Published date: 1 May 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 8 April 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£800,000

Procurement reference

BIP946186734

Published date

1 May 2025

Closing date

8 April 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

9 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

UKRI requires a supplier to support the development and delivery of an early-stage mission-led commercialisation catalyst (The Programme).


The key aims for the Programme are to:
i.Enable collaboration between bioscience and social science researchers: recruiting researchers, building and supporting multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary teams to address an agreed team challenge.
ii.Support skills and capacity development: training, supporting and enabling the cohort of grant holders to grow and sustain positive social and/or environmental impact from their research in the mission area of healthy, sustainable and resilient food systems. This may include formal training, mentoring and peer support, networking, and facilitating connections with relevant expertise and national/international markets.
iii.Support grant holders to explore alternative (non-traditional commercial) enterprise models to create effective and self-sustaining impact. Grant administration will be managed by UKRI.
This requirement will be for initial period of 12 months with an optional extension of up to a further 6 months. The value of the requirement will be up to £500,000.00 for the initial period and £300,000.00 for the extension which will be subject to approval.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

8 April 2025

Contract start date

9 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£800,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Zinc Ventures Limited

Address

24 Eversholt St,
London

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
UK

Telephone

+441793867000

Email

corporateprocurement@ukri.org