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.
2,634 results
- Closed tenderPublished 15 February 2017
Socio-economic trends and growth in conservation areas
£40,000
- Expired contractPublished 14 February 2017
Research to Evaluate the Lower Tiered Benefit Cap
£180,029
- Closed tenderPublished 10 February 2017
184 - Dementia Friendly Communities Evaluation
£25,000
- Closed tenderPublished 8 February 2017
Local Portfolio Management System (NIHR CRN hosted by UHB)
£500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 7 February 2017
Software package and information systems
£50,000
- Closed tenderPublished 7 February 2017
Economic Evidence Consultant
£50,000
- Expired contractPublished 3 February 2017
Tech City UK (TCUK) Impact Evaluation
£79,634
- Closed tenderPublished 3 February 2017
R-Cloud Framework Renewal
£22,500,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 1 February 2017
Training services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 1 February 2017
Research and Analysis to Explore the Service Effectiveness and Sustainability of Community Libraries
£41,385
- Closed tenderPublished 31 January 2017
Research services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 31 January 2017
Research services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 27 January 2017
CCZZ16A04 Bikeability Evaluation
£157,762
- Expired contractPublished 23 January 2017
Evaluation consultancy services
£133,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 January 2017
CCZZ17A01 - Provision of Evaluation Research Support for DfTs Monitoring and Evaluation Work Programme
£90,000
- Closed tenderPublished 17 January 2017
DFID 7871 Amplify Evaluation
£250,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 17 January 2017
Foreign economic-aid-related services
£2,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 16 January 2017
Research services
£675,023
- Closed tenderPublished 16 January 2017
Foreign economic-aid-related services
£250,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 21 December 2016
Various services
€80,000
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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