UKRI-5332 - Research and related services for Innovate UK provided by the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC)
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Estimated Value
Up to £300,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
20 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Full Description
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.
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Award Details
University of Warwick
£300,000
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Navigate Scaffolding Ltd
8 contracts wonlatest 13 Oct 2026£2m
total awarded
- 2
Bojen Electrical Ltd
6 contracts wonlatest 28 Aug 2026£469,986
total awarded
- 3
Scanbur
5 contracts wonlatest 8 Sept 2026ends 29 Jan 2028£2m
total awarded
- 4
Jisc Services Ltd
5 contracts wonlatest 28 Aug 2026ends 31 Dec 2028£557,765
total awarded
- 5
Energy Systems Catapult service Ltd
5 contracts wonlatest 1 Jul 2026ends 31 Oct 2026£2m
total awarded
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UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Key Dates
Published
20 July 2026
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