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UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-06-17 to 2026-06-17Updated 2026-06-17

£258.9M

Total spend

894

Contract awards

551

Unique suppliers

£293K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) has awarded 894 contracts worth £258.9M to 551 suppliers between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, at an average contract value of £293K, with the top five suppliers holding 17% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Top-five suppliers hold 17% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Fugro UK Limited1£12.9M
Calber Facilities Management Ltd2£10.4M
Insight Direct (UK) Ltd2£8.5M
Stanley Services Ltd9£7.2M
IBM United Kingdom Limited,3£6.1M
Tecniplast UK Ltd7£4.8M
JEMA Energy2£4.6M
Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions (ALE)3£3.9M
Calder Industrial Materials Ltd2£3.9M
Crown Oil Ltd2£3.7M
Kimpton Ltd2£3.7M
Veran Performance Ltd2£3.7M
Scintacor Limited2£3.5M
Gooch and Housego Ohio3£3.3M
The Manufacturers' Information Hub (UK)3£3.3M
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE1£3.3M
Activ-Air Automation Ltd3£3.2M
Amalgamated Construction Ltd11£3.0M
British Science Association3£3.0M
Select Environment Services Limited3£3.0M

Procurement categories

What UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

71350000

71350000
15 awards£15.0M

09130000

09130000
15 awards£13.7M

90910000

90910000
4 awards£12.4M

72260000

72260000
35 awards£10.7M

73110000

73110000
31 awards£10.2M

38430000

38430000
59 awards£9.4M

63720000

63720000
9 awards£9.2M

32420000

32420000
2 awards£7.3M

79950000

79950000
9 awards£7.2M

79410000

79410000
17 awards£7.2M

31710000

31710000
32 awards£7.0M

31120000

31120000
6 awards£6.8M

72220000

72220000
24 awards£6.3M

71310000

71310000
21 awards£5.4M

38630000

38630000
35 awards£4.9M

42120000

42120000
11 awards£4.6M

80510000

80510000
14 awards£4.2M

38970000

38970000
5 awards£4.1M

14710000

14710000
2 awards£3.9M

90510000

90510000
5 awards£3.6M

Recent contracts

Latest UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

UKRI-6129 OutE 2026 Stages 2 and 3

Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC Ltd) · 2026-06-12

£42K

UKRI-5974 Provision of Identity Governance and Administration

ProofID · 2026-06-08

£136K

UKRI-5033 Distributed System of Scientific Collection (DiSSCo) UK Evaluation

ICF Consulting Services Limited · 2026-06-05

£1.2M

UKRI-5523-DEVSECOPS REVIEW

Control Plane · 2026-06-05

£149K

UKRI-5777 BAS - Gateaway agent for Montevideo in Uruguay

TABARIN LOGISTICS LTD · 2026-06-05

£400K

UKRI-6110 2026-2027 Autodesk Licenses

Man and Machine Limited · 2026-06-03

£360K

UKRI-6110 2026-2027 Autodesk Licenses

Man and Machine Limited · 2026-06-03

£360K

UKRI-6069 SDA Fuel Take May 2026

Sociedad Comercial VICAM T/A TRANSPETROL CHILE · 2026-05-27

£865K

UKRI-6069 SDA Fuel Take May 2026

Sociedad Commercial VICAM T/A TRANSPETROL Chile · 2026-05-27

£865K

UKRI-5816 MIH Proof of Concept

The Manufacturers' Information Hub (UK) · 2026-05-22

£1.1M

UKRI-5945 Removal of existing panel boards and redundant DBs

M and K Electrical Services Ltd · 2026-05-22

£60K

UKRI-6098 NSTF Shaker Maintenance

Data Physics (UK) Ltd · 2026-05-22

£55K

UKRI-5944 1894 Building Library Decant

Martins Removal Services Ltd · 2026-05-22

£32K

UKRI-6075 UKRI International - Horizon Europe Web Project

Foxsmart Services Ltd · 2026-05-21

£60K

UKRI-5382 ZnS:Ag/6LiF Neutron Scintillator Screens

Scintacor Limited · 2026-05-20

£1.8M

UKRI-5085 Chillers of 850kW Capacity

NovaCool Solutions Ltd · 2026-05-20

£735K

UKRI-6022-British Standards OnLine (BSOL)

