Transforming Construction: Manufacturing Better Buildings Collaborative R&D call

Transforming Construction: Manufacturing Better Buildings
Collaborative R&D call – Launch event
London
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Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
Transforming Construction:
Manufacturing Better Buildings
Dr Mike Pitts
Interim Challenge Director
CR&D Comp briefing 23/07/18

What is the Industrial Strategy
Challenge Fund (ISCF)?
The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) aims to bring
together the UK’s world leading research with business to
meet the major industrial and societal challenges of our time.
The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund was created to
provide funding and support to UK businesses and
researchers, part of the government’s £4.7 billion increase in
research and development over the next 4 years.
It was designed to ensure that research and innovation takes
centre stage in the Government’s Industrial Strategy.

What is an ISCF challenge?
The ISCF is not generic R&D funding. It will only fund programmes where there is a well articulated
challenge focussed on delivering a specific outcome that will have a definite economic impact on the UK.
• Specifically all ISCF challenges must past the following tests:
• The primary means of ‘solving’ a challenge must be the development or deployment of a research
output, which includes but is not limited to developing new technologies. The challenges should
not primarily about skills, access to finance etc. but can be supported by these.
• There must be definitive success criteria/end points for challenges when we can say that the
solution has been developed and the challenge addressed.
• The real-world impact of the challenge must be material and have a strong positive impact and be
communicable to the wider public.

Context
• Productivity of the construction sector is low compared to other parts of the
economy.
• Current construction methods and inefficient and labour intensive (with often late
and over budget projects).
• Large part of the economy relies on the services buildings enable.
• Building whole-life value is not optimised – i.e. what the building is designed for.
• Building energy performance is poor – often using >2x energy designed for,
driving demand for more heat/electricity capacity.
• Significant government commitments to housing, schools and other infrastructure.
• Ability to deliver compromised in future by ageing workforce/Brexit.

Transforming Construction Challenge
This ISCF challenge will bring together the
construction, manufacturing, energy and digital
sectors to revolutionise how we deliver the
buildings the UK needs.
Concentrating on:
• How we manufacture buildings
• How we digitally design & manage buildings
• How we power buildings

• Buildings can be manufactured
(offsite) and assembled (onsite)
with greater certainty and lower
costs.
• Platforms are sets of
components that interact in very
well defined ways to allow a
range of products and services
to be produced.
• This is how manufacturing
processes drive up productivity.
How we manufacture buildings

Construction platforms
tinyurl.com/ISCFplatform
Platforms are sets of components that interact
in very well defined ways to allow a range of
products and services to be produced.
This is how manufacturing processes drive up
productivity.

A new construction eco-system
• Digital design using Building
Information Modelling (BIM)
• Draws on digital versions of
platform components
• Supply chains build up around
components and systems

How we design and manage buildings
EY data for Digital Built Britain

• Continued development of
Building Information Modelling
(BIM) standards.
• Measure and optimise design of
buildings to maximise their
performance throughout their
lifetime.
• Science to better understand
building performance for users
How we design & manage buildings

How we power buildings
Buildings account for ~50% UK energy use

How we power buildings
• Faster incorporation of active
energy components directly
into a building.

Policy Context
• The Infrastructure & Projects Authority (part of HMT)
want greater certainty of delivery and better whole-life
performance of their investments (National Infrastructure
Pipeline ~£650bn).
• Transforming Infrastructure Performance programme
involves Department of Health, Department for Transport,
Ministry of Defence, Department for Education and
Ministry of Justice and has a presumption in favour of
offsite from 2019.
• MHCLG £1.7 billion fund for new developers and
different models of construction to build new homes
quickly.

