Recent research contract awards

Who won, from official contract award and contract details notices. Newest first.

ContractWon byValueAwarded
COV - Behavioural Change Insight - Waste and Recycling
Coventry City Council
Influential Agency Ltd—12 Nov 2026
Flight Schedules Data
Department for Transport
Oag Aviation Worldwide Limited£25k12 Nov 2026
Coding NDNS Consumption data into EFSA’s food classification+description -FoodEx
Food Standards Agency
Creme Software Ltd (trading as Creme Global)—12 Nov 2026
Jobs Plus Evalution
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
NatCen Social Research£895k12 Nov 2026
Collaborative Research in Marine Biogeochemistry Modelling
Met Office
Plymouth Marine Laboratory—11 Nov 2026
FASTER - Enabling AI/native discovery and access to IMPROVER Data
Met Office
The Alan Turing Institute£120k11 Nov 2026
Lot 6 - Strategic Consultancy Services within Inclusive Growth (IG) Framework
London Legacy Development Corporation
Turner & Townsend Project Management Limited, Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited, Levitt Bernstein Associates Ltd and 46 more—11 Nov 2026
S30176 A12/A14 Copdock Interchange Traffic Survey Procurement & Management
National Highways
Atkins Jacobs Joint Venture£205k11 Nov 2026
School Safe Haven Project - ANPR Cameras
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Derby City Council—10 Nov 2026
C0149 - Research into Barriers Communities Face in Accessing Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund
Clearview Research Limited£45k10 Nov 2026
Flintshire and Wrexham Public Services Board Well-being Assessment 2026/27
Wrexham County Borough Council
Dotiau Limited—10 Nov 2026
PS26312 - Industry representation and engagement services 2026/27
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
UKQuantum£38k9 Nov 2026
Together for Families Support Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund
Centre for Effective Services£578k9 Nov 2026
Research on the applicability of Transport for London's bus
DfTc - Department for Transport
TRL Limited£100k9 Nov 2026
S30162 Drone Operating Standards & Requirements 2026-31
National Highways
Arcadis Limited£668k9 Nov 2026
NICE at 30 BC Support
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Carnall Farrar Ltd£100k9 Nov 2026
Accessibility Insight Package
Transport for London
ESRO Limited (Revealing Reality)—6 Nov 2026
Evaluation of the Junior Apprenticeship programme in Wales
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Arad Research—6 Nov 2026
Evaluation of the Junior Apprenticeship programme in Wales
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Arad Research—6 Nov 2026
ES RDE 199 - Defining food supply crisis scenarios, vulnerabilities and interven
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
ICF Consulting Services Ltd—6 Nov 2026
Aphid forecasting and climate-informed pest modelling
Met Office
Rothamsted Research Limited—6 Nov 2026
TVCA-PROC-0840 - Connected and Autonomous Mobility (CAM) Consultancy Delivery Partner
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Constellia Public Ltd£3m6 Nov 2026
Feasibility assessment of bioclimate vulnerability approaches for priority marine migratory species in the Caribbean and Pacific UK Overseas Territories
JNCC Support Co
Mrag Limited—6 Nov 2026
Skills England Call-off Contract for Labour Market Research and Analysis
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
NatCen Social Research£1.25m6 Nov 2026
Consultancy Support Learning Disability, Autism and ADHD System Governance
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Mutual Ventures Limited£49k6 Nov 2026
C29663.014 - PFSP Interim State – Foamed Grout Learning Plan
Sellafield Limited
TUV SUD Limited—5 Nov 2026
Peat: ES-RDE 045: Peatland Engagement Contract
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Naib£1.16m5 Nov 2026
UKRI-5492 - Future Leaders Fellowships Development Network Supplier Contract 3
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Edinburgh Innovations Limited£6.3m5 Nov 2026
ID 6244427 - UREGNI - Provision of Gas, Electricity and Water Engineering Professional Services Support
Utility Regulator (UREGNI)
Jacobs U.K. Limited, WSP UK Limited, Long O Donnell Associates Limited—5 Nov 2026
ES RDE 191 - DNA extraction of Freshwater Habitats Trust PondNet eDNA samples
Natural England
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology—4 Nov 2026
London water and energy resilience study
Transport for London
Mott MacDonald—4 Nov 2026
PHD Strategic Pricing, Ticketing and Demand Study
National Museum of the Royal Navy
