Research and development services and related consultancy services

Tender description

The ISCF provides a highly directed approach to achieving outcomes that have the potential to be of major economic and social benefits to the UK. Delivered primarily through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), it combines the UK’s research strength funded through Research Councils with the business focused, competitive approach of Innovate UK. The aim is to accelerate the application of UK industry-led solutions, in challenges in which specific programmes will look to develop technologies, products, services and processes where the global market is potentially large, and the UK has the scientific, design and business capability to become a world-leader. The ISCF aims to improve the performance of our whole science and innovation system and is essential to realise the R&D ambitions of the Industrial Strategy. The industry-led approach of the ISCF accelerates the application of new solutions including the commercialisation of new technologies, products, processes and services to increase productivity. This will create new export opportunities and enable new business models to flourish. It will enhance and capitalise on our world-class research base, enabling businesses to apply cutting-edge research in new applications in global markets of the future.