iX Challenge: Verified reporting of the value created by defence contracts
Funding
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Deadline
6 November 2026
Location
England
Applications
Deadline: 6 November 2026
Overview
This challenge is looking for innovators who can measure and verify the social value created by defence contracts. Social value means the wider benefits a contract brings, such as jobs, training, or community impact. The challenge wants solutions that can track and confirm this value across complex supply chains, removing duplicate claims. It is run by Innovate UK Business Connect and supported by a £50,000 budget to find the right innovators.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Solution must be able to capture, verify, and deduplicate social value delivery
- Must address multi-tier supply chain reporting
- Must provide evidence of value created rather than assertions
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This is for innovators, tech businesses, and startups with solutions to measure and verify social value in defence supply chains. You should have expertise in data verification, supply chain tracking, or social value reporting. It is not for businesses with no connection to defence procurement or supply chain transparency.
Regions
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Full details from Innovate UK Business Connect
The iX programme is supporting e50K to find innovators who can capture, verify and deduplicate social value delivery across a multi-tier supply chain, so that the value a contract creates can be evidenced rather than asserted.
Apply through the Innovate UK Business Connect iX programme. Check the Innovate UK Business Connect website for the application portal and submission requirements. The deadline is 6 November 2026.
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