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
- Expired contractPublished 3 June 2019
DFID 6762 Economic Development and Institutions Research Contract Amendment No3
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 31 May 2019
Independent evaluation of policing interventions tackling vulnerability and viol
£667,920
- Closed tenderPublished 31 May 2019
Environmental issues consultancy services
£200,000
- Expired contractPublished 30 May 2019
Independent evaluation of policing interventions tackling vulnerability and viol
£667,920
- Expired contractPublished 30 May 2019
Causes of Homelessness Research
£20,000
- Expired contractPublished 30 May 2019
Independent evaluation of policing interventions tackling vulnerability and/or v
£408,112
- Expired contractPublished 22 May 2019
Provision Of Impact Evaluation Of The 2014-2020 ESF (European Social Fund) Progr
£176,350
- Closed tenderPublished 21 May 2019
7934 Where Light Falls
£14,000
- Expired contractPublished 19 May 2019
Advanced Reactor Design - Reactor Digital Phase 2
£5,989,870
- Awarded contractPublished 16 May 2019
Research and development services and related consultancy services
£5,989,870
- Expired contractPublished 15 May 2019
Market Research Agency
£67,400
- Awarded contractPublished 14 May 2019
Research and Analysis Services for Expert Group on Future Skills Needs 'Design Skills in Ireland' Report
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 13 May 2019
Business and management consultancy services
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 10 May 2019
Opinion Polling on Honours System
£500
- Closed tenderPublished 10 May 2019
Impact Evaluation of Discover England Fund Project
£25,000
- Expired contractPublished 3 May 2019
DFID 8424 Evaluation and Analysis for Tax Transformation (EATT) component of the DFID Ethiopia Tax Systems Transformation Programme Contract Award
£726,875
- Expired contractPublished 29 April 2019
Health services
£1,943,051
- Closed tenderPublished 26 April 2019
PROCUREMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF RESEARCH SERVICES - REVIEW OF LIBOR GRANTS
£100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 April 2019
Research and Evaluation Services - Yorkshire 2019
£52,500
- Awarded contractPublished 23 April 2019
Evaluation consultancy services
£340,000
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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