Transforming
Construction
ISCF
Challenge
Transforming
Infrastructure
Performance
Construction
Sector Deal

i Our Opportunity – The Construction Industry Sector Deal
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CLC strategy
More
houses
More
Rail capacity
Improved
car journeys
Cheaper
energy
Homebuilding
Business
infrastructure
 Manufacturing
 Commercial
 Leisure
Social
infrastructure
 Education
 Healthcare
Economic
infrastructure
 Energy
 Transport
Outputs
Lower
costs
Faster
delivery
Reduction
in trade gap
Lower carbon
emissions
Better public
services

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Three strategic outcomes....
Delivering better,
more certain
outcomes using
digital technologies
Improving productivity,
quality and safety by
increasing the use of
manufacturing
Optimising through-life
performance though
the development of
smart assets
Digital Manufacturing Performance
More houses More rail capacity Improved car journeys Cheaper energy Better public services

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A deal which works for both industry and government
More sustainable business models Impact at scale
Improved profitability Productivity improvement
Skills Agenda delivered Value adding jobs in regions
Industry
Government
Digital Manufacturing Performance
Increased Exports Carbon reduction
More houses More rail capacity Improved car journeys Cheaper energy Better public services

Transforming Construction Objectives
• Increased adoption of digital manufacturing approaches and active energy
technologies in new construction projects (increase in pre-manufactured value).
• Increase in productivity of construction projects (target: 15% over current methods).
• Scalable approaches for faster delivery and greater certainty of construction projects
(target: 50% inception to completion from 2010 baseline).
• Develop active (energy) building components based on the product platforms and
reduce cost of delivery of active buildings to be nearer standard market cost.
• Reduction in cost of construction and whole-life cost of built assets (target 33% over
2010 baseline).
• Improved whole-life value of built assets (user performance), including reduction in
carbon intensity (50% target).

How we power
buildings
How we design &
manage buildings
How we manufacture
buildings
Core Innovation Hub Active Buildings Centre
Standards and validation
processes for digital built assets
Standardised designs, processes and
systems for manufactured built assets
Collaboration, expertise and testing facilities
CR&D & Research programme
Integration ready energy active built asset
components with new supply chains
Digital design platforms
£36m£72m
Energy
positive/net
zero built
assets
Performance based
science and data to
improve design of built
assets
Reduction in
whole life carbon
emissions of built
assets
Construction
productivity
increased
Public/private built
projects delivered
faster, at lower cost
and lower emissions
Market ready
products and services
with export potential
£59m
Active Building demonstrators

Transforming Construction Network Plus call
• Opened in June 2018
• Start in November 2018
• Supporting the work programme of the ABC and CIH
• Networking funding plus a pot of devolved funds for:
– existing evidence synthesis
– pilot studies for risky/disruptive/transformative research
– placements/secondments
R&D funding
tinyurl.com/ISCFTCnetwork

Transforming Construction research call
• Opening in July 2018 - £8m
• Up to 36 month projects
• Projects should focus on novel interdisciplinary applied/user inspired
research that address challenge objectives
• Expected to include modelling, social research or experimental physical
sciences
• Will be assessed on research quality, impact, alignment with objectives
and interdisciplinarity
R&D funding

Transforming Construction future calls
• End of summer 2019
• Up to £35m
• Call for projects to work with centres and support CR&D (up to 24 months)
and demonstrator projects (12 months)
• Business-led
R&D funding

Transforming Construction:
Collaborative R&D funding call
@ewa_bloch
Ewa Bloch
Innovation Lead – ISCF Transforming Construction

• Government commitment to build more, high quality and affordable housing,
schools and other infrastructure
• Large part of the economy relies on the services buildings enable
• Ability to deliver (ageing workforce/Brexit impact)
Transforming Construction: Why?

Transforming Construction: Why?
Productivity
Schedule
Budget
Energy performance
Whole-life value
Optimisation

Transforming Construction: Is there a better way?

The Transforming Construction Challenge comprises a £170m commitment
over 4 years to provide safer, healthier and more affordable places to live and
learn that use dramatically less energy, at a much faster pace.
This ISCF challenge brings together the construction, manufacturing, energy
and digital sectors to revolutionise how we deliver the buildings the UK needs.
Concentrating on:
• How we manufacture buildings
• How we design & manage buildings
• How we power buildings

Transforming Construction R&D: Objectives & Targets
1. Increased adoption of digital manufacturing approaches and active energy technologies in
new construction projects (increase in pre-manufactured value).
2. Increase in productivity of construction projects (target: 15% over current methods).
3. Scalable approaches for faster delivery and greater certainty of construction projects
(target: 50% inception to completion from 2010 baseline).
4. Develop active (energy) building components based on the product platforms and reduce
cost of delivery of active buildings to be nearer standard market cost.
5. Reduction in cost of construction and whole-life cost of built assets (target 33% over 2010
baseline).
6. Improved whole-life value of built assets (user performance), including reduction in carbon
intensity (50% target).

How we power
buildings
How we design &
manage buildings
How we manufacture
buildings
Core Innovation
Hub
Active Buildings
Centre
Standards and validation
processes for d b assets
Standardised designs, processes and
systems for manufactured built assets
Collaboration, expertise and
testing facilities
CR&D & Research programme
Integration ready energy active built
asset components w/ new supply
chains
Digital design
platforms
£36
m
£72
m
Energy
positive/ne
t zero built
assets
Performance based
science and data to
improve design of
built assets
Reduction in
whole life carbon
emissions of
built assets
Construction
productivity
increased
Public/private built
projects delivered
faster, at lower cost
and lower emissions
Market ready
products and
services with export
potential
£59
m
Active Building demonstrators

Key facts and dates
 The competitions opens on 23rd July 2018
 It will close on 19th September 2018 at 12pm
 Competition budget: up to £12.5m
 Projects must start by December 2018 and end by December 2020
 All projects must be led by UK-based for-profit business

Competition Aims
The aim of this competition is to invest in solutions to improve productivity,
quality and performance of the UK construction sector.
We are specifically looking for projects to address the three core stages of the
construction lifecycle:
• Designing and managing buildings through digitally-enabled
performance management.
• Constructing quality buildings through offsite manufacturing approach.
• Powering buildings with active energy components and improving build
quality.

Competition outputs
We are looking to fund collaborative projects that develop
technologies, processes and business models that can pave the
way to:
- Deliver new built assets 50% faster and 33% cheaper
- Halve the lifetime carbon emissions
- Improve whole-life performance

Specific themes
We expect projects will involve one or more of the following:
- Application or adoption of innovative digital and
manufacturing technologies
- Development of cohesive and collaborative business models
- Supply chain integration to support economies of scale

Multidisciplinary and collaborative
We welcome innovative and ambitious partnerships involving
the following disciplines:
- Digital
- Internet of things
- Energy
- Manufacturing
- Construction project management

Competition scope – the ‘must haves’
Your project must respond to one or more of the following Industrial
Strategy Challenge objectives:
1. Encourage new construction projects to use ‘design for
manufacturing and assembly’ approaches and active energy
technologies. Target: an increase in the pre-manufactured value of
built assets.
2. Increase the productivity of construction projects. Target: 15%
over current methods

3. Develop new, scalable methods that speed up construction
and provide greater certainty about budgets and timing.
Target: 50% reduction in time from inception to completion
from 2010 baseline.
4. Develop integrated building components that generate,
manage and store energy, to bring the down the cost of
active buildings. Target: closer to market cost for standard
component.

5. Reduce construction costs and whole-life costs of built
assets. Target: 33% reduction against 2010 baseline.
6. Improve the whole-life value and safety of built assets (user
performance), including a reduction in carbon intensity.
Target: 50%.

 All projects must be collaborative.
 We will prioritise projects which demonstrate cross-sector
collaboration.
 We will prioritise projects which develop or test scalable solutions.
 Proposals must be led by a UK based for-profit business.
 We encourage you to involve users or testbed providers.
 Route to market.

What we will not fund
We will not fund projects that:
• do not meet the aims of the competition
• do not respond to the objectives and targets of the Challenge
• look at retrofit of existing buildings

Project types*
• Projects that last between 6 and 12 months may have total
project costs between £25,000 and £500,000
• They may include feasibility studies, industrial research or
a combination of both.
*If your project’s total costs or duration fall outside of our eligibility
criteria please contact us before applying.

Project types*
• Projects that last between 12 and 24 months may have total
project costs between £250,000 and £1m
• They may include industrial research, experimental development
or a combination of both.
*If your project’s total costs or duration fall outside of our eligibility
criteria please contact us before applying.

Types of organisations
• At least 70% of total eligible project costs must be
incurred by business(es)
• The maximum level (30% of project costs) is
shared by all research organisations in the project

Collaboration
In all collaborative projects there must be:
• at least two organisations claiming grant
• a for-profit business must lead the collaboration, which
may involve both business and the research base
• evidence of effective collaboration (we would expect to
see the structure and rationale of the collaboration
described in the application).

Rules for applying
• Any one business may lead on one application and
collaborate in a further 2 applications. If a business is not
leading an application, they can be a collaborator in up to 3
applications.
• An RTO or academic institution cannot lead on an
application but can be a collaborator in any number of
applications

Thank you!
Customer Support Services: 0300 321 4357
support@innovateuk.gov.uk
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/203/overview

Increase productivity,
performance and quality in
UK construction
Applicant Briefing
23rd July 2018
25/07/2018

Jonathan Dorrian – Portfolio Manager
Helen Feather – Portfolio Manager
Welcome and Introductions

Eligibility Criteria
Application process – the Innovation Funding Service
• Project details
• Application questions
Application Finances
• Project costs
• Academic partners
Submitting your application
Assessment
Project set-up for successful applicants
Q&A
Agenda

Project Eligibility
 be a UK based business, academic organisation,
charity, public sector organisation or research and
technology organisation (RTO)
 carry out your project work in the UK
 intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
 work in collaboration with other businesses, research
organisations, public sector or third sector
organisations
Project cost
• Projects that last between 6 and 12 months may have
total project costs of between £25,000 and £500,000.
• Projects that last between 12 and 24 months may have
total project costs of between £250,000 and £1 million.
Eligibility criteria

• Business – Small/Micro, Medium or Large (EU definition)
• Research Organisation (RO):
• Universities (HEIs)
• Non profit distributing Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) including
Catapults
• Public Sector Research Establishments (PSRE)
• Research Council Institutes (RCI)
• Public sector organisations and charities doing research activity
• Must be based in the UK
Types of organisations we fund

• The aim of our State Aid scheme is to:
• optimise the level of funding to business and
• recognise the importance of research base to project
• At least 70% of total eligible project costs must be incurred by business
• The maximum level (30% of project costs) is shared by all research organisations in
the project
Participation Rules

In all collaborative projects there must be:
• at least two organisations claiming grant
• a business must lead the collaboration, which may involve both business and the
research base and
• evidence of effective collaboration
- we would expect to see the structure and rationale of the collaboration described
in the application.
What is collaboration?

Making more than one application and
resubmissions
• Any one business may lead on one application and collaborate in a further 2 applications. If a
business is not leading an application, they can be a collaborator in up to 3 applications.
• An RTO or academic institution cannot lead on an application but can be a collaborator in any
number of applications
• If an application is unsuccessful, you can use the feedback received to reapply for the same
project into either another round of this competition or another competition. A project
proposal can only be submitted twice

Other Innovate UK projects
• If you have an outstanding final claim and Independent Accountant Report (IAR) on any
live Innovate UK project, you will not be eligible to apply for grant funding in this
competition, as a lead or a partner organisation.
• If you applied to a previous competition as the lead or sole company and were awarded
funding by Innovate UK, but did not make a substantial effort to exploit that award, we will
award no more funding to you.

Timeline Dates
Competition Opens 23rd July 2018
Briefing Event 23rd July 2018
Submission Deadline 19th September 2018
Applicants informed 26th October 2018
Key Dates

How to apply using the Innovation Funding Service (IFS)

Innovation Funding Service users

Search for a funding competition and review criteria

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Applicant: create an account

Spell check using your web browser
online guidance
assign the
question to a
collaborator
Formatting for
your content
Word count
Answering a question

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The application form
Split into 3 Sections:
- Project Details
- Application Questions
- Your Finances

Application process
Project details

Project Details (Section 1)
• Application Details
- Title, Timescales, Research Category & Innovation Area
• Project Summary
- Short summary and objectives of the project including what is innovative about it
• Public Description
- Description of your project which will be published if you are successful
• Scope
- How does your project align with the scope of this competition?

