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 30 September 2022
An Evaluation of the UK global screen fund pilot
£60,000
- Closed tenderPublished 28 September 2022
Hydrogen Demand in Scotland (Research study)
£90,000
- Awarded contractPublished 28 September 2022
NICW Renewable Energy Scenarios
£70,000
- Awarded contractPublished 28 September 2022
Net Zero Infrastructure Strategy
£70,000
- Awarded contractPublished 28 September 2022
NICW Mid Wales Energy Potential
£70,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 September 2022
Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) Process and Impact Evaluations
£165,000
- Expired contractPublished 27 September 2022
3.5 Year PhD Studentship
£59,821
- Expired contractPublished 26 September 2022
CSSF Africa: Provision of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Services
£7,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 September 2022
Building a research, innovation and improvement skills development approach for social care
£180,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 September 2022
Smart Water – Impact Evaluation
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 26 September 2022
GB-London: Social Research Study into Understanding and evaluating early careers dental professionals' experiences of the GDC
£75,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 September 2022
Building a research, innovation and improvement skills development approach for social care
£173,333
- Closed tenderPublished 23 September 2022
Impact Evaluation of the Interventions Funded by the Violence Reduction Unit
£22,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 23 September 2022
Impact Evaluation of the Interventions Funded by the Violence Reduction Unit
£1
- Closed tenderPublished 23 September 2022
Leadership Academy Faculty Framework 2022
£30,000,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 23 September 2022
Impact Evaluation of the Interventions Funded by the Violence Reduction Unit
£22,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 23 September 2022
2022_English - English in Education - Evaluation
£80,000
- Expired contractPublished 22 September 2022
Foresight Project Impact Evaluation
£18,125
- Closed tenderPublished 22 September 2022
Review of BRMAs in the Dover District
£15,000
- Expired contractPublished 20 September 2022
Impact Evaluation of 10,000 Black Internship Programme in the NHS
£18,900
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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