Summary
This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by UKRI. The aim of the competition is to fund organisations to deliver social impact and address one or more of the seven themes of the Healthy Ageing Challenge Framework.
This is phase 1 of a potential 2-phase competition. A decision to proceed with phase 2 will depend on the outcomes from phase 1, availability of further funding and assessment of a separate application into a subsequent phase 2 competition.
Only successful applicants from phase 1 will be able to apply to take part in phase 2.
Any adoption and implementation of a solution from this competition would be subject to a separate, possible competitive, procurement exercise. This competition does not cover the purchase of any solution.
Eligibility
Your project must:
To lead a project, you must:
Contracts will be awarded only to a single legal entity.
Scope
The aim of this competition is to enable businesses with a social purpose to develop and deliver innovative products and services.
Your project can focus on one or more of the following seven themes from the Healthy Ageing Challenge Framework:
Your project must:
Research category: Prototype development and evaluation. This can include prototyping, demonstrating, piloting, testing and validation of new or improved products, processes or services in environments representative of real life operating conditions. The primary objective is to make further technical improvements on products, processes or services that are not substantially set.
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