Arribatec and GrantsNow Announce Partnership to Transform Research Funding Management for Unit4 Customers
Arribatec, a global leader in delivering integrated ERP solutions and the largest Unit4 Elite Partner, today announced a partnership with GrantsNow, the UK-based research funding management platform.
The partnership will deliver a single seamless integration with the leading ERP platform, providing universities and research institutions with a unified system to secure, manage, and compliantly report on research funding more efficiently and with increased visibility.
GrantsNow integrates effortlessly with Unit4, adding modern Pre and Post-Award research management capabilities. Through this collaboration, higher education and research organisations across the UK and internationally can streamline everything from opportunity discovery and proposal development to costing, compliance, contract management, and reporting — all within one connected platform.
Ian McGowan, GrantsNow Director, stated:
“The partnership with Arribatec is showing real value to Research Offices within leading universities across the UK and Europe. GrantsNow has filled the gap of providing a true SaaS Cloud Solution for Pre-Awards Grants Management, and Arribatec has extensive experience working in the higher education sector. Together, we look forward to providing a seamless single Grants Management solution by combining GrantsNow and Unit4 Cloud.”
This collaboration delivers significant value for research institutions and higher education organisations using Unit4. By combining deep ERP expertise with a next-generation research funding platform, universities can manage the entire funding lifecycle more effectively.
Among the key benefits for Unit4 customers are:
- Efficiency: Automation of grant searches, proposal workflows, and cost calculations frees up staff time to pursue more funding.
- Compliance: Built-in checks for TRAC-based full economic costing, ethical approvals, funder requirements, and audit trails.
- Visibility and Collaboration: A single source of truth, dashboards, and reporting tools connecting researchers, administrators, and finance teams.
- End-to-End Integration: Continuity from pre-award proposal development to post-award project and financial management.
Several universities and research institutes, including The Institute of Cancer Research, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Queen Margaret University, and University of Essex, are already working with GrantsNow to improve their funding management.
GrantsNow and Arribatec are also close to concluding contracts with additional universities and are expanding their reach into the Middle East, supporting more research institutions with modern, cloud-based solutions.
Steve Haines, Global Sales Director at Arribatec, added:
“This partnership is a major step forward for research institutions using Unit4. By combining Arribatec’s ERP expertise and specifically our deep domain expertise in research funding, with GrantsNow’s platform, we are enabling universities to simplify grant management, improve compliance, and ultimately increase research impact. It’s about freeing up researchers and administrators from time-consuming tasks so they can focus on securing funding and delivering results.”
This partnership reflects both companies’ commitment to supporting the higher education and research sectors with modern, cloud-based solutions tailored for today’s complex funding environment.
About Arribatec
Arribatec is a software and consulting company headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices in 17 locations worldwide. Arribatec delivers digital solutions, services, consulting, and infrastructure to companies and institutions where human capital is central to the business. Their global team includes 350+ engineers, developers, project managers, and consultants, making them one of the fastest-growing IT providers in the Nordics, ranked on Deloitte’s Fast 50 list, and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
About GrantsNow
GrantsNow is designed primarily for Research and Higher Education institutions seeking an end-to-end, fully configurable solution for Pre and Post-Awards management that seamlessly integrates with ERP systems. With a team of 250+ consultants, GrantsNow is the UK’s fastest-growing grants management platform, able to deliver new functionality in under six months.
By combining GrantsNow’s powerful functionality with Unit4’s dynamic ERP Cloud platform, this partnership sets a new standard for end-to-end grants management in higher education and research.
