CivTech Round 10 is launching an exciting and well-funded set of new Challenges, with £7.8 million of contract opportunities aimed at solving some of the difficult problems we face.
What we call True Innovation — creating better products and services, and then rolling them out as far and wide as possible — is at the heart of this. Get this right, and there’s economic opportunity too.
Combining these two things creates something really compelling, and CivTech has clear evidence that it’s delivering on both — with huge benefits to public sector organisations and a really high success rate for the companies involved.
The Round 10 Challenges include a wide range of areas: the natural world, the emergency services, the circular economy and core government services. All offer huge opportunity, and some present nothing less than the chance to completely reinvent how we do things.
In common with all the problems we’re seeking to solve, there’s no prescribed solution to any of the Challenges. Each is an Open Challenge, and we’re looking for truly inventive and ambitious approaches coupled with the kind of knowledge, expertise and knowhow needed to bring the idea to fruition.
Individuals, teams, pre-starts, start-ups, early stage or established SMEs, and large companies are all welcome to apply. Our straightforward and friendly application process levels the playing field and ensures only the best ideas get through.
And because each Challenge normally takes just one solution through to the Accelerator Stage, you won’t be competing with others building similar products. Instead, you’ll find yourself part of a hugely supportive cohort of diverse teams working on Challenges from many areas of government and the wider public sector.
You don’t need a technical background, be an experienced businessperson or an academic to come up with a brilliant solution to our Challenges. We want you to really push the boundaries of what’s possible and give us your most innovative ideas.
Closing date for applications is 10th September – find out more and apply.