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 19 June 2018
DCLG Domestic Abuse Services Audit
£128,664
- Expired contractPublished 19 June 2018
Provision of Prostitution Research
£150,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 June 2018
9759 - Employer and resident research to identify the changing nature of work within Norwich City
£50,000
- Closed tenderPublished 18 June 2018
Northamptonshire County Council- Request for Quotation for an Early Years Research Project to understand the capacity of childcare places in Northamptonshire
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 18 June 2018
Northamptonshire County Council- Request for Quotation for an Early Years Research Project to understand and promote excellence in SEND practice
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 15 June 2018
School Organisation Development Plan and Strategy
£39,000
- Expired contractPublished 13 June 2018
Evaluation Research
£98,378
- Closed tenderPublished 11 June 2018
Energy-efficiency consultancy services
€3,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 4 June 2018
Analysis and Practical Research on Data Portability
£235,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 June 2018
Digital skills and capacity uplift into DTU of FCO - Senior Product Manager
GBP/DAY 1,000
- Awarded contractPublished 1 June 2018
Research services
£235,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 24 May 2018
NIC Future of Freight Research Tender
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 21 May 2018
Enterprise Steps Project Summative Assessment
£6,270
- Expired contractPublished 15 May 2018
DFID 8018 Independent evaluation of the Supporting Nutrition in Pakistan Food Fortification Programme Contract Award
£1,889,950
- Expired contractPublished 14 May 2018
Foreign economic-aid-related services
£15,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 14 May 2018
Research and development services and related consultancy services
£200,000
- Expired contractPublished 14 May 2018
R-Cloud Framework Renewal
£22,500,000
- Awarded contractPublished 11 May 2018
Research services
£33,000,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 10 May 2018
Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
£32,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 May 2018
DFID 7948 Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning - Programme Directorate Contract Award
£11,994,312
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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