Purchase Mid-Range Equipment for Biomedical Research: MRC Equip

This is a pre-announcement. Use it for early planning and return to the official page when the full application package or portal opens.

This is a pre-announcement for MRC Equip, a Medical Research Council opportunity to support the purchase of mid-range equipment for biomedical research.

Medical Research Council lists this opportunity for Research Organisation, Biomedical Sciences, United Kingdom. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

Researchers and organisations eligible for MRC funding should check the official page for the full rules when the call opens.

The opportunity is intended for equipment needs that fall within the mid-range funding band.

Biomedical research equipment.

Research infrastructure and capacity that supports MRC-relevant science.

The pre-announcement indicates equipment requests in the GBP 200,000 to GBP 1 million range. Full rules should be confirmed when the call opens.

Opens 13 Aug 2026: Opens 13 Aug 2026: Aug 13, 2026.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Monitor the official UKRI/MRC page. The call is listed as opening on 13 August 2026.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.