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Lab & Office Spaces
KQ Liverpool
Office and lab space in the KQ Liverpool innovation district, surrounded by innovative businesses in Liverpool.
- Deadline
- Open all year
- Area
- LiverpoolLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Funding and business support in Liverpool
Open to businesses in Liverpool, including schemes for the wider region and the whole country.
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Local to Liverpool 7 schemes
Open all yearInvestment
Health & Life Science Fund
LYVA Labs
Equity investment of £25,000 to £250,000 for innovators in health and life sciences based in Liverpool City Region, with commercial advice.
- Amount
- £10,000 to £250,000
- Deadline
- Open all year
- Area
- Liverpool City RegionLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme
Clean Growth UK
Clean Growth UK
Support for businesses to understand their carbon footprint, access university expertise and facilities, and find funding for net zero and sustainability projects.
- Deadline
- Open all year
- Area
- Liverpool City RegionLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme
Liverpool City Region Life Sciences Innovation Zone Programmes
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
A 10-year government programme delivering state-of-the-art facilities, business support, innovation support and training in life sciences for the Liverpool City Region.
- Amount
- Up to £55,000
- Deadline
- Open all year
- Area
- Liverpool City RegionLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme
Innovation Sprint Programme
Edge Hill University
Fully-funded 4-week innovation support programme with 60 hours of strategy development, workshops, and 1-2-1 facilitation for SMEs to address business challenges.
- Amount
- Fully-funded
- Deadline
- Open all year
- Area
- Liverpool City RegionLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme
Business Support Service (Liverpool City Region councils)
Local Authority, Growth Platform, Your Local Authority Business Support team
Expert advice, practical guidance and tailored support to help businesses start, run and grow, including connecting them with funding, workforce, market and growth information and programmes.
- Deadline
- Open all year
- Area
- Liverpool City RegionLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
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Advanced Manufacturing Skills Bootcamps
Boost Business Lancashire, 3D360 Printer
Free or subsidised online and in-person training in advanced manufacturing topics such as 3D printing, robotics and AI, for employed, self-employed and other learners in Lancashire.
- Amount
- Self-employed: fully funded. Employed: free to the learner, employer covers the cost. Small businesses: £360 per employee. Large organisations: £1,080 per employee. Prices exclude VAT.
- Area
- Cheshire and Warrington, Cumbria, Lancashire, Liverpool City RegionLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
For all of North West England, or the whole North 2 schemes
Open all yearInvestment
Early Stage Equity
GC Angels, GC Business Finance
Equity investment from £25,000 to £2 million provided by GC Angels, with over 400 associate investors.
- Amount
- £25,000 to £2,000,000
- Deadline
- Open all year
- Area
- North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
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RTC North business support programmes
RTC North
RTC North Ltd is a support provider that delivers publicly funded business support, expert advice and innovation programmes across the North of England, for start-ups, scale-ups, manufacturers and supply chains.
- Area
- The North of EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
National schemes 108 schemes
Open to businesses across England or the UK, including Liverpool.
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3
Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £8.5 million to develop and scale Engineering Biology platforms, products and services.
- Amount
- £750,000 to £2,500,000
- Deadline
- Closes tomorrow at 11am
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
Space for Sustainable Industry and Digital Business Transformation Contest
ESA Business Applications
A BASS contest connecting companies developing space-enabled services with leading industry challenge owners.
- Deadline
- Closes 4 November 2026 (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 11, business and non-academic
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Share of up to £110 million from UKRI for UK registered organisations to deliver research and develop future leaders, for business and non-academic applicants.
- Amount
- £100,000 to £3,000,000
- Deadline
- Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
Scale-up Fund
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Funding for investment into building a manufacturing facility or developing a specific process at pilot-scale or demonstration-scale.
- Amount
- £2,500,000 to £20,000,000
- Deadline
- Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1
Innovate UK, Battery Innovation Programme
Funding for industrial research solutions to strengthen supply chain resilience and onshore critical dual use capabilities in battery innovation. Open to organisations of any size.
