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.
2,641 results
- Expired contractPublished 19 July 2023
LNER Web & App Development and Support
12,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 14 July 2023
CXC: Scottish offshore wind supply chain economic impact analysis
£89,550
- Closed tenderPublished 13 July 2023
Nature and Us Programme Evaluation
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 12 July 2023
Research on workforce pay within the homelessness sector and comparable roles
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 11 July 2023
MOHC-CP Economic Benefit Realisation of the Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme (MOHCCP)
£288,128
- Expired contractPublished 11 July 2023
DN678818 Synthesis of Eurovision 2023 Impact Evaluations
£20,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 July 2023
NQB Effective Staffing - Commissioned research 2022-3
£20,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 July 2023
STH5841 Drug storage and distribution for research study - STH20710
£73,258.44
- Expired contractPublished 10 July 2023
Wreck Management Research Contract CF AC
£723,250
- Awarded contractPublished 7 July 2023
Review and Analysis of the Persistent Identifier (PID) Landscape in Ireland
92,500
- Closed tenderPublished 7 July 2023
Review and Analysis of the Persistent Identifier (PID) Landscape in Ireland
€92,500
- Expired contractPublished 6 July 2023
A research study to understand the effectiveness of the whistleblowing framework in Great Britain
£99,990
- Awarded contractPublished 5 July 2023
Innovative Housing Programme: Research to Understand Lessons Learnt From Construction Year 2
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 3 July 2023
Identifying Downland Research Contract
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 30 June 2023
NQB Effective Staffing - Commissioned research 2022-3
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 30 June 2023
Process and Impact Evaluation of the Electoral Integrity Programme (EIP)
£494,821
- Closed tenderPublished 30 June 2023
Energy Efficiency
£1,100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 29 June 2023
East Sussex Public Health seeks to commission a service provider to undertake a process and impact evaluation of the Hastings and St Leonards Men's Health and Wellbeing Project. The overarching aim of the Hastings Men's Health and Wellbeing project is to establish a self-sustaining 'social movement' for men's health and wellbeing that mobilises and encourages collaborative action between: • Male residents who have lived experience of needing and / or accessing support around their health and wellbeing and wider determinants of their health, and want to be involved in improving outcomes for men in their communities; and • Services and community group
£40,000
- Awarded contractPublished 29 June 2023
Contract Award Notice (Extension) Provision of Evaluation Research Support
£125,000
- Awarded contractPublished 29 June 2023
Provision of Evaluation Research Support
£625,000
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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