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 26 October 2021
Provision of Evaluation of Specialist Mental Health Pharmacists Training Pathway
£62,477.5
- Expired contractPublished 26 October 2021
Provision of the Early Bird Survey of Plantings and Planting Intentions
£181,000
- Awarded contractPublished 26 October 2021
Provision of The Early Bird Survey of Plantings and Planting Intentions Award FTS
£181,000
- Awarded contractPublished 25 October 2021
VRN Review
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 22 October 2021
Green Infrastructure Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
£74,875
- Closed tenderPublished 22 October 2021
Growth Hub Evaluation Reporting and Quality Assurance
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 22 October 2021
Coach Developer Practitioner Programme
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 21 October 2021
PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR: PRIVACY ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES: MARKET READINESS, ENABLING AND LIMITING FACTORS
£20,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 October 2021
Promoting responsible behaviour when camping with tents in Scotland
£38,215
- Closed tenderPublished 18 October 2021
Provision of key issues and conclusions report in connection with the next stage of the Review of Purpose Built Student Accommodation
£49,999
- Expired contractPublished 15 October 2021
GB-Swindon: UKRI-1490 Impact Evaluation of Understanding Society - The UK Household Longitudinal Study
£91,812.5
- Closed tenderPublished 15 October 2021
Core Research Programme 2022-25
£375,000
- Closed tenderPublished 15 October 2021
Procurement of the Development and Delivery of Level 3 & 4 qualifications (Regulated Qualifications Framework - RQF) for entry level access to the 'Violence Prevention and Reduction Integrated Educational Pathway' with a "Designated Development/Delivery Partner - DDDP"
£2,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 14 October 2021
PS21083 - Domestic and Non-Domestic Demand Side Response Programme Evaluation
£164,590
- Closed tenderPublished 14 October 2021
DHSC: Weight Management Services for Adult and Children
£45,000
- Closed tenderPublished 11 October 2021
2021_CulEng - British Council Value for Transnational Education Partnerships
£130,000
- Expired contractPublished 8 October 2021
Re-Carbonation of Concrete Emissions sink modelling for the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI)
£79,633.5
- Expired contractPublished 8 October 2021
Maths and English CPD programme evaluation
£81,761.4
- Closed tenderPublished 8 October 2021
Grant For Modern Slavery Prevention Fund
£675,000
- Closed tenderPublished 6 October 2021
Adversity, Trauma and Resilience (ATR) Programme
£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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