UKRI-5975 Clean Energy Investment and Scale - Investor Engagement

UK Research and InnovationcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-06bd69Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive
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Estimated value

£1.5m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

25 Jun 2026

Deadline 21 Jul 2026

Description

UKRI through its research council, Innovate UK is seeking a delivery partner to provide curated investor engagement activities that support scaling UK clean energy and climate technology companies to access growth and later stage private capital investment. The aim of this requirement is to improve the quality, relevance and effectiveness of investor engagement, ensuring that interactions between investors across the capital stake and between investors and companies which lead to credible follow up and progress towards investment, commercial partnerships or deployment. This requirement is not for generic events but for targeted, high quality engagement with relevant investors and ecosystem stakeholder supported by good preparation, quality control, follow ups, initiated deal flow and clear evidence of outcomes. Successful delivery will improve investor confidence, demonstrate clear investment pipelines, and support better progression

Scope

Reference
UKRI-5975
Total value
£1,500,000 excluding VAT
£1,800,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
06 Sept 2026 to 06 Sept 2029
Possible extension to 07 Sept 2031

An optional 2 year extension is included

Main category
services
CPV classifications
79410000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality90.00%
Priceprice10.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
10 Jul 2026, 4:00 pm
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2026, 10:00 am
Submission address
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Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure