case study

Design to Deliver

Design to Deliver is a collaboration between three Catapult centres: Connected Places Catapult, Digital Catapult and Satellite Applications Catapult

The Design to Deliver programme announced the first cohort of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to take part in the programme in January 2025.

Satellite Applications Catapult will be supporting SMEs responding to the challenge: Space-enabled information for a thriving world.

The SMEs selected are: Optimal Cities, Data Dynamics, Map Impact and REWILD.Life.

These SMEs will be supported by Andthen and Mima design consultancies and work with Sussex Bay to consider the practical implementation of their solution.

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Programme Overview

Design to Deliver is a collaboration between three Catapult centres: Connected Places Catapult, Digital Catapult and Satellite Applications Catapult – developed in collaboration with and funded by Innovate UK.

Each Catapult has set a challenge in their respective industries, linked by the theme of regenerating nature.

Four SME-led projects will be selected per challenge, with each SME receiving up to £50,000 to develop a proposed trial plan. In addition to funding, each project will also receive support from a specialised design consultancy, the respective Catapult’s technical team and a location partner.

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Biodiversity Recovery

Combine Earth observation data and sensors on the ground to measure habitat condition and monitor biodiversity abundance.

Land Management and Agriculture

Bring space-enabled data and services into decision-making tools that help farmers and land managers care for the long-term health of soil, water quality and flood mitigation.

Communities and Businesses Commitments

Engage with communities and businesses to gather data on the ground that complements monitoring of nature from space, to better inform local decision making and regulatory compliance.

Location Partner

Location partners will give the successful SMEs on Design to Deliver access to communities and places where they can consider the practical implementation of their solution. The location partner for this challenge is Sussex Bay, Sussex.

Sussex Bay spans 100 miles of coastline along Sussex, encompassing over one million residents from Selsey to Camber Sands, as well as the intertidal zones of Sussex’s rivers and inshore waters. Sussex Bay is a collaborative, regional project, driven by partnerships with hundred of organisations and communities over the past five years.

It is hosted by Adur & Worthing Councils but operates independently, acting as a national leader in developing high-integrity blended finance models to support community-driven conservation efforts. Funded by private foundations (Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Rewilding Britain) rather than public funds, Sussex Bay represents a high-profile model for seascape restoration and ecosystem regeneration.

Other challenges

Challenge 1: Led by Connected Places Catapult

Collective solutions for wild urban places
How might we use information to contribute to the successful implementation, stewardship and maintenance of wild urban places?

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Challenge 2: Lead by Digital Catapult

Informed choices for nature positive action
How can you develop a solution leveraging existing data, to help citizens be better informed to make nature-conscious decisions?

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Supporting Information/Documents

Point of Contact information

If you have any questions about the programme or your application, please contact: Design2deliver@cp.catapult.org.uk

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