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Research and development tenders

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

Open tenders

65tenders match

  1. £312kestimated
  2. Tees Bird Mapping Project

    Natural EnglandNorth East

    Closing soon12 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £33kestimated
  3. Climate Vulnerability Intelligence Dashboard Feasibility Project

    South East Wales Corporate Joint CommitteeWales

    Closing soon12 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £120kestimated
  4. Business Support North East Framework

    North East Combined AuthorityNorth East

    Closing soon17 hours left5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £23mframework ceiling
  5. Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector

    Tewkesbury Borough CouncilSouth West

    Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract

    £160kestimated
  6. ACE 1122 ITQ - 'Artsmark 25 Young People Commissioners' Project Partner

    Arts Council EnglandNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £15kestimated
  7. Ukri-6017-metius

    UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)South West

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £167kestimated
  8. 1073434028 T1427 Strategy for Harmonising Automatic Current Limitation Across Electric Rolling Stock in GB

    Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)UK-wide

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £180kestimated
  9. Sector research for councils to learn from collaborative ICT delivery in local government

    Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)UK-wide

    Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract

    £30kestimated
  10. Green Links Study, New Forest National Park

    New Forest National Park AuthoritySouth East, South West

    Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  11. Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment for Hull Local Plan

    Hull City CouncilYorkshire and the Humber

    Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract

    £30kestimated
  12. Housing Needs Assessment for Hull Local Plan

    Hull City CouncilYorkshire and the Humber

    Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract

    £45kestimated
  13. Local Nature Recovery Strategies - harnessing geodiversity for nature recovery

    Natural EnglandUK-wide

    Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract

    £25kestimated
  14. Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritage

    Natural EnglandUK-wide

    Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract

    £21kestimated
  15. SE1286 Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sports Guidance Review

    Sport EnglandEast Midlands

    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £96kestimated
  16. Llantwit Major Railway Station Gateway Wayfinding Pilot Project

    Vale of Glamorgan CouncilUK-wide

    Closing soon4 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  17. 1074032381 T1424 Passenger Rolling Stock Emergency Window Repair Procedures

    Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)London

    Closing soon5 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £50kestimated
  18. ITT - Demonstrating the impact of Historic England’s planning advice - UID 368

    Historic EnglandSouth West

    Closing soon6 days leftSmall contract

    £40kestimated
  19. The provision of an online family history service for wales

    The National Library of WalesUK-wide

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £360kestimated
  20. University Interactions - NDA Research Portfolio - Single Supplier Framework

    Nuclear Decommissioning AuthorityUK-wide

    Open7 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £16mframework ceiling
  21. Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) for the Boston and South Holland Joint Local Plan

    Boston Borough CouncilEast Midlands

    Open7 days leftSmall contract

    £85kestimated
  22. C120/2026/2027 - Process evaluation of the Disabled People’s Rights Plan

    Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentWales

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £200kestimated
  23. £75kframework ceiling
  24. £30kestimated
  25. Youth Engagement Services

    Maidstone Borough CouncilSouth East

    Open10 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £50kestimated
  26. Opportunity Mapping for Open Mosaic Habitat at the Tees Estuary

    Natural EnglandUK-wide

    Open10 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  27. Passenger Services Cost Benchmarking Study

    Office of Rail and RoadUK-wide

    Open10 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £90kestimated
  28. Scottish Approach to Change Evaluation and Learning Partner

    Healthcare Improvement ScotlandScotland

    Open12 days left

    Value not stated
  29. Habitat Regulations Assessment

    King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough CouncilEast of England

    Open12 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £90kestimated
  30. £70kestimated
  31. Activity & Interpretation Plan Consultant

    Thetford Town CouncilNot stated in the notice

    Open14 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £25kestimated
  32. Framework Agreement - Standards and Frameworks

    Skills Development Scotland LtdScotland

    Open14 days left6 lotsFramework

    £3.6mframework ceiling
  33. Screen Culture 2033 Interim Evaluation

    British Film InstituteLondon

    Open14 days leftSmall contract

    £140kestimated
  34. In-Orbit Manufacturing (IOM) Maturation Research & Development Projects

