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
- Expired contractPublished 22 June 2022
Award of MSF 2017 - Parental Audience - Research
£175,000
- Closed tenderPublished 21 June 2022
TVCA-PROC-0045 Mini Competition for Hartlepool Industrial and Office Workspace Requirements Research Study
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 20 June 2022
CA10286 - UCLH-2835 - Cancer Inequalities Project
£46,500
- Expired contractPublished 20 June 2022
Capital Allowances
£170,000
- Awarded contractPublished 16 June 2022
Brexit effect on opportunities and threats for the Irish horticulture industry; Research Study
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 15 June 2022
Develop new website for people involved in or affected by health and social care research
£100,000
- Expired contractPublished 15 June 2022
PS21238 An Impact Evaluation of BBSRC's Collaborative Research and Development Strategic Portfolio
£225,400
- Expired contractPublished 14 June 2022
Internal Communication Insight and Evaluation Research Platform
£86,100
- Awarded contractPublished 14 June 2022
LIT0699 - Research into Network Investment Costs of the Heat Transition for Scotland
£80,500
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 13 June 2022
Propcom+ (not an acronym) – Supporting economic development in conflict and climate affected regions in Nigeria
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 13 June 2022
GB-London: Research on Councils Receiving S114 Reports
£37,500
- Closed tenderPublished 10 June 2022
Evaluation of a Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre
£30,000
- Awarded contractPublished 10 June 2022
Evaluation of Jobs Growth Wales+
£169,400
- Awarded contractPublished 10 June 2022
Evaluation of Jobs Growth Wales+
£169,400
- Closed tenderPublished 9 June 2022
Develop new website for people involved in or affected by health and social care research
£100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 8 June 2022
Piloting of high pressure washing for radiological decontamination of UK urban surfaces
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 8 June 2022
Piloting of high pressure washing for radiological decontamination of UK urban surfaces
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 31 May 2022
Multiply (adult numeracy) RCTs and 'What Works' programme of RCTs and trials
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 30 May 2022
Impact Evaluation of Tees Valley Combined Authority Education, Employment and Skills programme
£37,200
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 27 May 2022
Impact Evaluation of scaling-up of action research findings from FE sector maths teachers
£50,000
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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