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

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Key details

Contracting authority
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Public authority - central government
Region
Swindon, Wiltshire
Contract value
£300,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
20 July 2026

Procurement

Contract period
31 March 2026 - 31 March 2028
2 years
Procedure type
Direct award
CPV classifications
  • 79310000 Market research services

What happened

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) awarded this contract to University of Warwick worth £300,000 on 30 Mar 2026. The contract runs until 31 Mar 2028.

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.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
University of Warwick
GB-PPON: PGDC-7539-YXVM
Award value
£300,000
Award date
30 March 2026

Contact

Address
Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 1FL
Contact name
Corporate Procurement

Identifiers

Buyer reference
UKRI-5332
Notice ID
068289-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d9dc

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External ID: fts-ocds-h6vhtk-05d9dc • Added 20 July 2026