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.
2,640 results
- Awarded contractPublished 27 January 2023
Evaluation of the Knowledge Transfer, Innovation and Advisory Service (KTIAS) Farming Connect
£100,000
- Awarded contractPublished 27 January 2023
Award of NHS Lanarkshire 693 Commissioned Research - Our Health Together - V2
£16,555
- Expired contractPublished 26 January 2023
Leadership, management and governance development: 2022-23 impact evaluation
£94,512
- Closed tenderPublished 25 January 2023
Innovative Housing Programme: Research to Understand Lessons Learnt From Construction Year 2
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 25 January 2023
Autism Schools Project
£622,000
- Expired contractPublished 24 January 2023
Research on Impact of the Reports of Payments to Government Regulations 2014
£24,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 24 January 2023
Homeland Security Group - Science & Technology Marketplace Insights Outreach Exercise
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 20 January 2023
Homeland Security Group - Science & Technology Marketplace Insights Outreach Exercise
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 19 January 2023
CSG2223/156. End of Term Evaluation of a Community Renewal Fund Project
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 19 January 2023
Summative Assessment EOI
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 18 January 2023
Commission for research into the supervision and assessment of practice learning: models of practice education and the role of the practice educator
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 18 January 2023
T0417 Enabling End to End Journeys Across the SRN - Phase 2
£69,961.57
- Expired contractPublished 17 January 2023
Mentor training programme impact evaluation 2022-23
£74,514
- Expired contractPublished 13 January 2023
GB-Swindon: UKRI-2370 Expert numerical support in the analysis of thermo-hydro-mechanical-gas (THMG) datasets
£100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 11 January 2023
Research on workforce pay within the homelessness sector and comparable roles
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 11 January 2023
The National Forum of Family Resource Centres CLG - Research Assignment
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 11 January 2023
DHSC: ASC: S.18(3) Uptake Research
£160,000
- Expired contractPublished 11 January 2023
GEN_22_108 Executive Research Contract
£42,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 January 2023
Evaluation of Grant Funding: Tech Nation
£123,652
- Awarded contractPublished 10 January 2023
23ENG003 #iWill Fund Evaluation
£998,983
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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