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Income Protection / Precarious Income Research

FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED · Other public body · Greater London

Incumbent: Public First Limited · Last contest: awarded at the estimate

Fair4All Finance’s mission is to reduce financial exclusion by ensuring that everyone has access to a suite of fair and affordable financial products and services that meet their immediate needs and help build their long term financial resi…

Requirements for the storage of sodium hypochlorite

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Central government

Incumbent: WSP UK Limited

This proposal is provided in response to a request to tender under the RDE framework for a study related to the storage requirements of sodium hypochlorite within drinking water systems.

STA-26039 CoStar Masterclasses Programmes

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College · Education · South East England

Incumbent: BLACK METEOR LIMITED

Awarded to Black Meteor Ltd via a direct award for CoStar Masterclasses Programmes.

SAIRA-A Aviation Host Support

Met Office · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Incumbent: Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd

The project is for Virgin Atlantic to continue to fly radiation monitors (known as SAIRA) developed by the University of Surrey under the Space Weather Innovation, Measurement, Monitoring and Risk (SWIMMR) programme. At present Virgin Atlan…

Contract for the provision of Digital Dairy Chain Consultancy Services

SRUC · Scotland

Incumbent: GORSE services limited · Last contest: 5 bids (5 SME) · awarded 45% under the estimate

Working under the direction of the Digital Dairy Chain (DCC) Programme Director, SRUC seeks external project expertise, averaging seven days per month, to support the delivery and impact evaluation of the on-going DDC programme.

• Research consultancy services

PB008 - JV Advisor - Wornington Green P3

Peabody Trust Ltd · Other public body

Incumbent: Montagu-Evans LLP

A procurement advisor to support the premarket engagement and procurement of a JV partner for Wornington Green P3 development scheme To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1014…

EHRC 2627-03 Technical Guidance for Schools Consultation Analysis

Equality and Human Rights Commission · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

Incumbent: IFF Research Ltd

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is seeking to engage a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to analyse and report on the findings of an open consultation on our new 'Technical Guidance for Schools in England'.

Martyn’s Law guidance and case studies UID 324

Historic England · Central government

Incumbent: Rod Jarman Associates Ltd trading as the London Policing College · Last contest: awarded 2% under the estimate

This project aims to support the production of non-statutory guidance to help guide heritage premises needing to comply with the requirements of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025. This will include the production of fictional …

Framework for the Provision of Technical Assistance

Belfast City Council · Local authority · Northern Ireland

Panel: MORROW COMMUNICATIONS LTD, MayWe, Podiem +2 more

• Research and development services and related consultancy services

Scalable Climate Services

Met Office · Central government

Incumbent: THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

The requirement is for the University of Leeds to provide specialist support to help the Met Office develop and deliver climate training materials for a specific sector, including defining training needs, creating learning module designs an…

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

North Hertfordshire District Council · Local authority · East of England

Incumbent: Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd

The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified consultant team to undertake a Strategic Flood Risk assessment (SFRA) - Level 1 with an option for a Level 2 Assessment to support the new Local Plan, in line with national requirements…

ES RDE 085 - 0926S Central Fladen PSA and Macrofauna Analysis

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Central government

Incumbent: APEM

JNCC Self-Service Direct Award. JNCC is seeking to commission a contract for macrofaunal taxonomic analysis and particle size analysis (PSA) of benthic grab samples collected during the 0926S Central Fladen survey.

The Wash and North Norfolk Coast SAC intertidal rock monitoring

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government · East Midlands

Incumbent: Seastar Survey · Last contest: awarded at the estimate

NE intend on commissioning a survey to monitor the intertidal rock sub feature of the WNNC SAC against 5 of its attributes. This survey is intended to collect evidence on the intertidal rock sub-feature in order to fill current evidence gap…

Dstl Visualisation Framework

Ministry of Defence · Central government

Incumbent: Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited · Last contest: 3 bids

Development and delivery of Visualisation tasks designed to present a pictorial set of images underpinning a specific Authority required scenario.

