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UK Research & Innovation

UKRI-4491 ESRC-BBSRC Food Systems Commercialisation Catalyst

Business ServicesCPV 79410000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published1 May 2025
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Zinc Ventures Limited

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
corporateprocurement@ukri.org
+44 1793867000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

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.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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UKRI requires a supplier to support

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

02

Ii.Support skills and capacity development: training, supporting

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.

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This may include formal training, mentoring

This may include formal training, mentoring and peer support, networking, and facilitating connections with relevant expertise and national/international markets.

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Iii.Support grant holders to explore alternative (non-traditional

iii.Support grant holders to explore alternative (non-traditional commercial) enterprise models to create effective and self-sustaining impact.

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OCID
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Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
018280-2025
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