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
- Expired contractPublished 1 February 2022
PS21189 SWOT analysis of the UK space science research base
£98,850
- Closed tenderPublished 1 February 2022
Appraisal of public drinking water supply options in the Yr Wyddfa area
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 31 January 2022
Business Support Demand Study
£30,000
- Awarded contractPublished 29 January 2022
Evaluation & Research Services
£4,372,554
- Expired contractPublished 28 January 2022
Evaluation & Research Services
£1,222,554
- Closed tenderPublished 28 January 2022
RFL TaCKLE Mouthguards
£250,000
- Closed tenderPublished 28 January 2022
RFL TaCKLE Mouthguards
£250,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 January 2022
Newid: Digital for the Third Sector Impact Evaluation
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 26 January 2022
Research into Cost and Benefit Considerations of Data Sharing
£88,325
- Closed tenderPublished 24 January 2022
User Research Capability
£3,000,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 21 January 2022
Vehicle and Components Testing Framework
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 21 January 2022
TTWO0165 Shared Digital Carbon Architecture Evaluator
£281,125
- Closed tenderPublished 18 January 2022
Research on the role of Scotland’s local authorities in delivering humanitarian protection programmes and facilitating refugee integration
£49,999
- Closed tenderPublished 18 January 2022
Immersive Economy Report 2022
£57,500
- Expired contractPublished 17 January 2022
Design, development and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation programme for the UK Space Agency's Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) Project
£199,652
- Expired contractPublished 14 January 2022
Serious Violence Reduction Orders - Evaluation
£21,235
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 14 January 2022
UK Derived & Manufactured Dried Plasma Component
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 13 January 2022
Circular Bioeconomy Research and Analysis Services
£666,667
- Awarded contractPublished 13 January 2022
Circular Bioeconomy Research and Analysis Services
£666,667
- Closed tenderPublished 13 January 2022
Republic of Korea Approach to Digital Technical Standards
£30,000
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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