Application form
Question 1 Need or challenge
Question 2 Approach and innovation
Question 3 Team and resources
Question 4 Market awareness
Question 5 Outcomes and route to market
Question 6 Wider impacts
Question 7 Project management
Question 8 Risks
Question 9 Additionality
Question 10 Costs and value for money
Appendix Q3
Appendix Q7
Appendix Q8
Appendix Q2
Application Questions (Section 2)
Detailed Guidance
Available on IFS

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What is the business need, technological challenge or market opportunity
driving your innovation?
Question 1: Need or challenge
• What is the main motivation for the project?
• What is the nearest current state-of-the-art? Have you considered those
near market and/or in development?
• Describe any work you have already done to address this need.
• Identify the wider economic, social, environmental, cultural and/or
political challenges which are influential in creating the opportunity. Our
Horizons tool can help here: http://horizons.innovateuk.org/

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What approach will you take and where will the focus of the innovation be?
Question 2: Approach and innovation
• How will you address the need, challenge or opportunity identified?
• Explain how it will improve on the nearest current state-of-the-art identified
• Where will the focus of the innovation be in the project and do you have freedom to
operate?
• Explain how this project fits with your current product/service lines/offerings
• Describe the nature of the outputs you expect from the project and how these will
take you closer to addressing the need, challenge or opportunity identified
You may upload an appendix PDF document (max 1MB, 2 A4 pages) of
graphics/diagrams to demonstrate the innovation in your technology/product/service

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Who is in the project team and what are their roles?
Question 3: Team and resources
• Describe the roles, skills and relevant experience of all members of the project
team
• State the resources, equipment and facilities required for the project and how
you will access them
• Provide details of any key external parties, including sub-contractors
• (if collaborative) describe the current relationships between the project partners
and how these will change as a result of the project
• Are there any gaps in the team that will need to be filled?
You may upload an appendix PDF document (max 1MB, 4 A4 pages) to describe
the skills and experience of the main people who will be working on the project

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What does the market you are targeting look like?
Question 4: Market awareness
What is the market(s) (domestic and/or international) that you will be targeting in the
project and any other potential markets?
You should consider:
• the size of the addressable market(s) for the project outcome(s)
• the structure and dynamics of the market, and predicted growth rates within clear
timeframes
• the main supply/value chains and business models in operation
• the current UK position in addressing this market
For highly innovative projects, where the market may be unexplored, explain:
• what the route to market could or might be
• what its size might be
• how the project will seek to explore the market potential
For other markets, briefly describe the size and key features of those

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How do you propose to grow your business and increase your productivity
into the long term as a result of the project?
Question 5: Outcomes and route to market
• What is your current position in the market(s) and your route to market?
• Who are your target customers and/or end users, and what is the value proposition to
them?
• Tell us how you will profit from the innovation and how it will impact your productivity and
growth
• Describe how you will protect and exploit the outputs of the project
• Outline your strategy for addressing the other markets identified during or after the project
• For any research organisation activity in the project, outline your plans to disseminate
project research outputs over a reasonable timescale

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What impact might this project have outside the project team?
Question 6: Wider impacts
• What are the economic benefits from the project, to those outside the project?
• Highlight the expected social and/or environmental impacts, either positive or
negative
• Explain any expected regional impacts of the project

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How will you manage the project effectively?
Question 7: Project management
• Outline the main work packages of the project, indicating for each:
• The relevant research category
• The lead partner assigned
• The total cost of each package
• Describe your approach to project management and the management reporting
lines
• Outline your project plan in sufficient detail to identify any links or dependencies
between work packages or milestones
You may upload a project plan/Gantt chart in PDF format (max 1MB, 2 A4 pages) as
an appendix

