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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 2018

    Patient App Specification and Design

    University of LeedsSupplier(s) Tigerspike LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 14 February 2018

    £160,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 13 March 2018

    DFID 8073 Disability Inclusiveness Development Programme - Research Component - Contract Notice

    Department for International DevelopmentForeign economic-aid-related services

    £7,000,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 8 March 2018

    England's Waterways Visitor Survey

    Marketing BirminghamResearch services

  • Closed tenderPublished 5 March 2018

    ARFQ - To Undertake a Visitor Survey at Crosby Coastal Park and Ainsdale on Sea

    Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Closed tenderPublished 27 February 2018

    Research and development services and related consultancy services

    Department for International DevelopmentResearch and development services and related consultancy services

    £7,000,000

  • Expired contractPublished 27 February 2018

    Vulnerability Training Evaluation Research

    Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) The Institute for Employment StudiesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesAwarded 19 May 2017

    £97,895

  • Stale Pre-tenderPublished 21 February 2018

    Energy-efficiency consultancy services

    Sustainable Energy Authority of IrelandAnalytical or scientific software development services

  • Expired contractPublished 21 February 2018

    EHRC 1718-54 Working Forward Impact Evaluation

    EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONSupplier(s) ICF CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (Primary)Evaluation consultancy servicesAwarded 19 January 2018

    £75,000

  • Awarded contractPublished 19 February 2018

    Evaluation consultancy services

    NHS City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning GroupSupplier(s) NHS City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group, Cordis Bright LimitedEvaluation consultancy servicesAwarded 15 January 2018

    £350,000

  • Expired contractPublished 15 February 2018

    DFID 8044 Impact evaluation of the development capital investment intervention of the DFID India's private sector infrastructure portfolio - Call Down Contract

    Department for International DevelopmentSupplier(s) IPE Global Limited (Formerly IPE Global Private Limited)Foreign economic-aid-related servicesAwarded 20 January 2018

    £420,300

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  • Expired contractPublished 15 February 2018

    Commercial Development Retail Analysis and Evaluation Research - Award Notice

    High Speed Two (HS2) LtdSupplier(s) CACI LimitedResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesAwarded 15 February 2018

    £49,500

  • Expired contractPublished 15 February 2018

    Fifth generation mobile communications (5G) - Research for a network planning / mapping tool

    Department for Culture, Media & SportSupplier(s) Ordnance Survey, University of Surrey – trading as the Robens Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, The UK MET OfficeResearch servicesAwarded 1 November 2016

    £675,023

  • Closed tenderPublished 9 February 2018

    Younger Peoples' Attitude towards and perception of Living and Working in the Craven and Sourh Lakelands

    Craven District CouncilResearch and development services and related consultancy services

    £55,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 9 February 2018

    Younger Peoples' Attitude towards and perception of Living and Working in the Craven and Sourh Lakelands

    Craven District CouncilMarket research services

  • Closed tenderPublished 7 February 2018

    CCSN17A35 - Complex Needs Process Evaluation Research

    Crown Commercial ServiceFeasibility study

    £130,000

  • Expired contractPublished 6 February 2018

    DFID 7971 Independent evaluation of the Subsidised Temporary employment programme (STEP) in Lebanon - Call Down Contract

    Department for International DevelopmentSupplier(s) Oxford Policy ManagementForeign economic-aid-related servicesAwarded 12 September 2016

    £999,999

  • Closed tenderPublished 1 February 2018

    Eye Tracking and biometric recording equipment

    Ulster University

  • Awarded contractPublished 1 February 2018

    Eye Tracking and biometric recording equipment

    Ulster University

  • Expired contractPublished 1 February 2018

    TRANSPARENCT NOTICE ONLY - Provision of Research and Analysis Support to the DCDC Strategic Anaysis Team

    Ministry of DefenceSupplier(s) RAND Europe Community InterestFeasibility study, advisory service, analysisAwarded 18 December 2017

    £800,000

  • Expired contractPublished 29 January 2018

    Market research services

    National Galleries of ScotlandSupplier(s) DJSMarket research servicesAwarded 29 January 2018

    £169,390

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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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