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FOI2026/00179: Criterion for inclusion as an Independent Research Organisation

Case reference FOI2026/00179

Received 1 March 2026

Published 13 May 2026

Request

Request received 1st March 2026:

Please can you provide me with the following information: 
 

  1. A list of the criterion that must be satisfied for an organisation to be considered an Independent Research Organisation (IRO), and therefore be eligible to bid for UKRI-funded projects. 

  1. Confirm the exact criterion for eligibility to bid for UKRI-funded projects. 

  1. What is the process of reviewing the list of IROs for continued eligibility both to be an IRO and to bid for UKRI-funded projects. 

  1. Dates at which each currently registered IRO was last assessed for eligibility. 

 
I am happy for electronic copy in answers to the above. I may require additional specific information about specific IROs in response to point 4, depending on your answers to the above. I will raise a separate FOI request if that ends up being the case. 

 

Response

Response sent 27th March 2026.

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