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What are the main risks for this project?
Question 8: Risks
• Identify the key risks and uncertainties of the project, including the technical,
commercial, managerial and environmental risks
• Explain how these risks will be mitigated
• List any project inputs on the critical path to completion (such as resources,
expertise, data sets)
• Are the outputs likely to be subject to regulatory requirements, certification,
ethical issues, etc.? If so how will you manage these?
You may upload a risk register in PDF format (max 1MB, 2 A4 pages) as an
appendix

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Describe the impact that an injection of public funding would have on
this project.
Question 9: Additionality
• Tell us if this project could go ahead without public funding. If so, what
difference would the public funding make (such as faster to market, more
partners, reduced risk)?
• Describe the likely impact of the project on the businesses of the partners
involved
• Why are you unable to wholly fund the project from your own resources or
other forms of private-sector funding?
• Explain how this project would change the nature of the partners’ R&D activity
(and related spend)

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How much will the project cost and how does it represent value for money
for the team and the taxpayer?
Question 10: Costs and value for money
• Justify the total project cost and the grant being requested, in line with the project
goals
• How will the partners finance their contributions to the project?
• Explain how this project represents value for money for you and the taxpayer.
• Justify the balance of costs and grant across the project partners
• Describe any sub-contractor costs and why they are critical to the project

Businesses and RTOs (non academic)

Labour costs
Ineligible:
•Dividends
•Bonuses
•Non productive time
Eligible:
•Staff working directly
on project.
•Paid by PAYE
•NI, pension, non-
discretionary costs.

Overheads
Innovate UK’s definition:
Additional costs and operational expenses incurred
directly as a result of the project. These could
include additional costs for administrative staff,
general IT, rent and utilities
Indirect (administration) overheads
• please ensure they are additional and
directly attributable to the delivery of
the project
Direct overheads
• E.g. office utilities, IT infrastructure,
laptop provision not covered by capital
usage
• must be directly attributable to the
project
• Provide detailed breakdown together
with methodology/basis of
apportionment

Capital equipment usage
Eligible:
• Used in the project
or shared with day-
to-day production

Sub-contract costs
Eligible:
•Justified and quantified

Travel and subsistence costs
Eligible:
Directly linked to the
project

Other costs
Eligible:
•Costs that could not be added under previous headings.
•Do not double count

Finances – your organisation

What we ask you:
• Organisation size
• Date of last financial year
• Financial overview
• Annual turnover
• Annual profits
• Annual export
• R&D spend
• No. full time employees

Funding
Funding rules
• The level of funding awarded will depend upon the type of
organisation and the type of research being undertaken in the
project
• Funding is calculated by project participant
IFS will advise the maximum grant % you can request based upon your
answers to:
• Type (and size) of organisation
• Research category defined by the lead applicant in the Application
Details section of the application

Funding dependent upon type of organisation
Organisation /
Type of Activity
Technical Feasibility
Studies and Industrial
Research
Experimental
Development
Notes
Business
(economic
activity)
Micro/Small – 70%
Medium – 60%
Large – 50%
Micro/Small – 45%
Medium – 35%
Large – 25%
Research
Organisation
(non-economic
activity)
Universities – 100%
(80% of Full Economic
Costs)
Other research
organisations can claim
100% of their project
costs – see note:
Other research organisations must:
• be non-profit distributing and
• disseminate the project results &
• explain in the application form how this will be done
Public Sector
Organisation or
Charity
(non-economic
activity)
100% of eligible costs Must be:
• Be performing research activity &
• disseminate project results & explain in the application
form how this will be done
• ensure that the eligible costs do not include work / costs
already funded from other public sector bodies

Worked example – £500k total cost project:
Project costs for 5 partners (2 SME, 1 University, a Catapult and 1 large), doing industrial research.
Consortium example
Total Eligible
Project Costs
Maximum % of
eligible costs
which may be
claimed as a
grant
Innovate UK
Grant
Project
Contribution
Business Medium £130,000 60% £78,000 £52,000
Business Medium £90,000 60% £54,000 £36,000
Business Large £130,000 50% £65,000 £65,000
University HEI (80% FEC) £75,000 100% £75,000 nil**
Catapult RTO £75,000 100% £75,000 nil
Total £500,000 £347,000 £153,000
** 20% FEC not to be shown as a contribution
Research Base Costs £150,000
Research base % of Total Eligible costs (cannot exceed 30%) 30.00%

Funding
• Each organisation
must accept the grant
terms and conditions
• The lead applicant
will not be able to
submit the
application without
all organisations
accepting the grant Ts
and Cs.

