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.
2,636 results
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 13 March 2020
UK SBS CR20040 Transforming Foundation Industries - Evaluation
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 12 March 2020
Consultancy Services - Research Project: Ownership of Gosport Town Centre/Stoke Road Premises
£35,000
- Closed tenderPublished 11 March 2020
Social Enterprise Exchange 2 - Evaluation
£12,500
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 11 March 2020
Research and development consultancy services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 8 March 2020
EDGE Platform
£1,500,000
- Expired contractPublished 6 March 2020
EHRC 1920-34 Evaluation of two legal inquiries
£55,000
- Awarded contractPublished 5 March 2020
Portfolio management services
£1,500,000
- Expired contractPublished 3 March 2020
CR19100 - Socio-economic impact evaluation study of the UK subscription to ESO
£150,000
- Awarded contractPublished 2 March 2020
Discovery and design phase for inbound enquiry handling & channel strategy
£90,000
- Closed tenderPublished 2 March 2020
safefood Research Tender Call
£10,000
- Expired contractPublished 28 February 2020
UKEF Market Evaluation Research
£122,253
- Awarded contractPublished 28 February 2020
DFID 8505 Extreme Poverty - building evidence for effective action (Ex Pov) Contract Award
£9,872,003
- Closed tenderPublished 27 February 2020
Framework Agreement for Research and Evaluation Services
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 26 February 2020
Research and development services and related consultancy services
£9,872,003
- Expired contractPublished 19 February 2020
Regional Economic Intelligence Analysis of Local Economies Facing Potential Econ
£500,000
- Expired contractPublished 17 February 2020
CR20001 - Hartree Centre Annual Beneficiary Outcome Survey
£46,410
- Expired contractPublished 17 February 2020
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Website redeveloment project
£150,000
- Expired contractPublished 14 February 2020
RA273930 - Online Consultations Impact Evaluation
£149,916
- Expired contractPublished 13 February 2020
OSCTRA_Cyber Risk Assessment 2019/20
£49,954
- Expired contractPublished 13 February 2020
RICU International - Research and Evaluation.
£2,000,000
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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