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Innovate UK Contracts for Innovation

Public-sector challenge competitions that fund feasibility studies, prototypes and demonstrators for new technology solutions.

R&D contractDeepTechAIClimateTechPre-seed

About

What this opportunity supports

Public-sector challenge competitions that fund feasibility studies, prototypes and demonstrators for new technology solutions. Access route: Eligibility depends on the live challenge. The programme describes routes for organisations in the UK, EU or EEA; confirm the exact procurement and location rules for each competition. This record is linked to the programme owner’s official source. Confirm the current call, local requirements, consortium structure and application route before investing in an application.

Funding

Competitive R&D contract; award value and live challenge themes vary

Funding type
R&D contract
Programme type
International technology programme
Equity requirement
Not stated in the source listing

Who can apply

Startup · SME · Company · Research institution

Startup stage
Pre-seed · Seed · Early Stage · Growth
Registration
International access: Competition-specific eligibility
Founder lens
Founders · Researchers

Eligibility

Quick interpretation

Eligibility depends on the live challenge. The programme describes routes for organisations in the UK, EU or EEA; confirm the exact procurement and location rules for each competition.

Eligibility confidence: 95%
This is a source-led interpretation, not an official eligibility decision. Verify every condition on the official programme website.

Required documents

Prepare before starting

Refer to the live official call for country-specific registrations and required evidence.

Application process

Typical route

  1. Open the official programme or challenge page.
  2. Confirm the current call window and the required local, partner or consortium route.
  3. Submit only through the official application route.

Dates & source

Know what is official

Application windowOpening date not stated
Application deadlineNo fixed deadline published
Last verified22 Aug 2026 · next source check 23 Aug 2026