Freedom of information (FOI) releases from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

This is a disclosure log of UK Research and Innovation's responses to freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) requests that might be of wider public interest.

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  1. FOI2026/00498: Call-Off Contracts

    Request Received: 9 June 2026

    I would like to make a freedom of information request.

    I am doing a research project investigating call-off contracts in the public sector. I have identified several potential call-off contracts awarded by UK Research and Innovation, but I can't find details of the framework agreements they were awarded from, or which lots were used.

    I have attached an Excel file that contains the information I am looking at. The last two columns ("Title of framework used" and "Further framework info") is where I am missing information. Please could you provide the name of the specific framework agreement or DPS/Dynamic Market used here, as well as the lot used if the framework was divided into lots. If there is any further info which you think would help me locate the framework agreements (e.g., a link to the framework's Contract Finder or FTS listing, the framework provider, or a widely-used reference number such as CCS's RM codes), please use the final column for this. Please use the second column for the relevant lot information.

    Please note that I have identified these contracts as possible call-off contracts, so some of them might not be. Some could be, for instance, procured directly (without being called off from a framework agreement), or could be themselves notices of the establishment of a framework agreement. Therefore I would kindly ask you to specify in these incidences what kind of procurement was used in the "Title of framework used" column.

    I have provided the title, description, the publication date, and procedure type used to award each potential call-off, as well as a URL link to the call-off in question and a unique reference ID for each potential call-off. Please let me know if there is anything else you need to complete the request.

    Published: 27 August 2026

  2. FOI2026/00513: UKRI Staff Networks

    Request Received: 13 June 2026

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information. For the purposes of this request, "staff networks" includes any staff networks, employee resource groups, equality forums, or similar internal groups recognised, supported, facilitated, or coordinated by your organisation. Please provide:

    1. A list of all such staff networks currently operating within the organisation.

    2. Copies of any terms of reference, constitutions, governance documents, or internal guidance relating to those networks.

    3. Details of any funding, budgets, or financial support allocated to those groups during the 2025/26 financial year.

    4. Details of any staff time formally allocated for participation in network activities during contracted working hours.

    5. Your organisation's estimate of the total staff working hours spent attending network meetings or activities in the 2025/2026 financial year

    6. Your organisation's estimate of the cost of that staff working time, using the average hourly employment cost normally used for internal estimates.

    7. Details of whether any such groups are consulted on policy, recruitment, communications, equality impact assessments, or organisational strategy.

    Published: 27 August 2026

  3. FOI2026/00596: AEROSOL Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)

    Request received: 15 July 2026

    I request the following information relating to the AEROSOL Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT):

    1. Any records showing the average amount of UKRI funding, expenditure, or support attributable per Aerosol CDT student.

    2. Any records held comparing the average funding or support per student for:

    (a) Aerosol CDT students;

    (b) students in other Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs);

    (c) students in Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs); and

    (d) standard UKRI-funded PhD studentships.

    3. Any documents, business cases, briefing papers, or evaluations explaining the reasons for providing Aerosol CDT students with additional opportunities, including placements, cohort activities, training, networking opportunities, or other forms of support beyond those typically available to other doctoral students.

    4. Any assessments, reviews, or evidence held by UKRI concerning whether the additional support provided through the CDT model results in improved outcomes compared with other forms of doctoral training.

    Published: 26 August 2026

  4. FOI2026/00629: Latest UKRI Employee Pay Award

    Request received: 24 July 2026

    I am writing to request information regarding the most recently implemented employee pay award within your organisation.

    Please provide the following information:

    1) The percentage pay increase that was implemented for employees under the latest pay award.

    2) If different percentage increases were applied to different grades, pay bands, or employee groups, please provide the percentage increase applicable to each.

    3) The date on which the pay award was formally implemented.

    4) If the pay award was backdated, please provide:

    The effective date from which the pay increase was backdated.

    The date on which the backdated payment was made to employees.

    If any of the requested information is already publicly available, I would be grateful if you could provide a link or direct me to the relevant publication.

    Published: 24 August 2026

  5. FOI2026/00691: GSS23209 - No Limits Investor Readiness Programme

    Request received: 7 August 2026

    I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.

    GSS23209 - No Limits Investor Readiness Programme:

    https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR431038

    The details we require are:

    What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?

    Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages

    Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date

    Start date & duration of framework/contract?

    Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?

    Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?

    Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?

    Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

    Published: 24 August 2026

  6. FOI2026/00511: Extraterrestrial Presence and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings

    Request received: 11 June 2026

    I would like to submit a freedom of information request on the following subject: extraterrestrial presence. [...]

    I would like information on any Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings that you may have including footage/reports from 2008 to the present day.