Baker Richards Consulting Limited—4 Nov 2026
Aviation Decarbonisation Advice Contract
DfTc - Department for Transport
WSP UK Limited£267k4 Nov 2026
PS26318 - RAF029/2627 Exploring the acceptability, understanding, and engagement of an opt-out approach
DESNZ
Verian Group UK Limited£85k4 Nov 2026
Workforce Data Engineering & Data Ecosystem Delivery
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
CGI IT UK Limited£310k3 Nov 2026
ES RDE 192 - The People and Nature Survey - Non visitors
Natural England
Eunomia Research and Consulting Ltd—3 Nov 2026
CBC-2098-Q-DS Early Years Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
Central Bedfordshire Council
Premier Advisory Group Limited—3 Nov 2026
Skills and Training 2026 Research (Sept)
Construction Industry Training Board
Qa Research£78k3 Nov 2026
WCI Communication Review
Met Office
Squared Circle Communication Ltd—3 Nov 2026
Independent evaluation of the Links for Life programme in Sunderland
Sunderland City Council
Urban Foresight Limited—3 Nov 2026
Determination of levels of PFAS in (+ migrating from) Food Contact Materials FCM
Food Standards Agency
Fera Science Ltd£269k3 Nov 2026
ID 6555532 - Utility Regulator - Customer Care Register Project Manager
Utility Regulator (UREGNI)
Sirio Multilateral Strategies Ltd£179k3 Nov 2026
The provision of research into fire safety - smoke control provisions in blocks of flats
Health and Safety Executive
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd£273k3 Nov 2026
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Improvement Programme - 2 Lot B Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) emissions sector.
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Turner & Townsend Project Management Limited—3 Nov 2026
PS26224 - RAF 024/2627 - CFP Research (2-Years)
DESNZ
Centre for Sustainable Energy£217k3 Nov 2026
SMRU Seal Flipper Feasibility Study
JNCC Support Co
University of St Andrews—2 Nov 2026
Family Connect Services which deliver the national resource for advice and support.
Leeds City Council
Family Action£1.1m2 Nov 2026
CORSIA Capacity Building Project
Department for Transport
EMC Bicycle Repairs and Maintenance, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies£760k2 Nov 2026
ITT - Stakeholder Research - UID 310
Historic England
Genecon Limited£226k2 Nov 2026
Energy Generation Accelerator Programme: Work Package 2: Community Engagement in Energy Projects
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Nordic Energy Ltd—2 Nov 2026
Source Attribution Studies to Understand Transmission Pathways and AMR Origins
Food Standards Agency
University of Liverpool£750k2 Nov 2026
National Framework Agreement for Provision of Biomedical and Clinical Research Support
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Randox Laboratories Limited, Sagoss Limited, Global Initiative Limited and 1 more—2 Nov 2026
Ymgynghorydd Adnoddau Mathemateg a Rhifedd I Mathematics and Numeracy Resources Adviser
Adnodd Cyfyngedig
Think Learn Challenge£5,00031 Oct 2026
PS26160 - UKSAC26_0049 Global Partnerships Monitoring and Evaluation
DSIT
London Economics Limited£72k31 Oct 2026
Culture and Sport Strategy Evidence Review
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Amion Consulting Limited—30 Oct 2026
Proc-26-138 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
Wrexham County Borough Council
Premier Advisory Group Limited£9,00030 Oct 2026
Mk41 Integration Study
Ministry of Defence
Mbda UK Limited—30 Oct 2026
Skills England - AI Contract
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Ipsos (market research) Limited£225k30 Oct 2026
ES RDE 163 - FCRM Engagement Skills and Tools Project
Environment Agency
Moffatt and Nichol—29 Oct 2026
Private Patient Service
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Riva Healthcare Limited—29 Oct 2026
WP9 Social Science - The impact of disruption on the UK food system
Food Standards Agency
The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited—29 Oct 2026
Kharkiv Multimodal Interchange Pre-Feasibility Study​
Department for Transport
Zaha Hadid Limited£150k29 Oct 2026
In-Work Poverty and Good Work Grants
North East Combined Authority
Society Matters Community Interest Company£2.5m29 Oct 2026
Medicines Licensing Assessor Services
Mhra
Iqvia Ltd, Parexel International (Irl) Limited, Pharmora Limited—29 Oct 2026
ES RDE 198 - Denitrification rates in contemporary saltmarsh assessment
Natural England
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology—28 Oct 2026
Mwy na geiriau / More than just words (MTJW) 2022–2027: Outcomes and Early Impact Evaluation
