---
title: "UKRI-4491 ESRC-BBSRC Food Systems Commercialisation Catalyst"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ac6f0896-5e8e-4252-98bd-afd6288d9fcb"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ac6f0896-5e8e-4252-98bd-afd6288d9fcb"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ac6f0896-5e8e-4252-98bd-afd6288d9fcb.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ac6f0896-5e8e-4252-98bd-afd6288d9fcb.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION"
published: "2025-05-01"
---

# UKRI-4491 ESRC-BBSRC Food Systems Commercialisation Catalyst

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ac6f0896-5e8e-4252-98bd-afd6288d9fcb

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ac6f0896-5e8e-4252-98bd-afd6288d9fcb)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ac6f0896-5e8e-4252-98bd-afd6288d9fcb.json)

## Summary

The procurement process titled "UKRI-4491 ESRC-BBSRC Food Systems Commercialisation Catalyst" focuses on providing business and management consultancy services, under the management of UK Research & Innovation, based in Swindon, UK. This open procedure involves recruiting a supplier to support a programme aimed at fostering collaborations between bioscience and social science researchers, facilitating skills development, grant administration, and exploring alternative enterprise models. The procurement progressed through to the award stage on 8th April 2025, and is contracted to Zinc Ventures Limited, with a contract period from 9th April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The project value is up to £800,000, with an optional six-month extension possible, extending the potential procurement value further.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in consultancy services, especially those interested in impact-driven initiatives in the food systems sector. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to engage with this programme, offering growth potential through collaboration, networking, and the enhancement of social and environmental impacts. Businesses adept in creating sustainable solutions and building diverse partnerships will find this commercialisation catalyst a promising avenue for expanding their portfolio and contributing positively to societal goals.

## Notice

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 PS500,000.00 for the initial period and PS300,000.00 for the extension which will be subject to approval.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af715b79-9b3e-4801-a5bf-e04bf5301504 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | 8 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £800,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ZINC VENTURES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 1 May 2025 at 09:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af715b79-9b3e-4801-a5bf-e04bf5301504

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af715b79-9b3e-4801-a5bf-e04bf5301504
  1st May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=946186734
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ac6f0896-5e8e-4252-98bd-afd6288d9fcb. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ac6f0896-5e8e-4252-98bd-afd6288d9fcb.json.