Finances overview
Please ensure your
total costs are within
the funding rules for
the competition

Non-grant claiming partners
If a partner wishes to collaborate but does not wish to claim a grant:
• Lead must invite partner to join the application
• Partner must select “not requesting funding” option in finances section of
IFS
• Partner must complete “Your project costs” section to provide value of
their contribution
• Partner will not be named in the Grant Offer Letter if your project is
successful

Why Je-S?
• We use the Research Councils’ Joint Electronic Submission System (Je-S) to collect
academic finances
• The Je-S system automates the collection of Full Economic Costs (FEC) based
costs from academic partners and tells them exactly what numbers should be
used in the application form for their costs
• Also to collect project finance details from non-HEIs (e.g. RTOs) that are claiming
they are carrying out academic quality work and want to be funded on an FEC
basis
• Using Je-S means that Innovate UK follows standard Research Council guidelines
on funding universities and enables Research Councils to easily co-fund Innovate
UK projects

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Project costs – academic partners

• Enter the TSB reference
number here
• Enter the TSB
Contribution column
figures from your J-eS
output document into
the project costs
section of the
application
• Upload the Je-S with
council status form as a
PDF at the bottom of
the screen
Project costs – academic partners

Normal Je-S application elements
• Not just the financials
• E.g. Justification of resources
• E.g Pathways to impact
• Full details on the Je-S system
• Queries about Je-S via the Je-S Helpdesk
• JeSHelp@rcuk.ac.uk
• 01793 444164

Project cost summary
All organisations can see a summary of project costs

Checking your finances are complete
IFS checks
• all organisations have marked
their finances as complete
• research organisation
participation is no greater than
30% (amend if needed) of the
total project costs

Review application before submission
IFS will check your application is
complete
All questions must be “marked as
complete”
Leave plenty of time to validate your
submission
Deadlines are absolute

Submit your application early!

Application Assessment
All applications are assessed by independent assessors drawn from industry
and academia
- What do they look for?
• Clear and concise answers
• The right amount of information
• not too much detail
• no assumptions
• Quantification and justification
• A proposal that presents a viable opportunity for growth, a level of innovation that necessitates
public sector investment and has the right team and approach to be successful
Keep your assessors engaged
and interested in your proposal.
You want them to be fascinated
and excited by your idea!

Project setup for successful applicants

IFS for successful applicants
Project Set up:
• 7 steps to complete
• Applicable to all grant claiming
partners
• Projects must start within 30 days or
funding may be withdrawn
• Project change requests cannot be
submitted before the project starts
• All projects Must start by December
2018.

Collaboration Agreement
• Original agreement signed by all participants
• Must be in place before the first claim
• Key Features:
• Who is in the Consortium?
• What are the aims, and how is the work divided up?
• Ownership of IPR
• Management of consortium
Negotiating a Collaboration Agreement can be complex and time consuming. Start work on
this at an early stage in the process.

Grant claims and payments
• All grants are claimable quarterly in arrears
• Claims can only be made for costs incurred and paid between the project start and end
dates
• Claims may be subject to an independent audit (including all academic partners)
according to grant size
• Claims are only paid once quarterly reporting and necessary audits are complete
• Projects over 6 months are monitored on a quarterly basis including a visit from the
appointed Monitoring Officer. Anything outside of this will be discussed on a case by case
basis.
• The monitoring will be carried out against a detailed project plan and financial forecast

Q&A – Application process and finances

Contact us:
Customer Support Services: 0300 321 4357 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5:30pm)
support@innovateuk.gov.uk
Knowledge Transfer Network:
https://ktn.innovateuk.org
Innovate UK:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-uk

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