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UKRI-5332 - Research and related services for Innovate UK provided by the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC)

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 22:00.

Opportunity overview

Innovate UK is looking to procure the services of the Enterprise Research Centre. These services include: • Rapid literature reviews • State of the Art (SOTA) reviews - short briefings on tightly-defined topics, drawing on the most recent research and policy literature • Substantive literature reviews • Collaborative primary research projects • Conducting surveys and/or data matching with secure databases • Advisory support on specific policy or evidence-based queries • Capacity development activities such as teach-ins • Round-tables and working groups to support policy design and development activity • Subject matter expertise support (e.g. advisory panel membership) • Access to the ERC State of Small Business Britain annual conference and other collaborative events such as the Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) research showcase • Access to ERC publications (reports, insights, blogs, podcasts) and related research outputs e.g. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and LSBS projects • Membership and access to regular organised funders group panels, enabling engagement and networking across the different sponsoring organisations (current membership includes: Department for Business and Trade, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Intellectual Property Office, British Business Bank) • Access to ERC’s network of innovative SMEs.

Awarded to

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University of Warwick

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£300k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£360k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PGDC-7539-YXVM
Location
Coventry, UKG33, CV4 8UW, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
UKRI-5332
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Supplier has unique connection to the audience and moving all sponsoring members to an alternative supplier is not possible

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Address

Street Address
Polaris House
Locality
Swindon, Wiltshire
Postal Code
SN2 1FL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK14

Contact

Name
Corporate Procurement
Telephone
+441793442000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
University of Warwick
Id
GB-PPON-PGDC-7539-YXVM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGDC-7539-YXVM

Address

Street Address
University House, Kirby Corner Road
Locality
Coventry
Postal Code
CV4 8UW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG33

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79310000
Description
Market research services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGDC-7539-YXVM
Name
University of Warwick

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
UKRI-5332
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
30 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not required

Period

Starts
31 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
360,000
Amount
300,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
068289-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Jul 2026, 14:24
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon, Wiltshire · UKK14 · SN2 1FL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 068289-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·