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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: PROGRAMME STRATEGIC BATCH: EOI – MARCH 2025 – FUNDING
2. Awarding Authority: Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, the Department for Business and Trade, the Aerospace Technology Institute, GB Tel: 03003214357. Email: support@iuk.ukri.org.
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: The Awarding Authority programme is coordinated and managed by:
the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)
All three organisations work in partnership, offering support to deliver a portfolio of projects. Your project must meet the objectives and priorities of the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy, to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive position in civil aerospace.
The ATI Programme has been allocated £975 million from the government for the financial years 2025 to 2026 through 2029 to 2030.
This is phase 1 of a strategic batch competition within the ATI Programme. There are two phases to each strategic batch competition. The whole assessment process takes at least six months.
Expression of interest (EoI) (this competition): opens regularly and your proposal is reviewed by the Aerospace Technology Institute only. The DBT is responsible for the decision to progress your EoI proposal to phase 2 based on the Aerospace Technology Institute’s recommendation. There is no funding in this phase, funding will be awarded in phase 2.
Full stage application (FSA) (invite only): if you are successful in the EoI competitions, you will be invited to apply to either the Batch 46 Research or Capital strands. Your proposal will be subject to an independent assessment by Innovate UK, value for money (VfM) and policy review by the DBT and strategic review by the Aerospace Technology Institute.
The DBT as the budget holder for the ATI Programme is responsible for the final funding decision. If you are successful at phase 2, Innovate UK will perform financial viability and eligibility checks. You will be contracted by Innovate UK.
In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process. This competition has a funding limit, so we may not be able to fund all the proposed projects. It may be the case that your project scores highly, but we are still unable to fund it.
This competition closes at 11am UK time on the deadline stated in this Innovate UK competition brief. We cannot guarantee other government, or third party sites will always show the correct competition information.
5. CPV Code(s): 73000000, 73200000
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK14
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South West (England), Gloucestershire, Wiltshire And Bristol/Bath Area, Swindon.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Funding type
Grant
Project size
The grant funding you can apply for is limited. See ‘Eligibility’ for details. The project duration must be appropriate and in proportion to the planned objectives and prioritisation within the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy.
The ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.
10. Competition closes: 19.3.2025 (11:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: 3 March 2025: Competition opens
19 March 2025 11:00am: Competition closes
1 April 2025: Applicants notified
TKR-202533-EX-1838616