en empresas"
- Grupo ZAS — detailed article on new deadlines and expanded beneficiary lists
Updated tactical rec:
- The 3 new AI categories = immediate opportunity. Register as Agente Digitalizador for CRM+AI, BI+AI, Process+AI.
- No deadline pressure = longer sales cycle possible. But competition is registering NOW.
- Position AI pilots as Kit Digital-fundable: "€0 cost to you, government pays."
Update 2026-05-27 — Run 10
Kit Digital Status: Still No Open Convocatoria
As of May 27, 2026, NO new Kit Digital AI convocatoria is open. The legal framework (Orden TDF/39/2026) is ready but Red.es has not published application windows.
Key updates:
- No fixed expiration: Program now runs until total fund exhaustion (no rigid deadline).
- Unexecuted funds reinvested: Returned EU NextGenerationEU funds automatically recycle into the program.
- Waitlisted applicants: Can receive funding without reapplying when budget becomes available.
- EU deadline pressure: All NextGenerationEU funds must be resolved by August 2026 (hito CID 208). This creates urgency for Red.es to open new calls soon.
- Total executed: Over €3.4B across 860,000+ grants (2022-2025).
Ticket Innova 2026
Reported companion program offering up to €7K additional per company. Allegedly open since May 5, 2026. NOT verified on official government sources. Mentioned by FindSkill.ai and other training portals. Combined with Kit Digital, a Spanish SME could access €19K+ in public funds for AI implementation.
New Agentes Digitalizadores (AI-focused)
- TeamSystem (teamsystem.es) — promoting AI/cybersecurity bonos
- Gilsys (gilsys.com, Barcelona) — mentions Kit Consulting 2026 for AI advisory
- BierzoSEO (bierzoseo.com, Ponferrada/León) — running waitlist for 2026 convocatoria
Gobierto AI for Public Procurement
Spanish govtech company Gobierto showcased at CNIS 2026 how AI tools help Spanish municipalities draft procurement documents ("pliegos") with AI assistance (e.g., Arroyo de la Encomienda). Signal: growing AI adoption in public administration.
Tactical Recommendation Update
The August 2026 NextGenerationEU deadline creates a narrow window. If Red.es must resolve funds by August, new convocatorias likely in June-July 2026. Action: prepare client dossiers NOW for same-day submission when convocatoria opens. The "pre-registro" strategy from Run 9 steal-this is more relevant than ever.
Sources
acelerapyme.gob.es, red.es, sede.red.gob.es, espanadigital.gob.es, BOE, teamsystem.es, digitalizadores.es, pwc.es, level4.es, consulting-kit.es, thinkfide.com, aikit.es, gobierto.es, Orden TDF/39/2026, Axolot Agencia, Grupo ZAS, FindSkill.ai, oei.int, hacienda.navarra.es.
Update 2026-06-01 — Kit Digital IA category NOW OPEN
BREAKING: Kit Digital AI category confirmed open (April 2026).
The Spanish government expanded Kit Digital with a dedicated Inteligencia Artificial category. Key details:
- Bono IA: up to €12,000 per company (varies by segment)
- Eligible: autónomos, micro-empresas, PYMEs with domicilio fiscal in Spain
- Requirements: certificado digital or Cl@ve, al corriente with Hacienda/SS, digital maturity test on acelerapyme.gob.es
- Process: (1) digital maturity test → (2) choose Agente Digitalizador → (3) submit on sede.red.gob.es
Ticket Innova 2026 opened May 5, 2026:
- Additional bonus: up to €7,000
- Compatible with Kit Digital — total possible: €19,000+ per PYME
- Companion program for companies implementing tech innovations
Adhesion still open:
- C032/21-ED: Agentes Digitalizadores (Kit Digital) — adhesion open
- C004/24-ED: Asesores Digitales (Kit Consulting) — adhesion open
Market intelligence:
- FindSkill.ai already selling "Kit Digital 2026 IA" course (€55/year, 8 lessons, 2 hours)
- Asesorías charge €500-1,500 for application assistance (clients can DIY)
- Some Agentes Digitalizadores not delivering quality — "cobran el bono completo sin entregar nada útil" (FindSkill.ai)
Implication for agencies: This is the BIGGEST client acquisition opportunity in 2026. Getting Agente Digitalizador accreditation + targeting "kit digital inteligencia artificial 2026" keyword = pipeline on autopilot.