National PET Imaging Platform: Data Platform
Medical Research Council (MRC) · United Kingdom
Funding to host and deliver the National PET Imaging Platform (NPIP) Data Platform, enabling collection, curation, management and sharing of total-body PET imaging and associated research data across the UK.
Summary
Deadline
17 Jun 2026
Complexity
Medium
Time to apply
20-60 hours
Updated
9 Jun 2026
Funding to host and deliver the National PET Imaging Platform (NPIP) Data Platform, enabling collection, curation, management and sharing of total-body PET imaging and associated research data across the UK.
Eligibility
Applicant types
Research
Business size
Research organisation
Industries
Biomedical imaging, health data infrastructure, life sciences, and data science.
Match funding
Not required
Requirements
Applicants must be invited and be members of the NPIP-approved Data Platform consortium, based at an eligible UK research organisation with relevant infrastructure expertise. The project lead must be based at an eligible UK research organisation and lead the consortium. Development of a unified data platform to manage PET imaging data, enable data access and reuse, support linkage to other data...
Eligible applicants
Applicants must be invited and be members of the NPIP-approved Data Platform consortium, based at an eligible UK research organisation with relevant infrastructure expertise.
Funding and scope
Benefit amount
Up to £4,700,000 (100% Full Economic Cost)
Total fund available
£4,700,000
Funding intensity
100% of Full Economic Cost funded by MRC.
Payment type
Grant (typically 80% FEC in arrears)
Eligible scope
Development of a unified data platform to manage PET imaging data, enable data access and reuse, support linkage to other datasets, and provide tools and services for research and clinical use.
Eligible expenses
- Staff salaries, infrastructure management roles, data storage and computing systems, data management and curation, tool and service development, travel, public engagement, governance systems, estates and indirect costs.
Ineligible costs
- Costs not eligible under National PET Imaging Platform data platform funding terms.
Application and risks
Application platform
UKRI Funding Service
Competitiveness
Competitive Selection
Decision timeline
Assessment completed within approximately four months after submission, with decisions expected around September 2026.
Assessment process
Eligibility check followed by expert panel assessment and interview stage before final funding decision by MRC.
Application sections
- Summary, Vision, Approach, Data management and sharing, Applicant and team capability (R4RI), Project partners, Ethics and RRI, Resources and cost justification, Trusted Research and Innovation, International collaboration.
Application components
Not specified
Decision risks
Applications may be rejected if they are out of scope, fail eligibility criteria, lack consortium alignment, or do not demonstrate delivery feasibility and infrastructure capability.
Timeline and partners
Opening date
1 Apr 2026
Project duration
42 months.
Project start
30 Sept 2026
Project end
Not specified
Co-funders
- Innovate UK
Collaboration rules
- Projects must be delivered through a consortium of organisations working collaboratively to develop and manage the Data Platform.
- International collaborators can participate as co-leads or partners but cannot lead the project.
Consortium requirements
- Consortium must include approved NPIP partners and demonstrate complementary strengths across participating organisations.
Additional guidance
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Quick facts
- Status
- Open
- Deadline
- 17 Jun 2026
- Funding amount
- Up to £4,700,000 (100% Full Economic Cost)
- Funding band
- Mid (£500k-£5M)
- Funding type
- Grant
- Payment type
- Grant (typically 80% FEC in arrears)
- Audience
- Research Innovation
- Industry
- Biomedical imaging, health data infrastructure, life sciences, and data science.
- Last updated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Published
- 15 Mar 2026