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TENDERThe Start-Up Loans Company · Agreements for Start Up Loans' Business Support Partners·£104.3M·Yorkshire
GRANTThe Money and Pensions Service · Money Guiders Grant Fund 2026/27·£25k·National
TENDERBirmingham City Council · Youth Services Framework·£660k·West Midlands
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science… · Spark to Scale Greater Manchester·Value TBC·North West
TENDEREast Riding of Yorkshire Council · Tyres, Tubes and Associated Services·£1.0M·Yorkshire
GRANTUK Research and Innovation · Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace·£17.6M·National
TENDERForestry Commission · Quarrying - North District·£2.4M·South West
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science… · Medical Technology Research Centre·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERLeicestershire County Council · Safeguarding in Education (Child Protection) Training Standing List…·£20k·East Midlands
GRANTUK Research and Innovation · Manufacturing Scale-up Network Plus (Grant)·£5.6M·National
TENDERLondon and South East University Group · Mandatory Training for students enrolled on Healthcare programmes…·Value TBC·London
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science… · The Croydon Business Support Programme (CBSP)·Value TBC·London
TENDERThe Start-Up Loans Company · Agreements for Start Up Loans' Business Support Partners·£104.3M·Yorkshire
GRANTThe Money and Pensions Service · Money Guiders Grant Fund 2026/27·£25k·National
TENDERBirmingham City Council · Youth Services Framework·£660k·West Midlands
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science… · Spark to Scale Greater Manchester·Value TBC·North West
TENDEREast Riding of Yorkshire Council · Tyres, Tubes and Associated Services·£1.0M·Yorkshire
GRANTUK Research and Innovation · Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace·£17.6M·National
TENDERForestry Commission · Quarrying - North District·£2.4M·South West
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science… · Medical Technology Research Centre·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERLeicestershire County Council · Safeguarding in Education (Child Protection) Training Standing List…·£20k·East Midlands
GRANTUK Research and Innovation · Manufacturing Scale-up Network Plus (Grant)·£5.6M·National
TENDERLondon and South East University Group · Mandatory Training for students enrolled on Healthcare programmes…·Value TBC·London
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science… · The Croydon Business Support Programme (CBSP)·Value TBC·London
TIU

UK PUBLIC-SECTOR SUPPLIER

Companies House 05997039 · United Kingdom

The Innovation Unit

The Innovation Unit is a supplier to UK public-sector buyers. This profile aggregates its public-record contract wins — who it sells to, what it supplies, latest awards and activity over time.

Data period: 2015-12-23 to 2026-10-15Updated 2026-10-15

18

Contracts won

15

Public buyers

5

Categories

2015

Active since

According to ENKII, The Innovation Unit has won 18 UK public-sector contracts from 15 public buyers across 5 procurement categories between 2015-12-23 and 2026-10-15, most recently working with Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

Public-sector buyers

Who The Innovation Unit supplies

The UK public bodies The Innovation Unit has won the most contracts from.

BuyerContracts won
Greater Manchester Combined Authority2
Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund2
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICE AND CRIME2
Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund1
NHS Shared Business Services1
City of York Council1
TORBAY COUNCIL1
Public Health England1
NHS SCW CSU1
Greater Manchester Combined Authority1

What they supply

The Innovation Unit's public-sector categories

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

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
8 contracts won

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

79
5 contracts won

Health and social work services

85
3 contracts won

Administration, defence and social security services

75
1 contract won

Education and training services

80
1 contract won

Recent contracts

Latest contracts won by The Innovation Unit

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

Development of a Community Hub for Mental Health Care and Support

City of York Council · 2025-12-09

£95K

Strategic Delivery Partner - Good Lives GM

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · 2025-11-06

£420K

Codifying Culture within Children and Education Services

Manchester City Council · 2025-07-08

£48K

Set-up & Design Work to Support GM's Get Britain Working Trailblazer

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · 2025-05-11

Youth Practitioners' Leadership & Development Programme 2 - Evaluation Partner

MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICE AND CRIME · 2024-09-10

£105K

GMCA 1126 Development Programme - Innovation Unit - Living Well Programme

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · 2024-06-12

£50K

VRU MyEnds: Community Needs Assessment & Evaluation Provider

MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICE AND CRIME · 2024-02-21

£250K

Interdisciplinary workshop facilitation

Natural England · 2023-09-17

£40K

23ENG004 Health Equalities Learning & Support (Phase 2)

Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund · 2023-01-23

£242K

Health Equalities Learning & Support (Phase 2)

Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund · 2023-01-23

£242K

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Activity over time

The Innovation Unit's public-sector activity by year

Contracts won per year, by published award date.

YearContracts won
20151
20183
20191
20213
20233
20243
20254

Frequently asked

Common questions about The Innovation Unit

How many public-sector contracts has The Innovation Unit won?

The Innovation Unit has won 18 contracts from 15 UK public-sector buyers between 2015-12-23 and 2026-10-15, across 5 procurement categories.

Which public bodies does The Innovation Unit supply?

The Innovation Unit's largest public-sector buyers by award value are Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Big Lottery Fund, operating as The National Lottery Community Fund, MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICE AND CRIME. It has worked with 15 public buyers in total.

What does The Innovation Unit supply to the public sector?

The Innovation Unit's public-sector work is concentrated in research and development services and related consultancy services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, health and social work services. See the full CPV category breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-15

This profile aggregates public-record award data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and resolves supplier identities (this profile is matched at high confidence); we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

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

This profile reproduces public-record award data published by UK government buyers; ENKII aggregates but does not alter the underlying facts. 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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