BSI Standards Institution · 2026-05-20

£220K

UKRI-6025 Service contract for 3x Electrophoresis Machines and 1x PCR Machine

Qiagen Ltd · 2026-05-19

£42K

UKRI-6063 Greenland Helicopter Charter

Greenland Copter A/S · 2026-05-19

£185K

UKRI-6063 Greenland Helicopter Charter

Greenland Copter A/S · 2026-05-19

£185K

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Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.

UKRI-6045 Child friendly temporary accommodation consultancy

Deadline: 2026-06-22

£100K

UKRI 5907- Upgrade Siemens PLC based TS2 Cryogenic control system

Deadline: 2026-06-23

£500K

UKRI-5805 Vacuum Pumps

UKRI-5829 Detectors

UKRI-5830 High and Low Voltage Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing Contract

UKRI-6028 Fire Stopping

UKRI-6031 Civils and Groundworks

UKRI-6064 ISP-1157 Replacement of Large ISIS Power Supply System

UKRI-6068 Vulcan 20-20 Amplifier Disc

UKRI 5830 - High and Low Voltage Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing Contract

£4.3M

UKRI-6032 Registered Building Inspector Services

£2.5M

UKRI-6033 Building Regulations Advisor Services

£2.5M

UKRI-5996 BGS North Sea Late Cenozoic Environments

£13.0M

UKRI-5477 Disposal of Radioactive Combustible Waste

£400K

UKRI –5498 TechFirst Preliminary Market Engagement for Contracts 2 (Recruitment) and 3 (Cohort Management)

£5.1M

UKRI-5562 Project Management Software Purchase

£2.5M

UKRI-4863 National STEM Ambassadors programme

£21.3M

BGS - Total Facilities Management

£16.0M

BGS - Total Facilities Management

£16.0M

UKRI 5511

£312K

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

UKRI 5567 - Precision Pick and Place Tool

Expires: 2026-06-24

£199K

UKRI-5965 Manufacturing & Supply of Intermediate Target Vacuum Vessel

Expires: 2026-06-30

£52K

UKRI-5434 Air Unit Hangar Replacement Office and Workshop

Expires: 2026-06-30

£93K

UKRI-5236 Space Debris Laser

Expires: 2026-06-30

£202K

UKRI-5058 - Software Migration and Decommissioning

Expires: 2026-07-27

£402K

UKRI-5701 The manufacture of the YMIRION sensor in the CIS Tower Semiconduct

Expires: 2026-07-31

£241K

UKRI-5816 Proof of Concept o support the Industrialising and Digitising Construction Challenge

Expires: 2026-07-31

£1.1M

UKRI-5816 Proof of Concept to support the Industrialising and Digitising Construction Challenge

