UK Compute Roadmap – Community Centres of Excellence (outline stage)

Last update: Nov 4, 2026

Location: UK

Funding Agency: United Kingdom Research and Innovation

Contracting Authority: United Kingdom Research and Innovation

Status: Open

Budget: GBP 20,000,000

Award ceiling: 2,000,000

Award floor: N/A

Sector: Education, Training & Capacity Building, ICT & Telecommunications, Research & Innovation

Eligible applicants: Academic Institutions, Individuals, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs)

Eligible nationalities: UK

Date posted: Nov 4, 2026

Objectives:

Objectives

Purpose: Establish a network of Community Centres of Excellence (CCEs) that provide coordinated user support, specialist expertise and community stewardship to help researchers ...

Eligibility criteria:

Eligible applicants: Open to organisations with standard or non-standard UKRI eligibility; a research technical professional may apply as project lead or co-lead if they meet UKRI individual eligibility criteria. Applications may be from a single organisation or a partnership across multiple organisations, and project partners may be included.
Geographic and legal eligibility: The lead organisation must be based at an organisation eligible for UKRI funding and...