--- title: "PS25158 - Eastern Europe Accelerator Programme - Round 2" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0586c3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0586c3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0586c3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0586c3.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION" published: "2025-08-13" --- # PS25158 - Eastern Europe Accelerator Programme - Round 2 Buyer: UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0586c3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0586c3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0586c3.json) ## Summary This procurement process is being conducted by UK Research and Innovation, with UK Shared Business Services Ltd as the procuring entity. The title of the tender is "PS25158 - Eastern Europe Accelerator Programme - Round 2" and falls under the industry category of research and development services and related consultancy services. The programme aims to support both UK companies and international partners, primarily located in the UK and Eastern Europe. The process is currently in the planning stage, with a significant milestone scheduled for 20 August 2025. The accelerator is set to run from December 2025 to March 2028, over a period of 28 months, at a value of £1,000,000 gross. The NDA completion deadline is 20 August 2025, which is crucial for organisations wishing to participate in the main procurement process. The Eastern Europe Accelerator Programme offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses involved in innovative technology or energy solutions and those seeking to enter or expand their presence in Eastern European markets. Companies specialising in providing commercialisation services, energy resilience, or clean energy solutions would be well-suited to compete. With a focus on low-carbon, affordable, and secure energy projects, this tender is ideal for SMEs and organisations seeking to collaborate internationally. Participants will have the chance to become part of a cohort that receives business support, engages with the wider industry, and participates in knowledge-sharing activities, thereby enhancing their commercial readiness and technological advancements. ## Notice Below we have provided a high-level overview of the Scope of Services for this Contract. Due to the sensitivity of this work, the full tender information and documentation will only be provided to potential Bidders upon completion of the PS25158 - Eastern Europe Accelerator Programme - Round 2 - Not a Deed Agreement, which can be found within the Contracts Finder attachments area in the Contracts Finder Notice once the tender is issued. If you are bidding as a consortium or shall be using sub-contractors all parties will need to complete and sign the NDA. Completed NDAs must be emailed to ProfessionalServices@uksbs.co.uk where these will be countersigned, and your organisation will then be added into the main Jaggaer procurement. Introduction UK Shared Business Services (UKSBS), on behalf of the UK Research and Innovation through Innovate UK wishes to establish a contract for the provision of an International Accelerator Programme for the Energy Team. This will include support for both the UK companies and international partners. Aims & Objectives The aim of the accelerator programme is to provide commercialisation services to sit along side some of our overseas energy projects clustered in the eastern European region, ensuring the businesses taking part in the projects are commercially ready as well as technologically ready. Although the accelerator programme will be optional for our funded projects, we would expect most or all of the projects in this portfolio to take advantage of the support offered through the programme. The support will be a mixture of supporting fundamental programme requirements with all projects, 1 to 1 business support, connecting to the wider industry as well as communications activities. There are four core objectives: 1. Provide core support to enable projects to achieve their project outputs in an ODA eligible country. 2. Provide business support to project leads to help them commercialise (no matter where they are in the world). 3. Engage with wider sector to help the organisations achieve their goals. 4. Provide communication and dissemination activities to demonstrate the meaningful impacts the programme is having. We are hoping to achieve the following outputs: - Organisations which have increased their commercial readiness. - Technologies that are closer to market. - A group of projects which feel like a cohort. - Investment engagements with companies. - Knowledge sharing between projects and the wider energy and government space. - Promotion of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion. - Impact which is disseminated globally. Background to the Requirement The Energy Access team at Innovate UK have funded a number of programmes within the ODA space. Its flagship programme, The Energy Catalyst, has committed over PS200m of support helping companies to commercialise low carbon energy solutions in both the UK and in Africa and Asia. The team have recently expanded to look at technology specific areas such as diesel genset replacement. More information on these specific programmes can be found here: * https://energycatalyst.ukri.org/ * https://www.ze-gen.org/ze-gen/ More recently we have started working with FCDO High Commissions in country to develop programmes specific for their needs and the portfolio to be supported through this work is the first output of this collaboration. The programme is focussed on supporting regions with historically high reliance on fossil fuels and the programme will play a part in helping these economies to re-imagine their energy systems using the latest innovations supported through this work. The aim of the programme is to accelerate the regional energy transition and ensure the resulting energy supply is low-carbon, affordable and secure. The projects must: * focus on the specific needs of the programme. * be an innovative technology or business model that is low-carbon, affordable and secure. * create energy resilience or build access to clean energy in the future. Scope The accelerator will support 13 projects for up to 28 months involving organisations predominantly in UK and Eastern Europe but with wider teams worldwide. The winning supplier must be able to support organisations no matter where they are located in the world to ensure the programme is fully untied as required under UK ODA rules. The duration of the agreement will be between December 2025 and March 2028 for a total period of 28 months. Due to the funding limitations, we are not able to extend the accelerator service beyond March 2028, and this should be considered a hard-stop date. This date also coincides with the end of the projects funded under this programme. ### Planning Information Completed NDAs must be emailed to ProfessionalServices@uksbs.co.uk where these will be countersigned, and your organisation will then be added into the main Jaggaer procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048287-2025 | | 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 | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Aug 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 20 Aug 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £833,333 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION | | Additional buyers | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 13 Aug 2025 at 09:22 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048287-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048287-2025 13th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://energycatalyst.ukri.org/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.ze-gen.org/ze-gen/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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