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Bearings checks 654 funders, investors, programmes and tender portals every day, reads each opportunity to work out who it's for, and links you straight to the provider.

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1,958live opportunities
1,380verified open
Billionsof pounds on offer
235added this week
646closing in 30 days
768tenders & contracts
13 Octlast checked

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Advanced Manufacturing123 opportunitiesAdvanced manufacturing (general) · Automotive & zero-emission vehicles · Aerospace · Advanced materials & chemicals · Food, drink, farming & rural … Clean Energy122 opportunitiesClean energy (general) · Offshore wind & marine energy · Hydrogen & carbon capture · Nuclear · Heat, retrofit & energy efficiency … Creative Industries407 opportunitiesMusic artist or business · Film, TV or screen company · Games studio · Arts & culture organisation · Design, fashion or architecture … Defence & CyberSecurity82 opportunitiesDefence (general) · Defence & security technology · Cyber, security & defence tech · Space & geospatial technology Digital & Technologies524 opportunitiesSoftware, platforms & govtech · AI, data & compute · Deep tech (quantum, semiconductors, photonics, engineering biology) · Cyber, security & defence tech · Createch, games technology & immersive … Health & Life Sciences188 opportunitiesHealthTech / CareTech business · Medtech & diagnostics · Life sciences / biotech company · Engineering biology & computational science · Social care & care providers Professional & Business Services270 opportunitiesProfessional services (general) · Legal services & LegalTech · Accountancy & finance services · Consultancy & management services · Marketing technology & adtech … Sport & Visitor Economy66 opportunitiesSport & physical activity · Sporttech · Visitor economy, hospitality & events Transport & Maritime85 opportunitiesMaritime, ports & shipping · Maritime technology · Transport & mobility (general) · Rail · Aviation & airports … Built Environment140 opportunitiesConstruction & infrastructure · Housing & regeneration · Heat, retrofit & energy efficiency · Proptech, govtech & civic technology Charity & Social Economy94 opportunitiesCharities · Social enterprises & CICs · Community groups & volunteers Any sector (open to all)271 opportunitiesAny business · Young people & young founders (16–30) · Under-represented founders

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Contract opportunities from councils, the NHS, universities and national bodies — plus innovation challenges where the prize is a paid pilot or contract.

  • Live tenders open to bids, with deadlines and values
  • Innovation challenges, including SBRI (government-funded R&D contracts)
  • Supplier frameworks (approved-supplier lists) you can join

Consultants, researchers and evaluators: evaluations, research studies, business cases and strategy work are listed here too — see consultancy contracts →

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How Bearings works

We watch the sources

654 funders, investors, programmes, universities and tender portals — a declared source universe whose health we publish, failures included.

We read who each one is for

Every opportunity is read for eligibility: who can apply, where you must be based, and key conditions like match funding or company age.

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