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FOI2026/00251: Structure of Innovate UK

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Case reference FOI2026/00251

Received 24 March 2026

Published 9 September 2026

Request

Request Received: 24 March 2026

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information relating to Innovate UK:

1. Any current (as of 13 July 2026) organisational charts (organograms) showing the structure of Innovate UK, for the business units, directorates or functions involved in designing, delivering and assessing funding competitions (i.e. opportunities published via the Innovation Funding Service, IUK Business Connect and the UKRI Funding Finder). As I do not know which directorates are involved, please include all relevant organisational charts.

2. Any documents or descriptions [role profiles] outlining the roles and responsibilities of the key roles involved in the design, delivery and assessment of funding competitions. I am happy for you to provide whichever current role profiles best satisfy this part of the request. For example, if there are a small number of key roles involved, those profiles would be sufficient; alternatively, if a broader role profile (such as Innovation Lead) adequately describes these responsibilities, that would also be acceptable.

3. Any internal process documentation describing how funding competitions are designed, delivered, and assessed, including the roles involved at each stage.

Response

Response Sent: 31 July 2026

Full details are provided in the attached documents.

Documents

• 20.10.10 Create and Develop a Business Case.pdf (365.4 KB)
• 30.0 End to End Summary - Operations Delivery to Invest.pdf (1.5 MB)
• 30.10.12 Attending Planning Meetings_Redacted.pdf (332.8 KB)
• 30.10.13 Preparing First Version of Competition Brief for Collaborative Meeting_Redacted.pdf (437.3 KB)
• 30.10.20 Approve Assessor Guidance_Redacted.pdf (525.7 KB)
• 30.10.50 Run Applicant Briefing Events Online_Redacted.pdf (797.5 KB)
• 30.20.10 Check Applicant Eligibility and Scope_Redacted.pdf (871.4 KB)
• 30.20.35 Managing a Portfolio Review_Redacted.pdf (534.4 KB)
• 30.20.40 Allocate Assessors_Redacted.pdf (695.8 KB)
• 30.20.50 Run Assessor Briefing Events_Redacted.pdf (423.5 KB)
• 30.30.10 Approval of the Line Draw_Redacted.pdf (764.7 KB)
• 30.30.50 Finalise Funding Decision_Redacted.pdf (727.3 KB)
• FOI_Response_Letter - FOI2026_00251_Redacted.pdf (316.4 KB)
• IUK Directors, ILs and IPMs_Redacted.pdf (247.8 KB)
• IUK Operations - Pre Award_Redacted.pdf (350.0 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Competition Lead.pdf (701.9 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Competition Manager.pdf (811.6 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Customer Relationship Manager.pdf (93.7 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Director Clean Energy.pdf (139.0 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Director Life Sciences.pdf (200.6 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Director of Advanced Manufacturing.pdf (180.7 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Director of Defence.pdf (193.1 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Director of Innovation as a Service.pdf (194.8 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Executive Director Digital & Technology (July 2022).pdf (194.4 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Head of Pre Award.pdf (99.1 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Impact & Performance Manager Generic.pdf (151.2 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Innovation Lead - Medicines.pdf (218.5 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Managing Director.pdf (98.8 KB)
• Role Profile - IUK Resource and Planning Manager.pdf (118.8 KB)

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