Innovate UK (Innovation Exchange)

iX Challenge: Verified Reporting of the Value Created by Defence Contracts

About this grant

Innovate UK Innovation Exchange (iX) challenge set by e50K, a social value and bid support business working across the UK defence sector. e50K wants a way to record social value delivery once, at the point it happens, so it can be verified, deduplicated across supply chain tiers and read by each defence contract it counts towards. Solutions should be at technology readiness level 6 or above. Submit a solution proposal through the Innovation Exchange by 5pm on 6 November 2026. Shortlisted applicants pitch to the challenge holder between 25 November and 3 December 2026, and the selected solution provider can apply for up to £60,000 of Innovate UK grant funding for a three-month project starting by 1 March 2027 and finishing by 31 May 2027. Successful applicants may also get Innovate UK Business Connect and technical support.