Funding opportunity

Contracts for Innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare

• Opportunity status: Open
• Funders: Innovate UK
• Co-funders: Office for Life Sciences (OLS)
• Funding type: Other
• Total fund: £20,000,000
• Publication date: 16 February 2026
• Opening date: 16 February 2026 9:30am UK time
• Closing date: 6 May 2026 11:00am UK time

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.

Organisations can apply for a share of £20 million, inclusive of VAT.

Projects will advance development of pharmaceutical, digital and MedTech tools to improve treatment, recovery and prevention of harm and deaths for drug and alcohol addictions.

Eligibility summary

To lead a project, you can:

• be an organisation, including those based in the EU, European economic area or internationally
• work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors

Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.