Contracts for Innovation: Cyber scale in critical sectors

This grant offers up to £300,000 per organisation to develop cyber security solutions. You can use the money to test and commercialise your cyber security technology in real environments. The focus is on critical sectors like energy, transport, and healthcare. You need to work with end users in these sectors to demonstrate your solution. The deadline is 10 June 2026. This is about proving your cyber security product works in practice, not just theory. You must show how your solution can be commercialised after testing.

This is for organisations that have developed cyber security solutions and want to test them in real environments. You need partnerships with critical sector organisations like energy companies, transport operators, or healthcare providers. It is not for early-stage research or companies without existing cyber security products.

Organisations can apply for up to £300k each to develop, demonstrate and commercialise their cyber security solution in real end user environments within critical sector organisations.

Apply through Innovate UK Business Connect. You will need to show how you plan to test your cyber security solution with real end users in critical sectors.