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
- Closed tenderPublished 25 October 2022
2023 Cycling World Championships - Socioeconomic Impact Research
£120,000
- Expired contractPublished 20 October 2022
Impact Evaluation - ORE22108
£50,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 October 2022
GB-Swindon: UKRI-2370 Expert numerical support in the analysis of thermo-hydro-mechanical-gas (THMG) datasets
£75,000
- Expired contractPublished 19 October 2022
Offshore Service Providers research SR688385120
£65,000
- Awarded contractPublished 19 October 2022
(NU/1823) Research Agreement between Newcastle University and Olink Proteomics
£850,000
- Closed tenderPublished 17 October 2022
University of Edinburgh - Consultancy Environmental - Carbon Neutral Islands 2040 Sector Readiness and Skills Assessment
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 17 October 2022
CSG2223/156. End of Term Evaluation of a Community Renewal Fund Project
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 13 October 2022
LIT0704 - Electricity system stability & security of supply in Scotland
£64,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 October 2022
Design and delivery of a monitoring and evaluation programme for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
£666,212.5
- Closed tenderPublished 10 October 2022
ROK Approach to Digital Technical Standards
£42,500
- Closed tenderPublished 10 October 2022
Identifying different groups of migrating doctors
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 7 October 2022
Leadership, management and governance development: 2022-23 impact evaluation
£95,000
- Closed tenderPublished 6 October 2022
University of Edinburgh - Consultancy Environmental - Land Manager Behaviours in Scotland Research
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 6 October 2022
Local Access Social Economy Evaluation
£207,750
- Expired contractPublished 4 October 2022
GB-Swindon: UKRI-2287 Environmental Impact Evaluation Study of ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
£84,906.7
- Awarded contractPublished 4 October 2022
Cloud Infrastructure, Trusted Research Environment, and Researcher Billing Contract
£3,709,573.54
- Awarded contractPublished 4 October 2022
Research to inform a monitoring and evaluation framework for a just transition in Scotland
£66,930
- Expired contractPublished 3 October 2022
Hartlepool Industrial and Office Workspace Requirements Research Study
£35,525
- Closed tenderPublished 3 October 2022
A research study to explore the experiences of victims/survivors of domestic violence and abuse, including children, in custody and access proceedings in the Irish Family Law system
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 3 October 2022
S&MOCB/3390 Wreck Management Research Contract
Value not stated
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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