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.

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 tender, closed 10 May 2019Published 18 April 2019
Exercise and Telephone Follow-Up Programme (ExTel) - NHS Shropshire CCG
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSUHealth services
£174,000
Closed tender, closed 10 May 2019Published 18 April 2019
Exercise and Telephone Follow-Up Programme (ExTel) - NHS Shropshire CCG
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 July 2020Published 18 April 2019
Exercise and Telephone Follow-Up Programme (ExTel) - NHS Shropshire CCG
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSUAwarded 1 August 2019
£147,000
Closed tender, closed 30 April 2018Published 11 April 2019
SOC PTF Baseline Evaluation Project
Home OfficeResearch services
£119,526
Closed tender, closed 19 November 2018Published 9 April 2019
Testing for Online Personalisation in the UK
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSMarket and economic research; polling and statistics
£115,000
Expired contract, expired 28 February 2024Published 8 April 2019
Research services
Welsh Government
Supplier(s)
4 suppliers
Figure 8 Consultancy Service Ltd
Glyndwr University
Natcen
USW Commercial Services Ltd
Market research servicesAwarded 26 March 2019
£340,773
Closed tender, closed 8 April 2019Published 6 April 2019
Digital Infrastructure and Broadband Research and Evaluation Services
Department for Culture, Media & SportEvaluation consultancy services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 15 May 2019Published 5 April 2019
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Department for International DevelopmentDesign and execution of research and development
£15,000,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 3 April 2019
Evaluation consultancy services
Department for Culture, Media & SportEvaluation consultancy services
£1,100,000
Closed tender, closed 26 April 2019Published 29 March 2019
Research and Evaluation - Events Impact
The United Kingdom Sports Council (trading as UK Sport)Evaluation consultancy services
£30,000
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Expired contract, expired 1 December 2019Published 27 March 2019
Evaluation Research
Care Quality CommissionSupplier(s) The University of ManchesterEvaluation consultancy servicesAwarded 4 March 2019
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 1 May 2019Published 27 March 2019
Advertising services
University of SouthamptonAdvertising consultancy services
£3,500,000
Awarded contractPublished 26 March 2019
PU-19-0367 - User Research Contract for the Office for National Statistics
Office for National StatisticsSupplier(s) PEOPLE FOR RESEARCH LTD
£750,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2021Published 26 March 2019
Monitoring and Evaluation - 21st Century Schools programme for Western Balkans
British CouncilSupplier(s) LSE Enterprise LtdEvaluation consultancy servicesAwarded 13 February 2019
£305,000
Expired contract, expired 10 March 2022Published 26 March 2019
Social research services
Scottish GovernmentSupplier(s) Rocket Science, Blake Stevenson, The Institute for Employment StudiesSocial research servicesAwarded 26 March 2019
£260,000
Awarded contractPublished 21 March 2019
Review of the Future Resource Risk Faced by the UK Economy
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)Awarded 10 June 2019
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 18 April 2019Published 21 March 2019
Review of the Future Resource Risk Faced by the UK Economy
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 18 July 2019Published 19 March 2019
Assessment of the potential impact of Graduated Driving Licensing in Northern Ireland
National Highways LimitedSupplier(s) TRL LimitedResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesAwarded 19 March 2019
£59,750
Expired contract, expired 25 July 2022Published 19 March 2019
Foreign economic-aid-related services
Department for International DevelopmentSupplier(s) Oxford Policy ManagementForeign economic-aid-related servicesAwarded 13 March 2019
£38,966,490
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2022Published 15 March 2019
Provision of Research and Evaluation Services for the Warm Homes Scheme
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilSupplier(s) National Energy Action (NEA)Awarded 15 March 2019
£30,000

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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Exercise and Telephone Follow-Up Programme (ExTel) - NHS Shropshire CCG

Exercise and Telephone Follow-Up Programme (ExTel) - NHS Shropshire CCG

Exercise and Telephone Follow-Up Programme (ExTel) - NHS Shropshire CCG

SOC PTF Baseline Evaluation Project

Testing for Online Personalisation in the UK

Research services

Digital Infrastructure and Broadband Research and Evaluation Services

Research and development services and related consultancy services

Evaluation consultancy services

Research and Evaluation - Events Impact

Evaluation Research

Advertising services

PU-19-0367 - User Research Contract for the Office for National Statistics

Monitoring and Evaluation - 21st Century Schools programme for Western Balkans

Social research services

Review of the Future Resource Risk Faced by the UK Economy

Review of the Future Resource Risk Faced by the UK Economy

Assessment of the potential impact of Graduated Driving Licensing in Northern Ireland

Foreign economic-aid-related services

Provision of Research and Evaluation Services for the Warm Homes Scheme

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