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Contracts for Innovation: FOAK26

Supports United Kingdom transport innovators through pre-commercial procurement for prototyping, testing, and demonstration development.

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Contracts for Innovation: FOAK26 (First Of A Kind 2026) is a pre-commercial procurement programme co-funded by Innovate UK and the Department for Transport, offering £4,300,000 in contracts for transport innovation across eight thematic challenge areas. Opened on 11 May 2026 and closing on 24 June 2026 at 11:00am UK time, FOAK26 is structured as a Contracts for Innovation (CfI) instrument — an SBR…

What this grant funds

Eight themed challenge areas focused on transport and mobility; develop a prototype, conduct field testing, and demonstrate the solution.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Procurement contract
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.£4.3M
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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: www.ukri.org