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 9 August 2018
Discover Cleethorpes Townscape Heritage - Programme Evaluation
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 6 August 2018
EHRC 1819-23 UNDERSTANDING HOW OUR LEGAL WORK CREATES CHANGE
£50,000
- Expired contractPublished 6 August 2018
9759 - Employer and resident research to identify the changing nature of work within Norwich City - AWARD
£50
- Closed tenderPublished 1 August 2018
Foreign economic-aid-related services
£3,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 July 2018
Enterprise Steps Project Summative Assessment
£6,270
- Closed tenderPublished 26 July 2018
Research and development services and related consultancy services
€200,000
- Expired contractPublished 25 July 2018
EU Exit Research Support
£800,000
- Awarded contractPublished 23 July 2018
Digital skills and capacity uplift into DTU of FCO - Senior Product Manager
£66,000
- Expired contractPublished 23 July 2018
Evaluation of Access Innovation Programme - AWARD
£42,500
- Closed tenderPublished 22 July 2018
Research and Evaluation Services in Relation to Problem Solving in Policing
£360,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 July 2018
Evaluation consultancy services
£360,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 July 2018
001120 British Library Non User Research
£40,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 July 2018
001120 British Library Non User Research
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 10 July 2018
001120 British Library Non User Research
£40,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 July 2018
MHCLG Commissioned Research Project Housing Court
£70,560
- Closed tenderPublished 6 July 2018
CON-18-097 High Cost Credit - Rent to Own Consumer Research
£137,500
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 4 July 2018
Foreign economic-aid-related services
£3,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 2 July 2018
Contract Award - Provision of Financial and Market Research and Analysis Services to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 26 June 2018
Corporate strategy and stakeholder perceptions baseline survey
£70,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 June 2018
Research and development services and related consultancy services
£500,000
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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