# UKRI-4491 ESRC-BBSRC Food Systems Commercialisation Catalyst

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK Research & Innovation](/buyers/uk-research-innovation/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Zinc Ventures Limited](/contract-winners/zinc-ventures/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £800,000
- Tender value: £800,000
- Award date: 8 April 2025
- Published: 1 May 2025
- Contract start: 9 April 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: af715b79-9b3e-4801-a5bf-e04bf5301504-843227
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ac6f0896-5e8e-4252-98bd-afd6288d9fcb

## Description

UKRI requires a supplier to support the development and delivery of an early-stage mission-led commercialisation catalyst \(The Programme\)\. The key aims for the Programme are to: i\.Enable collaboration between bioscience and social science researchers: recruiting researchers, building and supporting multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary teams to address an agreed team challenge\. ii\.Support skills and capacity development: training, supporting and enabling the cohort of grant holders to grow and sustain positive social and/or environmental impact from their research in the mission area of healthy, sustainable and resilient food systems\. This may include formal training, mentoring and peer support, networking, and facilitating connections with relevant expertise and national/international markets\. iii\.Support grant holders to explore alternative \(non-traditional commercial\) enterprise models to create effective and self-sustaining impact\. Grant administration will be managed by UKRI\. This requirement will be for initial period of 12 months with an optional extension of up to a further 6 months\. The value of the requirement will be up to £500,000\.00 for the initial period and £300,000\.00 for the extension which will be subject to approval\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af715b79-9b3e-4801-a5bf-e04bf5301504-843227)