UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the non-departmental public body that directs UK government research and innovation funding, headquartered in Swindon and operating across nine councils including the seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. It is a major public-sector buyer of scientific equipment, laboratory consumables, research services, IT infrastructure and consultancy supporting university and industrial R&D.
At a glance
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION has awarded £131.0m across 447 suppliers, with 166 live contracts.
Why: Top supplier share 22% · 0 open notices now · 2 awards in last 90 d (£40k) · SME share 78% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.
About this buyer
Mission, scope and statutory context.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the non-departmental public body that directs UK government research and innovation funding, headquartered in Swindon and operating across nine councils including the seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. It is a major public-sector buyer of scientific equipment, laboratory consumables, research services, IT infrastructure and consultancy supporting university and industrial R&D.
Spend profile
Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.
Contract pipeline
Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.
Planned
0
Open (bidding)
0
Awarded (90d)
2
Frameworks open
0
Procurement mix
How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.
Contract type
Instrument type
Awarded contracts · 166 live
All contracts with a published award notice where UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION is the contracting authority.
| Title | Supplier | CPV | Value | Awarded | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITT for Project 10148034 | P&I Associates Ltd | 79421100 | £2k | 07 Apr 2026 | active |
| UKRI-5957 MRC LMB LC associated modules maintenance & servicing | Waters ltd. | 50000000 | £38k | 23 Mar 2026 | active |
| ITT for project 10163696 | QUODIT LTD | 79421100 | £6k | 10 Sept 2025 | active |
| ITT for Project 83021442 | IDT Business Solutions | 79421100 | £8k | 05 Feb 2026 | active |
| ITT for Project 10162438 | INNOVACTION GLOBAL LTD | 79421100 | £2k | 28 Aug 2025 | active |
| ITT for Project 10166066 | INNOVACTION GLOBAL LTD | 79421100 | £2k | 28 Aug 2025 | active |
| ITT for Project 10164673 | CREATICITY LTD | 79421100 | £2k | 01 Sept 2025 | active |
| ITT for Project 10163814 | CREATICITY LTD | 79421100 | £1k | 01 Sept 2025 | active |
| ITT for Project 10166103 | MAYFLOWER INNOVATION LIMITED | 79421100 | £2k | 28 Aug 2025 | active |
| ITT for Project 10164659 | MAYFLOWER INNOVATION LIMITED | 79421100 | £2k | 28 Aug 2025 | active |
Top suppliers · by total award value
Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.
Category spend breakdown
By CPV division · lifetime awards
Activity heatmap
Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.
Commercial & procurement leadership
Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.
Curated leadership roster
Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.
Modifications · 0 in 90 d
Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.
No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.
Compliance & transparency
FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.
FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion
Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.
SME & social value
Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.
target 33%
Peer benchmark
vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.
Compare against the peer group
£149 / seat / month. Configurable peer groups, rolling trendlines, and CSV / PDF exports for board packs.
News mentions
Major UK press & trade publications.
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Statutory & accountability
Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.
Identifiers & contact
- Type
- Contracting authority
- Region
- United Kingdom
Board & accountable officers
Accountable officer + board roster
Pulled from gov.uk for arm's-length bodies and from Companies House for company-form buyers — chair, CEO, SRO and sign-off authority per contract band.
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