Source: https://tendernation.io/suppliers/nesta Supplier profile # Nesta Public sector contracts won, from published award notices Large business[Companies House 07706036](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07706036) [ Follow competitor](/login "Sign in to follow competitors")[ Compete for this work](/register) Contracts won 32 since 11 Dec 2015 Total awarded £54,706,861 where values were published Buyers 21 public bodies Latest win 11 Aug 2026 ## Contracts ending soon Contracts ending in the next 18 months. Buyers usually re-tender before the end date, so these are openings for competitors. - [UKRI-6084 Longitude Prize on Dementia - Impact Evaluation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be7-1deb-70f4-b580-5a14c0d51cbd/ukri-6084-longitude-prize-on-dementia-impact-evaluation)[UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-research-innovation-ukri) £58,333 Ends 31 Mar 2027 - [Ofwat Innovation Fund delivery partner 2025-30](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb3-1c98-7025-b56a-cc7b708eb804/ofwat-innovation-fund-delivery-partner-2025-30)[Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/water-services-regulation-authority-ofwat) £14,500,000 Ends 31 Mar 2027 - [Ofwat Innovation Fund delivery partner 2025-30](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d11-a203-70ae-9700-3a08d48286cc/ofwat-innovation-fund-delivery-partner-2025-30)[O F W A T](https://tendernation.io/buyers/o-f-w-a-t) £14,500,000 Ends 31 Mar 2027 ## Recent contract awards - [UKRI-6084 Longitude Prize on Dementia - Impact Evaluation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be7-1deb-70f4-b580-5a14c0d51cbd/ukri-6084-longitude-prize-on-dementia-impact-evaluation)[UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-research-innovation-ukri) £58,333 11 Aug 2026 - [Neurotech Deliberative Research](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d21-04ed-7002-9b40-fca208e392d8/neurotech-deliberative-research)[Information Commissioner's Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/information-commissioners-office) £48,201 12 Mar 2026 - [Manchester Prize Administrator Round 2 Stage 2](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d00-d9e0-7305-a405-2be1eec99c80/manchester-prize-administrator-round-2-stage-2)[DSIT](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dsit) £498,100 1 Apr 2025 - [Ofwat Innovation Fund delivery partner 2025-30](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb3-1c98-7025-b56a-cc7b708eb804/ofwat-innovation-fund-delivery-partner-2025-30)[Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/water-services-regulation-authority-ofwat) £14,500,000 31 Mar 2025 - [Ofwat Innovation Fund delivery partner 2025-30](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d11-a203-70ae-9700-3a08d48286cc/ofwat-innovation-fund-delivery-partner-2025-30)[O F W A T](https://tendernation.io/buyers/o-f-w-a-t) £14,500,000 31 Mar 2025 - [Smart Data Challenge Prize Delivery Partner](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cb9-56ef-7337-b17a-d99887644499/smart-data-challenge-prize-delivery-partner)[BEIS](https://tendernation.io/buyers/beis) £2,481,258 18 Aug 2023 - [NHS Mid and South Essex ICB Asset Based Community Mapping ITQ For Basildon and Brentwood Alliance](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13caa-89b6-70ff-aeb0-206b71a4f193/nhs-mid-and-south-essex-icb-asset-based-community-mapping-itq-for-basildon-and-b)[Attain](https://tendernation.io/buyers/attain) £74,773 9 Jan 2023 - [UK SBS - PS22039 - An Interactive, Data-Driven Map of Entities Within the UK Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c8a-dffe-71d1-b167-6b4612f4886f/uk-sbs-ps22039-an-interactive-data-driven-map-of-entities-within-the-uk-art)[UK Shared Business Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited) £39,374 26 Jan 2022 - [UKRI-1649 Ad-Hoc Cleaning Services at 58VE](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c78-585c-70ef-9a0f-ecaaf3e5e9c6/ukri-1649-ad-hoc-cleaning-services-at-58ve)[UK Research & Innovation](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-research-innovation) £60,000 22 Nov 2021 - [Business Basic interim and full evaluation report](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c69-68d1-72bc-9469-530d16df8ab9/business-basic-interim-and-full-evaluation-report)[Business Energy and Industrial Strategy](https://tendernation.io/buyers/business-energy-and-industrial-strategy) £90,000 26 May 2021 - [GB-King's lynn: Norfolk Housing Advisor Programme](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c79-4588-732e-b054-e76b8b6d5eeb/gb-kings-lynn-norfolk-housing-advisor-programme)[Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk](https://tendernation.io/buyers/borough-council-of-kings-lynn-west-norfolk) £20,000 8 Mar 2021 - [Research on Social Mobility within the Creative Industries](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c64-e249-71a2-943a-cfa1a6000f12/research-on-social-mobility-within-the-creative-industries)[Department For Culture Media & Sport](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-culture-media-sport) £20,000 8 Dec 2020 - [Innovation Fund Partner](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c59-e465-70f8-b4b7-bcb354b0f8d2/innovation-fund-partner)[Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/water-services-regulation-authority-ofwat) £4,324,006 20 Nov 2020 - [UK SBS PR19085 UKRI Innovate UK Services for the Scope & Design of FLIP Programme](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c63-9e62-7104-8748-60a664e5f16d/uk-sbs-pr19085-ukri-innovate-uk-services-for-the-scope-design-of-flip-programm)[UK Shared Business Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited) £123,500 8 Jan 2020 - [CR19046 Open Local Data Tool](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c85-6bf7-7150-84e8-80a50c33ea25/cr19046-open-local-data-tool)[UK Shared Business Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited) £49,135 30 Oct 2019 ## Companies House StatusActive Incorporated15 Jul 2011 (15 yrs) AccountsGroup IndustryResearch and experimental development on social sciences and humanities [View filing history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07706036)## Who they win from - [UK Shared Business Services Limited9 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited) - [Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/water-services-regulation-authority-ofwat) - [Innovate UK2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/innovate-uk) - [Essex County Council2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council) - [O F W A T1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/o-f-w-a-t) - [Department For Education1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) - [BEIS1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/beis) - [NHS England1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-england) ## Registered charity NESTA (no. 1144091): income £55,306,000, spending £73,622,000 in the year to 31 Mar 2025. [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1144091)## How fast they pay suppliers 30 days on average (previously 32) 74% of invoices paid within 30 days · 6% after 60 days · 47% not paid within agreed terms [Report for 30 Sept 2026 (GOV.UK)](https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/report/117282)## Bids named on award notices Bid for 5 contracts: won 5, lost 0. Award notices have listed every bidder only since the Procurement Act (February 2025). ## Paid by (last 12 months) - [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology)£1,708,996 - [Department for Business and Trade](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-business-and-trade)£462,101 - [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-development-office)£147,035 - [Ofwat](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ofwat)£75,377 - [Southend-on-Sea Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southend-on-sea-borough-council)£66,594 - [Department of Health and Social Care](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-of-health-and-social-care)£28,895 - [London Borough of Camden](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-camden)£3,500 From councils' published spending over £500. ## What they win - [Research & development](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development)9 - [Business services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services)6 - [Education & training](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training)6 - [Architecture, engineering & surveying](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying)3 - [IT services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/it-services)2 - [Public utilities](https://tendernation.io/sectors/public-utilities)2 Competing with Nesta? 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