Science and Technology Facilities Council
Expenditure
Monthly
High-spend suppliers
Top expense areas
All time
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1
International Subscriptions
£682.3M
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2
Balance Sheet
£282.7M
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3
Diamond Light Source (Grant and Capital Funding)
£240.7M
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4
High Performance Computing
£177.9M
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5
SKA International Subscription
£132.7M
Top expense types
All time
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1
International Subscriptions
£748.9M
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2
Research Grant Expenditure
£424.2M
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3
Capital Grants & Equipment to HEIs
£346.6M
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4
Projects CIP
£328.8M
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5
Unspecified
£307.6M
Recent payments out
| Date | Supplier | Amount | Expense area | Expense type | |||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | -£3,092 | PD Particle Astrophysics Exploitation | Capital Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £28,190 | PD Particle Astrophysics Exploitation | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £27,341 | Nxt Gen Gravitational Wave Infrastructure | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £14,412 | PD External Innovation Development | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £29,511 | PD Fellowships | Fellowships | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £85 | CLF Lasers for Science Facility | Provisions ( Food etc) | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £85 | CLF Lasers for Science Facility | Provisions ( Food etc) | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £7,982 | DL Hard Services | General Building Maintenance | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £669 | RAL Transport | Fuel Costs | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £752 | CLF Vulcan Laser | University Fees | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £5,000 | CLF Vulcan Laser | University Fees | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £3,252 | CLF Vulcan Laser | University Fees | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | -£13,450 | PD SPF Wave 2 QSFP | Capital Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £141,113 | PD SPF Wave 2 QSFP | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £41,990 | PD External Innovation Development | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £57,083 | PD ISPF ODA | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £164,736 | PD UKSA Solar System - Development | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £95,014 | PD UKSA Solar System - Development | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £37,670 | CLF - UK XFEL Infra Fund | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £12,075 | TD MDC - Europractice | Computer Software | ||||||||
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Recent payments in
| Date | Buyer | Amount | Expense area | Expense type | |||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £22,326 | Research: Responsive | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £20,889 | Research: Responsive | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £20,717 | Research: Strategic | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £2,557 | Physical Sciences and Materials | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £627,856 | Digital Research Infrastructure - 21-22 Preliminary Activities | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £39,954 | NC Engineering | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £1,701 | Advanced Magnetics -- Physical Sciences | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £43,184 | Physical Sciences and Materials | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £4,170 | Physical Sciences and Materials | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £104,995 | Digital Research Infras 2 - Support DRI Professionals: strat platforms uplift | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £31,513 | NC Infrastructure | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £21,954 | Strategic Research Grants. | Capital Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £7,169 | Strategic Research Grants. | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £133,042 | Discovery Science Grants | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £2,703 | Strategic Research Grants. | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £3,234 | Strategic Research Grants. | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £3,957 | Strategic Research Grants. | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £27,255 | Open Access | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-12-01 | £2,921 | Programme - HE - UKRI - MSCA | Current Grant Expenditure | ||||||||
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| 2025-09-30 | £2,055,000 | DESNZ - Net Zero, Nuclear & International - DESNZ - New Nuclear Strategy and Fusion Energy and Advanced Nuclear Technologies | R & D Current Grants to Central Government | ||||||||
| DESNZ - Lithium Evaporations to Advance PFCs in ST40-R & D Current Grants to Central Government | |||||||||||
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Frequently asked questions
What is the latest spending data available for Science and Technology Facilities Council?
The most recent spending data we have available for Science and Technology Facilities Council is from December 2025. Government departments and public bodies typically publish their spending data on a monthly or quarterly basis.
How has Science and Technology Facilities Council's spending changed over time?
Science and Technology Facilities Council's spending has decreased over time. In 2025, they spent £1,124,640,916, compared to £1,273,476,910 in 2024 - a decrease of 11.7%.
How much does Science and Technology Facilities Council spend on suppliers?
Science and Technology Facilities Council has spent a total of £3,498,083,885 on suppliers according to our records. This spending is distributed across 5314 suppliers.