Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-5955 Venture Builder
Notice Description
Innovate UK intends to procure Delivery Partner services for the UKRI Venture Builder Programme, a new pilot initiative to support deep-tech university spin-out teams in 6 of the priority Industrial Strategy sectors (the IS6 sectors), initially focusing on Frontier AI, Engineering Biology, and Advanced Manufacturing and Materials. The Programme will provide intensive venture-development support over six to nine months to around 20-25 post-ICURe, or equivalent-stage, teams that have completed customer discovery. Its purpose is to convert validated academic research spin-outs into investor-ready companies and position them to progress into Innovate UK IS6 growth sector programmes. The procurement is initially structured around the three sector tracks above; however, the strategy and delivery model are still being established. It has not yet been determined whether the outcome will be separate contracts for each sector or a single contract covering all sectors. Consortium arrangements are welcomed where different organisations bring complementary capabilities across tracks or sub-sectors. A Webinar will be held on 21 April 2026, with the tender expected to launch in May 2026. To Register for the Webinar please access the link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dc0e9bab-53f0-49b8-be15-8363687e972c@8bb7e08e-daa4-4a8e-927e-fca38db04b7e Participation in the Webinar is optional and gives no advantage in any future procurement.
Planning Information
Market engagement Webinar
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067a85
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030253-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79411100 - Business development consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Apr 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Apr 20263 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN2 1FL
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030253-2026
1st April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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