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    ContractsInvestment Readiness Training Sessions
    Awarded contract

    Investment Readiness Training Sessions

    Awarded
    £40.8k
    Published 15 Oct 2026

    UK Research & Innovation has awarded a contract for Investment Readiness Training Sessions to help researchers and innovators prepare for investor engagement and secure funding.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 15 Oct 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £40.8k
    Published 15 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £40,765
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • FU
      FUNDINGHERO LTD
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    15 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a contract award notice for Investment Readiness Training Sessions being procured by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI). Following a limited competition procurement exercise, UKRI has selected a provider to deliver investment readiness training sessions. These sessions are designed to prepare researchers and innovators to engage with investors and secure funding for their research or innovation projects. This notice announces the contract details and outcome of the procurement process rather than inviting new bids. Interested parties should note that this is not an open call for competition.

    Track record

    14 awards · 11 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION has awarded 14 contracts to 11 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. CORTEX-TRAINING LTD3× · 21%
    2. FUNDINGHERO LTD2× · 14%
    3. Systems and Network Training Ltd1× · 7%
    4. NCC Group Security Services Ltd1× · 7%
    5. BEAMANS LIMITED1× · 7%
    6. Meta (UK) Limited1× · 7%

    +5 more suppliers

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, QA Ltd, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-078897

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    Sector
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