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 6 October 2021
Core Funded Programmes Impact Evaluation
£50,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 October 2021
UK_2021_EEL_2022 Global Evaluation Framework
£2,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 1 October 2021
Market Research into the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Delivery Landscape
£75,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 30 September 2021
Biological sample logistics and fulfilment services
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 30 September 2021
Evaluation of Defra's small capital grants schemes for Farmers
£172,759
- Awarded contractPublished 29 September 2021
Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) Participant Communication and Recruitment
£18,424,740
- Expired contractPublished 28 September 2021
Serapis task U47
£81,909.45
- Closed tenderPublished 28 September 2021
Research into the experiences of older men at risk of, or experiencing, domestic abuse
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 28 September 2021
U46 D3 Real-Time Audio Spoofing 2
£53,992.56
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 27 September 2021
NHS Leadership Academy Faculty Framework 2022
£20,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 27 September 2021
C21250 Innovation - Law Enforcement Support Delivery Partner
£4,950,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 September 2021
Mutual Recognition of Professional Services between Canada and the UK/Ottawa
£40,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 September 2021
Brexit effect on opportunities and threats for the Irish horticulture industry; Research Study
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 24 September 2021
Chilled PCF export from Ireland to the Netherlands and France; Research Study
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 22 September 2021
Exploring the on-going Impacts of Covid-19 on Dental Professionals
£32,400
- Closed tenderPublished 21 September 2021
NHSX:NHSEI Open Source Discovery
£245,000
- Expired contractPublished 21 September 2021
Industry (specialist markets) research services
£74,970
- Closed tenderPublished 20 September 2021
Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Research
£1,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 September 2021
Multi Operator Framework for the supply and sourcing of Student Texts and Library Books and related services to the Institute of Public Administration
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 20 September 2021
CR21049 Evaluation of Accelerating Detection of Disease Challenge
Value not stated
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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