• Research and development services and related consultancy services

Review of the East Riding Local Plan rollback policy

East Riding of Yorkshire Council · Local authority · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

Incumbent: Risk & Policy Analysts Limited

Review to identify challenges and opportunities of the current approach, with development of recommendations for a new draft policy and guidance for the ongoing Local Plan review. Aiming to support greater numbers of residents and business …

Pobie Bank Reef Still Imagery Analysis 0923S

JNCC SUPPORT CO · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Incumbent: Metoc Ltd, Trading as Intertek Metoc

Project Aims JNCC wishes to commission a contract to undertake the analysis of seabed still imagery collected on the 0923S survey from a drop-frame camera. Seabed imagery will be analysed using the image annotation software BIIGLE. During 0…

CDC Economic Modelling

Department for Work & Pensions · Central government

Incumbent: Pensions Policy Institute

The methodology for this research is economic modelling using stochastic models to explore the benefits and challenges of a new pension type in the UK, Collective Defined Contribution schemes (CDCs).

ES RDE 061 - Net Zero Carbon Modelling Commission

Environment Agency · Central government

Incumbent: Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd.

Environment Agency self-service direct award. The EA requires a reusable net zero carbon modelling framework to support strategic planning, programme decisions and reporting. A key driver for this commission is the increasing importance of …

ES RDE 182 - South Devon Marine Conservation Zones Intertidal Rock and Sediment

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government

Incumbent: ABPmer

Natural England Self-Service Direct Award. The request is for a proposal to undertake an intertidal survey of the below three MCZ’s. The requirement is to repeat the 2013/2014 biotope mapping surveys (Phase II only) for each MCZ, including …

ES RDE 036 - Insecticide resistance 2026-2027

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Central government

Incumbent: RSK ADAS Limited

Defra Self-service Direct Award. This project seeks to understand how effective insecticide products are against key pests. Priority pest samples (e.g. insects, mites, nematodes) will be analysed for resistance across arable (not only cerea…

Homes England Innovation Challenge Fund Design

Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · Other public body · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

Incumbent: Nesta

Suppler to undertake design work for a bespoke innovation challenge fund for Homes England. Exempt research contract as per Schedule 2 PA23.

Potential migration levels of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH and MOSH) from food contact materials and background environmental contamination

The Food Standards Agency · Central government

Incumbent: Fera Science Ltd

There is currently limited UK capability to measure MOSH/MOAH levels in foods. To evaluate dietary exposure and possible migration levels of MOSH/MOAH, methodology for the determination of MOSH/MOAH in foods needs to be established. The obj…

ES RDE 073 - Development of regulatory guidance for hydrogen emissions monitori

Environment Agency · Central government

Incumbent: NPL Management Limited

Environment Agency self-service direct award. Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in decarbonising industrial processes and energy systems as part of the UK’s pathway to net zero. Although not a direct greenhouse gas, hydrogen emissions…

ENQ1304 - Derby Culture Strategic Review

Derby City Council · Local authority · East Midlands

Incumbent: Counterculture Partnership LLP · Last contest: awarded 2% under the estimate

Derby City Council seeks to appoint a suitably experienced consultant or consortium to undertake a strategic review of Derby's cultural infrastructure, governance, organisational arrangements and investment model.

Heritage at Risk Surveys

East Lindsey District Council · Local authority

Incumbent: Liz Mayle Heritage

Surveys of Heritage at risk buildings and sites in East Lindsey District

UOEUE271648/2026

University of Exeter · Central government

Incumbent: Mwaka FM Ltd. (GBP)

Banded Mongoose Research Project (BMRP) in Uganda

EPPOC NIPS ACEs Study

Department of Justice · Central government · Northern Ireland

Incumbent not published

The Department of Justice (DoJ) coordinates the Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality and Organised Crime Programme which is the Executive's response to its commitment made under the Fresh Start agreement of November 2015 and the New …

Residents' Assembly: Lot 1 - Facilitation

West Midlands Combined Authority · Local authority

Incumbent: The Involve Foundation

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) requires assistance of an external supplier to recruit and facilitate a residents’ assembly to involve people in its policies and programmes.

