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
- Awarded contractPublished 7 April 2022
Final Evaluation of Business Support Services in Wales
£64,450
- Closed tenderPublished 5 April 2022
Final evaluation of Sêr Cymru II
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 5 April 2022
Welsh language development pathways within the arts for creative workers: Research and recommendatio
£20,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 April 2022
CA10286 - UCLH-2835 - Cancer Inequalities Project
£49,000
- Awarded contractPublished 3 April 2022
Innovation and Research Proposal Development Services
€400,000
- Expired contractPublished 31 March 2022
Evaluating the Outreach to Ownership Research Pilot - AWARD
£19,500
- Closed tenderPublished 30 March 2022
Innovation and Research Proposal Development Services
€400,000
- Awarded contractPublished 30 March 2022
Innovation and Research Proposal Development Services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 29 March 2022
Evaluation of the Scottish Mentoring and Leadership Programme
£599,358
- Expired contractPublished 29 March 2022
College Governance and Leadership workforce development impact evaluation project
£177,900
- Closed tenderPublished 28 March 2022
Evaluation of the Scottish Mentoring and Leadership Programme
£600,000
- Closed tenderPublished 22 March 2022
Early Years Policies In Wales And A Post-Pandemic Future: Mixed-Methods Research Study
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 17 March 2022
SARA Evaluation
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 17 March 2022
Evaluation of International Fund
£25,000
- Expired contractPublished 17 March 2022
UKRI - PS22040 An Impact Evaluation of BBSRC's Collaborative Research and Development Strategic Portfolio
£47,300
- Closed tenderPublished 16 March 2022
Evaluation of Jobs Growth Wales+
£310,000
- Expired contractPublished 14 March 2022
User Research Contract 2021
£450,000
- Closed tenderPublished 11 March 2022
Economic impact of the National Library of Wales Report - Retender
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 11 March 2022
safefood Research Tender Call
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 10 March 2022
British Social Attitudes Survey
£96,400
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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