SNPN 5G Assured Integration (CR

Application Components: Project details, application questions, finances, and project impact sections submitted via IFS

Application Platform: Innovation Funding Service (IFS)

Assessment Criteria: Applications assessed by independent experts based on innovation, feasibility, market opportunity, team capability, and value for money

Decision Process: Initial assessment followed by interview stage for shortlisted applicants; final decision based on combined scoring

Eligible Research Costs: Industrial research costs including integration, testing, validation, and non-recurring engineering activities

Environmental & EDI Requirements: Applications must consider accessibility and inclusion; environmental and societal impacts are assessed within project impact criteria

Funding Structure: £2 million to £4 million per project; funding rates depend on organisation size (up to 70% for small, 60% for medium, 50% for large organisations)

important notes: Projects must last 18 months; collaboration required; competitive funding with ~30% success rate; portfolio approach used to select projects

Ineligible Costs: Projects focused solely on component development or large-scale deployment; projects outside scope or without system-level integration

International Participation: Non-UK partners can participate as non-funded partners or subcontractors with justification

Key Organisational Requirements: Must be a collaborative project including a Systems Integrator and at least one business; project duration 18 months; funding request between £2m and £4m

Objectives: To close the system integration gap in UK advanced connectivity and accelerate development of assured 5G solutions for industrial use cases

Project Start Date: 2026-08-01 00:00:00