Research Contracts and Tenders
See open research tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
Research procurement covers commissioned studies and evaluations, including impact and process evaluations of funded programmes and policies. Social and policy research, evidence reviews, and monitoring, evaluation and learning contracts for grant funds also come up. Subjects range from housing and health to wages, transport and energy.
Research buying mostly runs through research and evaluation frameworks, including the Crown Commercial Service Research and Insights dynamic purchasing system, with call-offs for single studies, and some open calls. Government departments, regulators, health bodies, councils and universities commission research, as do The National Lottery Community Fund and the Scottish Government.
2,636 results
- Closed tenderPublished 17 September 2019
Invitation to Quote for Assessing the opportunities for Green Technologies and Services within Greater Manchester's Registered Social Housing sector
£19,500
- Awarded contractPublished 17 September 2019
Market research services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 12 September 2019
Market research services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 9 September 2019
BIG001-1064 - Community Facilities Research
£1
- Closed tenderPublished 9 September 2019
BIG001-1064 - Community Facilities Research
£1
- Closed tenderPublished 6 September 2019
PHE - Corporate - Evaluation of Rough Sleeping
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 6 September 2019
PHE - Corporate - Evaluation of Rough Sleeping
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 23 August 2019
STEP WP11 - Research Study into Connection and Sealing Technology for Liquid Metal Coolants
£80,000
- Expired contractPublished 21 August 2019
Opportunity Areas - Impact Evaluation
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 21 August 2019
EVALUATION OF CONTAMINATION HIT SQUAD DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 20 August 2019
Research Agency Framework for PIRU 2019-2023
£600,000
- Expired contractPublished 14 August 2019
Youth Employment Initiative Impact Evaluation
£99,322
- Closed tenderPublished 13 August 2019
Mapping the UK's Animation Sector
£25,000
- Expired contractPublished 12 August 2019
Improving Surgical Training, External Evaluation and Research Tender - Health Education England - NHS/SoEPS/18.436
£225,000
- Closed tenderPublished 12 August 2019
Research services
£500,000
- Awarded contractPublished 9 August 2019
Environmental issues consultancy services
£166,667
- Closed tenderPublished 8 August 2019
Research Study opportunity: Dependencies of food system transformation on changes in the wider economy and society
£7,500
- Closed tenderPublished 29 July 2019
Evaluation of the Systems Research Programme
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 24 July 2019
Economic and social impact evaluation of Hackney Carnival 2019
£29,977
- Expired contractPublished 16 July 2019
Research and development services and related consultancy services
£134,582
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about research contracts, research tenders, commissioned research, research and evaluation services, research study, research and analysis services, evaluation research, policy research, impact evaluation in the UK public sector.
What kinds of work count as research tenders?
The category covers commissioned studies, evaluations and analysis rather than academic research funding. Recent examples include a Scottish Government-commissioned study on accessible housing guidance, a Home Office research and analysis call-off on homeland security, and a Department for Transport evaluation-research framework covering multiple policy programmes. Buyers range from central government departments to police and crime commissioners, regulators and universities running research for a third party.
What CPV codes cover research contracts?
Research notices carry 73110000 (Research services) and 73000000 (Research and development services and related consultancy services).
Which framework is used to buy commissioned research and evaluation in the UK public sector?
The Crown Commercial Service Research and Insights dynamic purchasing system is a common route for commissioned research and evaluation. Buyers such as the Welsh Government and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology run mini competitions on it for individual studies and evaluations.
How do I find research contracts before they are formally tendered?
Read corporate strategies, service reviews, commissioning plans and expiry dates for existing contracts, which show research work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.
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