- Amount
- Share of £2 million, inclusive of VAT (total fund £2,000,000)
- Deadline
- Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5
Innovate UK
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
- Amount
- £2,500,000 to £20,000,000
- Deadline
- Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
International Bilateral Fund - Call 3
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, UK Space Agency
The UK Space Agency, invites proposals for projects through the International Bilateral Fund (IBF) that will help strengthen the UK space sector’s international partnerships.
- Amount
- Up to £1,500,000
- Deadline
- Closes 4 November 2026 at 3pm (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Hidden stab vests for women
HMGCC, HMGCC Co-Creation
Develop discreet, wearable stab-resistant body armour specifically designed for women, to a minimum technology readiness level 5. Funding available for time, materials, overheads and indirect expenses.
- Amount
- Total budget (ex VAT) up to £60,000. Up to two proposals may be funded.
- Deadline
- Closes 5 November 2026 (3 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
FOAK Builder: Programme Entry Expression of Interest
Innovate UK
Phase 1 expression of interest for late-stage climate tech businesses developing First of a Kind (FOAK) projects, offering technical assistance (in-kind support) and possible Phase 2 grant funding. Companies must be UK registered micro, small or medium enterprises working alone, or as a lead.
- Amount
- Up to £315,000
- Deadline
- Closes 5 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
iX Challenge: Reducing blood-cell loss and measurement variability in field-deployable microfluidic diagnostic cartridges
Beyond Blood Diagnostics, Innovation Exchange, Innovate UK Business Connect, Innovate UK
Beyond Blood Diagnostics seeks solutions to reduce particle loss and positional variability in its microfluidic blood analysis cartridges. The winning applicant can apply for up to £60,000 for a 3 month project.
- Amount
- Up to £60,000
- Deadline
- Closes 6 November 2026 at 11am (4 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
iX Challenge: Distributed Smartphone-Based Detection and Mapping of PNT Signal Interference
Innovation Exchange, Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
A challenge seeking an Android-based, scalable capability to detect, geolocate and map radio-frequency interference affecting PNT services such as GPS jamming, in near real time. Open to established businesses, start-ups, SMEs and individual entrepreneurs that are UK based or intend to set up a UK base.
- Amount
- Up to £60,000
- Deadline
- Closes 6 November 2026 at 5pm (4 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
iX Challenge: Next-Generation Electronics for UK Bathymetric Sonar
Innovation Exchange programme, Innovate UK, Innovation Exchange, Innovate UK Business Connect
A challenge to develop a modern replacement electronics platform for the GeoSwath bathymetric sonar system, with a grant of up to £60K for a 3-month project. Open to established businesses, academic institutions, start-ups, SMEs and individual entrepreneurs that are UK based or intend to set up a UK base.
- Amount
- Up to £60,000
- Deadline
- Closes 6 November 2026 at 5pm (4 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
iX Challenge: Repeatable Adversarial Evaluation of Physical Tamper Protection for Defence Electronics
iX programme, Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect, Innovation Exchange
A challenge set by Ethicronics Ltd seeking solution providers to develop a reusable test capability for physical tamper protection of electronic assets in transit and storage. Open to established businesses, start-ups, SMEs and individual entrepreneurs that are UK based or intend to set up a UK base.
- Amount
- Up to £60,000
- Deadline
- Closes 6 November 2026 at 5pm (4 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
iX Challenge: Accelerating Digital Engineering Through MBSE Simulation
iX programme, Innovation Exchange, Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
A competition to find innovators who can build a configurable industrial software solution for MBSE simulation within openSPDM. Winners get a chance to pitch and then apply for a grant of up to £60,000 for a 3 month project.
- Amount
- Up to £60,000
- Deadline
- Closes 6 November 2026 at 5pm (4 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
iX Challenge: Verified reporting of the value created by defence contracts
iX programme, Innovation Exchange, Innovate UK Business Connect, Innovate UK
A competition for solution providers to capture and verify social value delivery across defence supply chains, with up to £60,000 grant for a 3 month project. Open to businesses including SMEs and start-ups.
- Amount
- Up to £60,000
- Deadline
- Closes 6 November 2026 at 5pm (4 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10