Trade

Research and development tenders

5 open tenders for research work in the UK from councils, the NHS, schools, housing providers and central government, soonest deadline first.

Closes 8Oct
PQ0705 - Behavioural Systems Mapping
Birmingham City CouncilWest Midlands
Open10 days leftSmall contract
£45kestimated
Closes 19Oct
Determination of levels of PFAS in (+ migrating from) Food Contact Materials FCM
Food Standards AgencyYorkshire and the Humber
Open21 days leftSuitable for SMEs
£270kestimated
Closes 22Oct
Development Opportunity: Seaview Road - Site of former Liscard Municipal Buildings and Adjacent Carpark
Wirral CouncilNorth West
Open24 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs
£20mestimated
Closes 22Oct
University Interactions - NDA Research Portfolio - Single Supplier Framework
Nuclear Decommissioning AuthorityUK-wide
Open24 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework
£16mframework ceiling
Closes 26Oct
Backup & Recovery Solution
University of DundeeScotland
Open28 days left
£317kestimated

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

Contract	Current supplier	Value	Ends
Strategic Influencing and Communications Support for the Child-Lens Investing Initiative Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Hawkins Laxton & Co.	£38k	12 Oct 2026
CSP25424 - The DAFNI programme UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)	The Answer Ltd	£36k	20 Oct 2026
Water Strategy Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	WSP UK	£80k	3 Nov 2026
Strategic Delivery Partner - Good Lives GM Greater Manchester Combined Authority	The Innovation Unit	£420k	5 Nov 2026
ES RDE 077 - Particle Size Analysis of Centre for Seabed Mapping sediment sample Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	British Geological Survey	£17k	18 Dec 2026

Contract	Won by	Value	Awarded
The Marketplace Crown Commercial Service	Paragon Customer Communications (London) Limited	£1bn	21 Sept 2026
GMCA 1699 Engineering Project Manager Support for Solar Design and Build Contract Management Greater Manchester Combined Authority	Beyond Consult Ltd	£43k	16 Sept 2026
End to end CDMO services for the importation, encapsulation and distribution of T3S and Placebo for the LIONNS-D2 Trial Cardiff University	Simbec-Orion Group Ltd	£212k	11 Sept 2026
ES RDE 120 - Updating the assignment of MHC and EUNIS classification biotopes t Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	PML Applications Ltd	—	10 Sept 2026
Climate-Tech Innovation Partnership Great British Energy Group Limited	Sustainable Venture Development Partners Ltd	—	9 Sept 2026
ES RDE 084 - Water Quality and Trees -Phase 3 Environment Agency	Jeremy Benn Associates Limited	—	8 Sept 2026
Taff Catchment Partnership Natural Resources Wales	Dafydd Thomas as the Wellbeing Planner	—	2 Sept 2026
ES RDE 087 - Lowlands Peat Evidence Synthesis and knowledge gaps Environment Agency	Moffatt and Nichol	—	2 Sept 2026