    Department for Science, Innovation & TechnologyUK-wide

    Open14 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.4mestimated
  35. Mission Feasibility Studies – Spacecraft Life Extension Service Demonstration

    Department for Science, Innovation & TechnologyUK-wide

    Open14 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £2.1mestimated
  36. AI Creator Control

    Intellectual Property OfficeWales

    Open15 days leftSmall contract

    £80kestimated
  37. ITT - Climate resilience and the historic environment: Sustainable drainage systems (UID 371)

    Historic EnglandUK-wide

    Open17 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £25kestimated
  38. ACE 1128 ITQ Youth Voice Sector Insight and Evidence

    Arts Council EnglandUK-wide

    Open17 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £21kestimated
  39. Connected Destinations – England’s Heartland

    West Midlands Growth Company LimitedWest Midlands

    OpenNew17 days left3 lotsSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £93kestimated
  40. Effect of probiotics on Campylobacter colonisation within the broiler gut

    Food Standards AgencyYorkshire and the Humber

    Open17 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £500kestimated
  41. Research into Doctors Registered without a Licence to Practise

    General Medical Council (GMC)UK-wide

    Open18 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £58kestimated
  42. Rewiring the State – principles for enabling the collaborative advantage

    Local Government Association (LGA)London

    Open18 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  43. Rewiring the State – accelerating the benefits of devolution

    Local Government Association (LGA)London

    Open18 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  44. VRU Learning Partner to Support Custody Based Intervention Programme

    Metropolitan Police ServiceLondon

    Open19 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated
  45. Evaluation Scoping Studies (2 Lots)

    Gambling CommissionWest Midlands

    Open20 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £50kestimated
  46. Pay and Reward Strategy

    Office of Rail and RoadUK-wide

    Open20 days leftSmall contract

    £55kestimated
  47. ITT - Creative Content Exchange - UID 392

    Historic EnglandSouth West

    OpenNew21 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £69kestimated
  48. ITT - Historic England’s work with young people: youth-sector research and Young Advisers evaluation - UID 399

    Historic EnglandSouth West

    OpenNew21 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £45kestimated
  49. Detailed design and build of a scaled down Fast Acting Low Conductance (FALCON)

    UK Industrial Fusion Solutions LtdUK-wide

    Open21 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £200kestimated
  50. Large Grants Due Diligence Framework

    Scottish EnterpriseUK-wide

    Open24 days left2 lotsFramework

    £800kframework ceiling

The research market in the UK

How we work these out

The last 12 months of notices.

Tenders advertised
665
Typical contract value
£74k
All trades: £95k
Typical contract length
7 months
All trades: 1 year
Time to bid
28 days
All trades: 30 days
Bids per contract
6
All trades: 5
Advertised openly
40%
All trades: 36%
Won by small firms
66%
All trades: 61%

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

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

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Lincolnshire Wolds Visitor Economy
East Lindsey District Council
Colliers International Property Consultants Limited£45k12 Nov 2026
Domain Driven Design - Workshops
Genomics England Limited
innoQ Deutschland GmbH€24k12 Nov 2026
POBIG Study Your Reference JXR30734
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
University of Liverpool£22k12 Nov 2026
PS25306 - Culture Amp engagement staff survey annual subscription
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Culture Amp Limited£17k13 Nov 2026
UNFCCC Review BTR Luxembourg
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
WSP UK Limited£20k13 Nov 2026
Microgravity Services
Satellite Applications Catapult Limited
GMP Manufacturing Ltd£27k14 Nov 2026
Delivery of Infuse (Innovation Future Services) Innovation Collision Space 2026
South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Private Public Ltd£80k16 Nov 2026
P1015 Agile Delivery Management and Technical Support
Digital Health & Care Wales
Reply Ltd£475k18 Nov 2026

146 more end in the next 90 days.

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Biggest research buyers in the last 12 months

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  1. 1UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)76 notices
  2. 2Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs69 notices
  3. 3Met Office57 notices
  4. 4Environment Agency56 notices
  5. 5Natural England50 notices
  6. 6Food Standards Agency49 notices
  7. 7Nuclear Decommissioning Authority46 notices
  8. 8UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd44 notices