    Published: 20 August 2026

  7. EIR2026/00604: Historic Onshore Well Records and Archive Collections (BGS Ref - IDA 310328)

    Request Received: 16 July 2026

    The North Sea Transition Authority recently advised me that "BGS will hold a lot of the files previously held by other Data Release Agents" in relation to historic UK onshore well records.

    Can you there please provide the following information:

    1) Details of any archive collections, datasets or records transferred to BGS from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), or former Data Release Agents relating to UK onshore oil and gas wells.

    2) Confirmation on whether these libraries include any of the following:

    - well reports;

    - hydraulic fracturing records;

    - Field Development Plans;

    - microfiche archives;

    - and any catalogues, indices or metadata relating to these records.

    3) The approximate dates on which any such records were transferred to BGS and, where available, from which organisation.

    4) Confirmation whether these records remain available for public inspection or access, and if so, how they may be searched or accessed.

    5) And finally, confirmation whether BGS holds any catalogue, index or database identifying wells that underwent hydraulic fracturing or other well stimulation operations.

    Note my request is only about the existence and scope of archive libraries rather than the contents of files.

    Published: 13 August 2026

  8. FOI2026/00581: Applicants to Fundamental AI Research Lab call

    Request received: 10 July 2026

    I'm making a request relating to the UKRI funding opportunity 'Fundamental AI Research Lab',

    I request the following information:

    - How many organizations submitted an 'intent to apply' for this funding

    - How many applicants made a full application for the funding

    - How many applicants were interviewed in the assessment process

    Published: 10 August 2026

  9. FOI2026/00466: Recruitment Data for Specified Roles between Dec '25 and May '26

    Request received: 29 May 2026

    request the following information relating to the recruitment exercises Band G and Band X roles listed below: Role A: Head of Global Mobility (code 1685, Band G, Jan 2026) Role B: Special Project Lead (code 1788, Band G, Jan 2026) Role C: Head of Data Stewardship (Band G, March 2026) Role D: Programme Manager Pay & Reward (Band G, Marh 2026) Role E: Transformation Delivery Deputy Director (Band X, April 2026) Role F: Transformation Business Architecture Deputy Director 2205 (Band X, April 2026) Role G: EPSRC Deputy Director 2260 (4 vacancies, Band G, May 2026) Role H: EPSRC and NS&D IS8 Portfolio Deputy Director Portfolio and Private Office 2273 (Band G, May 2026) For each role, please provide:

    1. The total number of applications received.

    2. The total number of applicants invited to interview.

    3. The number of applicants classified as internal candidates.

    4. The number of applicants classified as external candidates.

    5. Confirmation of whether any desirable criteria contained within the person specification were used during the shortlisting process for the role (Y/N)

    6. If desirable criteria were used during scoring of candidates, please specify:

    • Which desirable criteria were applied.

    • How they were applied.

    • Whether they were used to reduce the number of candidates progressing to interview.

    7. Confirmation of whether desirable criteria formed part of the assessment or scoring methodology used to determine which candidates were invited to interview.

    8. The total number of interviews that were held for the role.

    9. If an offer was made to an interviewed candidate.

    Published: 10 August 2026

  10. FOI2026/00489: CLIC Further Education Innovation Fund (City of Glasgow College)

    Request received: on the 7 June 2026

    I request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to the CLIC Further Education Innovation Fund with City of Glasgow College as lead institution.

    1. Please provide the full funding application subject to applicable exemptions.

    2. Did the application disclose that the College's Deputy Principal is publicly identified as IKE Institute Director Scotland, that the Board member leading the programme is described in published materials as the IKE Institute's Manager and is listed as an IKE Institute employee on LinkedIn, and that the Principal is a Fellow of the IKE Institute that subsequently certified the programme in May 2026.

    3. Under clause 6.1.6 of your Terms and Conditions, did the College disclose anything that might reasonably have influenced the funding decision regarding those connections.

    4. Under clause 5.1.10, did Innovate UK assess whether the College maintained adequate conflict of interest procedures in relation to those connections.

    5. Under clause 5.1.5, was the IKE Institute engaged as a subcontractor. If so was prior approval granted, what services were provided, and what was paid.

    6. Please provide all expenditure reports and claims submitted by the College including any payments to the IKE Institute or IKE Group Limited.

    7. Did Innovate UK conduct financial due diligence on the IKE Institute before allowing its certification to validate the programme.

    8. Please provide all correspondence between Innovate UK and the College relating to governance, conflicts of interest, subcontracting, or certification.

    9. Has Innovate UK received any concerns about the institutional connections between the College and the IKE Institute.

    This request covers all recorded information in any format. Where information is withheld please confirm the specific exemption and whether a public interest test was applied.

     

    Published: 10 August 2026