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 14 March 2019
Research and Evaluation Services in Relation to Problem Solving in Policing
£360,000
- Expired contractPublished 14 March 2019
Survey on Drivers of choice for Vocational and Technical Qualifications (VTQ's)
£26,800
- Expired contractPublished 12 March 2019
Evaluation consultancy services
£309,918
- Expired contractPublished 11 March 2019
Cultural Value of Film, Television and Video Games: Evidence Review - AWARD
£30,000
- Expired contractPublished 8 March 2019
Evaluation Service for the Early Intervention Youth Fund (EIYF)
£699,073
- Expired contractPublished 7 March 2019
EHRC 1819-61 Cumulative impact assessment in Scotland and Wales
£18,000
- Awarded contractPublished 1 March 2019
Foreign economic-aid-related services
£2,744,328
- Awarded contractPublished 1 March 2019
Research consultancy services
£4,365,620
- Awarded contractPublished 28 February 2019
Evaluation consultancy services
£333,333
- Awarded contractPublished 26 February 2019
Architectural and related services
€1
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 26 February 2019
Evaluation consultancy services
£380,000
- Awarded contractPublished 26 February 2019
Quantity surveying services
€1
- Expired contractPublished 21 February 2019
Distributional Impacts of Trade Policy in Agriculture
£59,875
- Expired contractPublished 20 February 2019
CEU Research Contract
£2,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 19 February 2019
Market Research
£11,500
- Closed tenderPublished 19 February 2019
Survey on Drivers of choice for Vocational and Technical Qualifications (VTQ's)
£45,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 18 February 2019
Market research services
£7,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 7 February 2019
Research services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 6 February 2019
Evaluating the Community Impact of Shared Reading - A Longitudinal Evaluation Study Measuring the Impact of Community Shared Reading on Social Isolation and Well-being
£45,000
- Expired contractPublished 5 February 2019
Foreign economic-aid-related services
£9,967,340
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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