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
- Awarded contractPublished 2 January 2018
ARSAC Information System
£240,000
- Expired contractPublished 20 December 2017
Financial and insurance services
£149,945
- Closed tenderPublished 19 December 2017
South Essex Active Travel Research Support
£24,999
- Expired contractPublished 18 December 2017
GB-Glasgow: JFC7A/00027 - HELMINTH / PARASITE TESTING FOR GURKHA RECRUITS.
£129,980
- Awarded contractPublished 14 December 2017
Design, Development and Delivery of the Coastal Explorers Training Program and Sea Science Traineeship
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 11 December 2017
EHRC 1718-54 Working Forward Impact Evaluation
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 4 December 2017
GB-Leeds: Patient App Specification and Design
£300,000
- Closed tenderPublished 3 December 2017
R-Cloud Framework Renewal
£22,500,000
- Expired contractPublished 29 November 2017
The provision of research studies on lot 1: trust in institutions in the 21st century and lot 2: social cohesion and well-being in Europe
€96,155
- Expired contractPublished 27 November 2017
Feasibility study into approaches to evaluating the design and delivery of e-safety education in schools
£50,000
- Expired contractPublished 27 November 2017
Provision of research study on game-changing technologies in European services
€110,625
- Awarded contractPublished 10 November 2017
Contract Award - Provision of Renewable Energy Market Research and Analysis Services to the NTMA, as controller and manager of the ISIF
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 7 November 2017
DAC 40 - C8887 - Interaction Designer
£152,400
- Expired contractPublished 3 November 2017
DFID 7780 Impact Evaluation of the Climate Smart Agriculture Zambia Program Call Down Contract
£999,630
- Awarded contractPublished 3 November 2017
Education and training services
£1
- Closed tenderPublished 2 November 2017
Educational Attainment Research Project - CPU1876
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 2 November 2017
Educational Attainment Research Project - CPU1876
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 October 2017
Evaluation of ETF's support for Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
£40,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 October 2017
Developing a method to characterise UK peatland condition from radar to better constrain the UK greenhouse gas inventory
£95,000
- Awarded contractPublished 27 October 2017
Website Development and Digital Service Partner
£240,000
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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