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.

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

Expired contract, expired 31 March 2016Published 26 February 2016
EHRC 30-1516 - Evaluation of Work Delivered by Human Rights in Health and Social Care, with recommendations for activity in 2015/16
EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONSupplier(s) IFF ResarchSocial research servicesAwarded 11 January 2016
£30,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2016Published 26 February 2016
SO15324: CLOne Senior User Researcher Contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Capita PlcRecruitment servicesAwarded 8 November 2015
£76,574
Closed tender, closed 8 March 2016Published 24 February 2016
Provision of Research to Support Sharia Review
Crown Commercial ServiceResearch services
£60,000
Awarded contractPublished 23 February 2016
Health and social work services
London School of Economics
Supplier(s)
7 suppliers
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
Middlesex University — Higher Education Corporation
Royal Holloway University of London
The Open University
University College London (UCL)
University of Brighton
University of Nottingham
Health and social work services
£184,094
Closed tender, closed 25 February 2016Published 19 February 2016
Temporary Senior Contracts Officer
Lancaster UniversitySupply services of personnel including temporary staff
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2017Published 19 February 2016
Mayor's Regeneration Fund Evaluation and Forward strategy
Transport for LondonSupplier(s) Regneris Consulting ltdBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesAwarded 1 February 2016
£78,383
Closed tender, closed 1 March 2016Published 16 February 2016
Impact Evaluation for Premier Skills programme from 2013 to 2016
British CouncilEvaluation consultancy services
£32,000
Expired contract, expired 15 April 2016Published 15 February 2016
Bibliometric Profiling Analysis
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSupplier(s) Centrum Voor Wentenschaps-en Technologie Studies B.V (CWTS B.V)Research and development consultancy servicesAwarded 16 March 2016
£25,000
Closed tender, closed 18 March 2016Published 12 February 2016
Foreign economic-aid-related services
Department for International DevelopmentForeign economic-aid-related services
£11,000,000
Closed tender, closed 29 February 2016Published 9 February 2016
SIF 3 Developer Framework: Functional Services
Department for EducationData services
£40,000
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Closed tender, closed 24 February 2016Published 4 February 2016
Heritage and Place Branding
Historic EnglandResearch and development consultancy services
£50,000
Expired contract, expired 14 November 2016Published 25 January 2016
Fraud & Error Reduction Incentive Scheme (FERIS) Evaluation
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) IFF ResarchResearch consultancy servicesAwarded 10 December 2015
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 19 February 2016Published 22 January 2016
Tender for consultant to undertake research on housing, care and support needs of older people
North Norfolk District CouncilResearch and development services and related consultancy services
£5,000
Closed tender, closed 29 January 2016Published 18 January 2016
Evaluation on Equality & Human Rights
Care Quality CommissionResearch and development services and related consultancy services
£27,500
Closed tender, closed 18 February 2016Published 18 January 2016
Dog training services
Defence Science & Technology LaboratoryDog training services
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 15 January 2016
Research services
Tourism Ireland CLGSupplier(s) Millward BrownResearch services
Value not stated
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 12 January 2016
Foreign economic-aid-related services
Department for International DevelopmentEvaluation consultancy services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 16 May 2016Published 6 January 2016
Museum Development Impact Evaluation
Arts Council EnglandSupplier(s) TBRResearch and development consultancy servicesAwarded 9 February 2016
£29,500
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2016Published 1 January 2016
Hate Crime Research Study
Hertfordshire ConstabularySupplier(s) University of LeicesterAwarded 1 January 2016
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2016Published 16 December 2015
Action research to identify what works to supoport physical activity in girls aged 8-10
Public Health EnglandSupplier(s) Youth Sport Trust (YST)Primary education servicesAwarded 15 December 2015
£20,000

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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EHRC 30-1516 - Evaluation of Work Delivered by Human Rights in Health and Social Care, with recommendations for activity in 2015/16

SO15324: CLOne Senior User Researcher Contract

Provision of Research to Support Sharia Review

Health and social work services

Temporary Senior Contracts Officer

Mayor's Regeneration Fund Evaluation and Forward strategy

Impact Evaluation for Premier Skills programme from 2013 to 2016

Bibliometric Profiling Analysis

Foreign economic-aid-related services

SIF 3 Developer Framework: Functional Services

Heritage and Place Branding

Fraud & Error Reduction Incentive Scheme (FERIS) Evaluation

Tender for consultant to undertake research on housing, care and support needs of older people

Evaluation on Equality & Human Rights

Dog training services

Research services

Foreign economic-aid-related services

Museum Development Impact Evaluation

Hate Crime Research Study

Action research to identify what works to supoport physical activity in girls aged 8-10

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