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.
2,639 results
- Closed tenderPublished 26 May 2022
Towards a National Collection - Policy & Research Analysis
£39,000
- Expired contractPublished 25 May 2022
Evaluating Venture Capital Schemes (EIS, VCT, SITR)
£250,000
- Expired contractPublished 24 May 2022
Digital Services Evaluation
£76,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 May 2022
Family Partnership Evaluation Process
£42,500
- Expired contractPublished 24 May 2022
Impact Evaluation (2 x interims)
£50,000
- Awarded contractPublished 24 May 2022
The Consumer Opportunity for Irish Suckler; Research Study
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 23 May 2022
Provision of Research into the Development of Heat and Building Standards for Scotland’s Existing Homes
£99,855
- Closed tenderPublished 20 May 2022
Software platform for bulk analysis of PDF documents
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 20 May 2022
Economic impact of the National Library of Wales Report - Retender
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 20 May 2022
Research into firm entry, growth and exit in the Public Interest Entity (PIE) audit market and non-PIE audit market
£107,500
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 19 May 2022
UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Intervention Impact Evaluations
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 19 May 2022
Research
£158,368.46
- Expired contractPublished 18 May 2022
Polling for Music Streaming
£19,500
- Awarded contractPublished 17 May 2022
Autism Schools Project
£622,000
- Expired contractPublished 17 May 2022
Award of S4GI Evaluation
£84,180
- Closed tenderPublished 17 May 2022
Brief for research on tree planting schemes in North West Wales
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 17 May 2022
Evaluation of International Fund - AWARD
£24,850
- Expired contractPublished 16 May 2022
Evaluation of Production Restart Scheme - AWARD
£58,420
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 11 May 2022
BFR ADAPT Research Study (Universities Only - see attached RFI document)
£60,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 May 2022
Infectious Disease Screening
£57,301
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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