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
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 3 May 2018
Marketing services
£25,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 1 May 2018
Foreign economic-aid-related services
£10,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 29 April 2018
R&D on Reactor Design-Safety
£3,649,456
- Awarded contractPublished 26 April 2018
Research and development services and related consultancy services
£3,649,456
- Closed tenderPublished 26 April 2018
Evaluation of Access Innovation Programme
£42,500
- Closed tenderPublished 25 April 2018
Foreign economic-aid-related services
£39,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 23 April 2018
Urban planning and landscape architectural services
$350,000
- Expired contractPublished 17 April 2018
ARFQ - To Undertake a Visitor Survey at Crosby Coastal Park and Ainsdale on Sea
£35,000
- Expired contractPublished 17 April 2018
UK SBS Professional Doctorates: research to understand demand for and the characteristics of the range of professional doctorates in English higher education
£38,333
- Expired contractPublished 13 April 2018
Early Formative and Impact Evaluations of the Climate Leadership in Cities (CLIC) Programme
£436,045
- Closed tenderPublished 12 April 2018
Procurement for the Provision of Services for the Trusted Relationship Programme OJEU Reference 2018/S 055-121726
£1,500,000
- Expired contractPublished 11 April 2018
Provision of Feasibility Study for Undertaking a Quantitative Impact Evaluation
£19,989
- Expired contractPublished 3 April 2018
Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
£304,232
- Closed tenderPublished 3 April 2018
Advertising and marketing services
£12,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 March 2018
Research and development services and related consultancy services
€750,000
- Expired contractPublished 23 March 2018
BIS Research and Evaluation Framework
£65,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 23 March 2018
New Dynamics of Ageing Programme (NDA Tender)
£40,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 22 March 2018
Housing First Pilot Evaluation
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 19 March 2018
Research services
£166,500
- Closed tenderPublished 16 March 2018
GB-London: BTA942 - Field and Tab Research Services
£300,000
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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