Expires: 2026-07-31

£1.1M

UKRI-5701 The manufacture of the YMIRION sensor in the CIS Tower Semiconduct

Expires: 2026-07-31

£241K

UKRI 5855 - NREs for CX65 Manufacturing

Expires: 2026-07-31

£466K

UKRI 5855 - NREs for CX65 Manufacturing

Expires: 2026-07-31

£466K

UKRI-5728 - UKRI DRI Programme

Expires: 2026-08-04

£278K

UKRI-5728 - UKRI DRI Programme

Expires: 2026-08-04

£278K

UKRI-5962-Big if True Science Accelerator training

Expires: 2026-08-14

£116K

UKRI-5962-Big if True Science Accelerator training

Expires: 2026-08-14

£116K

UKRI-6063 Greenland Helicopter Charter

Expires: 2026-08-31

£185K

UKRI-5780 Transportation of Personnel and Equipment

Expires: 2026-08-31

£164K

UKRI-6063 Greenland Helicopter Charter

Expires: 2026-08-31

£185K

UKRI-5863 Trial Floor Section – Supply & Install

Expires: 2026-08-31

£276K

UKRI-5863 Trial Floor Section – Supply & Install

Expires: 2026-08-31

£276K

UKRI-5371 CREST Award scheme

Expires: 2026-09-30

£1.0M

UKRI-5209 IUK ScaleX High Growth Index Subscription and Maintenance Support

Expires: 2026-09-30

£262K

UKRI-5209 IUK ScaleX High Growth Index Subscription and Maintenance Support

Expires: 2026-09-30

£357K

UKRI-5276 Provision of Lead for Fixed Ballast, RRS Sir David Attenborough

Expires: 2026-09-30

£1.9M

UKRI-5554 Oracle Hyperion EPM Managed Cloud Service

Expires: 2026-09-30

£65K

UKRI-5011 Subscription software licenses, maintenance and support

Expires: 2026-09-30

£627K

UKRI-5973 Acoustic Test Equipment Rental and Support

Expires: 2026-09-30

£190K

UKRI-4855 North Sea Late Cenozoic Environments

Expires: 2026-09-30

£12.9M

UKRI-5098 NEC e-Corporate - NEC4 Licence and FMC

Expires: 2026-09-30

£24K

UKRI-5973 Acoustic Test Equipment Rental and Support

Expires: 2026-09-30

£190K

UKRI-5011 Subscription software licenses, maintenance and support

Expires: 2026-09-30

£627K

UKRI-5209 IUK ScaleX High Growth Index Subscription and Maintenance Support

Expires: 2026-09-30

£262K

UKRI-5371 CREST Award scheme

Expires: 2026-09-30

£1.0M

UKRI-5523-DEVSECOPS EVALUATION

Expires: 2026-10-31

£149K

UKRI-5190 IUK Interim Review of the Faraday Institutions Operation

Expires: 2026-10-31

£124K

UKRI-5557 ISAR Software Development

Expires: 2026-10-31

£169K

UKRI-5557 ISAR Software Development

Expires: 2026-10-31

£169K

UKRI-5523-DEVSECOPS EVALUATION

Expires: 2026-10-31

£149K

UKRI-5448 2025 SciVal and Scopus renewal UKRI/EPSRC/STFC

Expires: 2026-11-30

£128K

UKRI-5448 2025 SciVal and Scopus renewal UKRI/EPSRC/STFC

Expires: 2026-11-30

£128K

UKRI-5574 Frequency Comb

Expires: 2026-12-01

£671K

UKRI-5550 LV Panel Replacement

Expires: 2026-12-01

£125K

UKRI-5550 LV Panel Replacement

Expires: 2026-12-01

£125K

UKRI-5921 1894 Building Martins Glass Plate Relocation and Storage

Expires: 2026-12-25

£113K

UKRI-5921 1894 Building Martins Glass Plate Relocation and Storage

Expires: 2026-12-25

£113K

UKRI-5613 Cargo and Personnel Transfers

Expires: 2026-12-31

£555K

UKRI-5460 Harvesting of 200 discs

Expires: 2026-12-31

£970K

UKRI-5782 Low Cost Low Velocity Aerial Delivery System

Expires: 2026-12-31

£360K

UKRI-5529 Software and hardware support and maintenance

Expires: 2026-12-31

£185K

UKRI-5460 Harvesting of 200 discs

Expires: 2026-12-31

£970K

Market analysis

Bidding into UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

17%

Top-5 supplier share

68d

Avg response window

20d

Median response window

15mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

How much does UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) spend on procurement?

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) awarded 894 contracts totalling £258.9M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 551 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £293K.

Who are UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)'s top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) by total award value are Fugro UK Limited, Calber Facilities Management Ltd, Insight Direct (UK) Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 17% of contract value.

What does UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) buy from suppliers?

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)'s procurement is concentrated in 71350000, 09130000, 90910000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) contracts?

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) tenders?

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) typically gives suppliers a median of 20 days to respond (average 68 days). Standard contract duration is around 15 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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