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Alma Economics—28 Oct 2026
Design and Development of the Optically Accessible Boiling Experiment
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Scitek Consultants Limited—28 Oct 2026
PUR UKRI PoC Commercialisation and Market Access Consultancy Services
University of East Anglia
AMICONbio GmbH—28 Oct 2026
Reflective Practice and Impact Support Partner
North East Combined Authority
Fuel Research Ltd—28 Oct 2026
Healthy Working Life Supported Employment
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Shaw Trust Limited(The)£23.2m28 Oct 2026
Inter-Agency Debris Co-ordination Committee (IADC) Research Studies - 2026/27
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
CISAS "Giuseppe Colombo", University of Padova, University of Strathclyde, SpaceROC Ltd and 1 more—28 Oct 2026
Provision of IT Research, Advisory, and Benchmarking Service
DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
Gartner UK Limited£346k28 Oct 2026
Evaluation of Direct Business Reporting Systems
College of Policing Limited
Crest Advisory (UK) Limited£136k27 Oct 2026
Impact of HPV self-testing- insights & good practice in FGM, sexual abuse&trauma
NHS England
Solutions Strategy Research Facilitation Limited—27 Oct 2026
Demand & Capacity Advisor
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
MS Health Insight Ltd£140k27 Oct 2026
Uoecs0596142026
University of Exeter
Escentral Limited—26 Oct 2026
ES RDE 140 Evidence-based frameworks for water table management and monitoring in CSW17-20 Schemes
Environment Agency
Naib—26 Oct 2026
Drug Discovery Advancement Consultancy
University Of Edinburgh
Future Bio Consulting Ltd—26 Oct 2026
Moveable Shielding Concept Design Study
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd—26 Oct 2026
Evaluation of Officer Initiated Facial Recognition Tools
College of Policing Limited
The University of Birmingham£64k26 Oct 2026
Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study
Wrexham County Borough Council
Purcell Architecture Limited£69k26 Oct 2026
Improving Data for Accessiblity
DfTc - Department for Transport
Coventry University£330k26 Oct 2026
801500 - FRF-01663 - Deployable Medical Diagnosis
Ministry of Defence
FUJIFILM Healthcare UK Limited£218k23 Oct 2026
C29663.017 - PFAS Technology Review
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
TUV SUD Limited—23 Oct 2026
C29663.016 - Evolving the NDA’s Grand Challenges for 2035
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
TUV SUD Limited—23 Oct 2026
CASCADE evidence synthesis and research for JNCC's Areas of Research Interest
JNCC Support Co
The Global Health Network, Department of Biology, University of Oxford£490k23 Oct 2026
ES RDE 183 - Legacy Soil Phosphorus Mobilisation Review
Environment Agency
RSK Adas Limited—22 Oct 2026
PS26310 - Hartree Review
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Authentic Innovation Ltd—22 Oct 2026
B2B Digital Business Identity Research and Options Advice
Department for Business & Trade
Deloitte LLP—22 Oct 2026
Palladium Silver Membranes Tensile and Fatigue Testing
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
Darvick Limited£144k22 Oct 2026
Benefits of Commitments on the Prohibition of Performance Requirements
Department for Business & Trade
LSE Enterprise Ltd—22 Oct 2026
Port of Dover - Customer Experience Consultant Framework
Dover Harbour Board
Foursails Partnership Ltd—22 Oct 2026
Regulatory and Quality Consultancy Support for MedTech, HealthTech and Pharma
Centre for Process Innovation Limited
Star Global Consulting, Inc., Digital Quality Associates Limited—22 Oct 2026
Consumer Duty Phase 2 Tender
Financial Conduct Authority
Defaqto—22 Oct 2026
PS26187 - Research Security Due Diligence and Risk Assessment Tools: Strategic Market and User Research
DSIT
Economic Research Services Limited£140k22 Oct 2026
PS26185 Research Security Learning Landscape and Capability Development: Market Assessment and Strategic Research
DSIT
University of Warwick£111k22 Oct 2026
ES RDE 193 - Horizon Scanning to identify supply chain vulnerabilities and asso
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fera Science Ltd—21 Oct 2026
CEFAS26-143 Statistical Modelling Support for Mixed Fisheries R&D
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Atlantic Technological University—21 Oct 2026
ES RDE 188 - Wensum Strategies Review: Establishing a Unified Direction
Natural England
Jeremy Benn Associates Limited—21 Oct 2026
Proc-26-187 Leadership Coaching and Sufficiency Planning Support for Social Care
Wrexham County Borough Council
Moxie People Ltd—21 Oct 2026