Skip to content
Unclaimed
Discovery tool, not advice. Every figure is the published rule, not a decision on your case.
Grants

Innovate UK Contracts for Innovation (SBRI)

Status

Status not published

A rolling series of individual challenge competitions run by different public bodies; each has its own deadline.

Open now
Amount
£1,000,000

Pre-commercial procurement contracts, not grants. Phase 1 feasibility contracts commonly GBP 25k-100k; Phase 2 prototype/demonstration contracts often GBP 250k-1m. 100% funded, and the supplier retains IP.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

Innovate UK (UKRI) and public sector buyers

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — A rolling series of individual challenge competitions run by different public bodies; each has its own deadline.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

100% funded R&D contracts; VAT applies. Open to companies of any size unless the specific challenge restricts it.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The Companies House number, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ukri.org/what-we-do/browse-our-areas-of-investment-and-support/contracts-for-innovation/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.ukri.org

Similar programmes

DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund

Closes in 35 days

Department for Business and Trade / Advanced Propulsion Centre / Innovate UK

Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP)

Status not published

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF)

Status not published

Ofgem / Innovate UK

UK Space Agency innovation and technology funding (NSIP / Enabling Technologies)

Status not published

UK Space Agency

Invest NI Grant for R&D

Status not published

Invest Northern Ireland

Scottish Enterprise R&D Grant

Status not published

Scottish Enterprise

Paid, separate from Unclaimed

Want a human to review your application?

Involve Consulting can help — a paid expert-review service run by the same person behind Unclaimed, entirely separate from this free check. A flat fee, agreed up front; never a cut of what you receive.

Talk to Involve Consulting