NHS-E QMS Certification Support

NHS England · Central government

Incumbent: DevicePharm Consultancy Limited

Specialist support in building and implementing a certified Quality Management System (QMS) for NHS England’s Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) portfolio. This is essential to ensure NHS England meets its statutory obligations under the f…

Mid Devon Housing and Economic Needs Assessment

Mid Devon District Council · Local authority · South West England

Incumbent: BE Group

Security Export Statistics 2025

Department for Business & Trade · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Incumbent: Westlands Advisory Ltd

Supply of security export statistics for 2025 to Department for Business and Trade (Security and Cyber Exports)

RHUL-26069 Procurement of Services to provide Participant Surveys across the world

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College · Education · South East England

Incumbent: IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD

Awarded to IPSOS (Market Research) Ltd for Procurement of surveys across the world following request for quotations.

Co-Design and Co-Investment Research Phase 2

Greater London Authority · Other public body · Nationwide (UK)

Incumbent: CENTRE FOR THRIVING PLACES LTD

In 2025, the GLA commissioned research to explore effective models of co-design and co-investment in adult skills provision. The research examined examples of best practice and identified lessons to support stronger partnerships between ind…

Asset Management Strategy Consultancy Services

London Borough of Harrow · Local authority · Greater London

Incumbent: ARK Consultancy Ltd

Provision of specialist consultancy services to develop a comprehensive Asset Management Strategy for the London Borough of Harrow's social housing portfolio of approximately 4,800 dwellings, including 17 sheltered housing schemes. The comm…

Assessing the wider value of agri-environment scheme heritage actions for the natural environment and for people

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Incumbent: ChamberlainWalker Economics Ltd · Last contest: awarded 7% under the estimate

The aim of the project is to establish a baseline of the available evidence for the co-benefits provided by AES heritage actions. The aim is supported by these objectives: assess the range of multi-objective benefits (including but not limi…

Research - Social Landlords and Home Contents Insurance

FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED · Other public body · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

Incumbent: The Housing Associations Charitable Trust

A research programme to better understand social landlords' needs, as well as the challenges and opportunities around providing access to homes contents insurance for their residents.

UK Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) - Conditions of Appointment Reviews

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Central government

Incumbent: Earth Care Consulting

Conditions of Appointment reviews • Review operational planning and implementation activities undertaken in the previous period of three months • Support comparison between the operational planning and implementation activities the UK DMO h…

BSIP IDT Development Programme

Portsmouth City Council · Local authority · South East England

Incumbent: ENTHEOS COACHING LIMITED

Support from Constructive Coaching

Community Led Research Supporting young people directly affected by interpersonal violence through relational support

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime · Central government · Greater London

Incumbent: Wipers Youth CIC

•Building a London-specific Evidence Base for Tertiary Provision: Development of a London-specific evidence base to improve the effectiveness of services and organisations in engaging those most at risk of violence. This includes a needs as…

Contract

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs · Northern Ireland

Incumbent: APEM · Last contest: 2 bids (1 SME) · awarded at the estimate

DAERA - Provision of Marine Phytoplankton Analysis Services

• Marine research services

ES RDE 087 - Lowlands Peat Evidence Synthesis and knowledge gaps

Environment Agency · Central government

Incumbent: Moffatt and Nichol

Environment Agency Self-Service Direct Award. Since the publication of the 2021 Lowland Agricultural Peat Task Force report, Defra and its delivery partners have funded a wide range of projects exploring the feasibility and implications of …

ES RDE 115 - Improving the quality of stack emissions monitoring from new source

Environment Agency · Central government

Incumbent: NPL Management Limited

Environment Agency Self-Service Direct Award. This project will generate the evidence needed to support robust monitoring methodologies, improve consistency of application across sectors and inform future technical guidance and standard dev…

C29663.009 - Review of the Radioactive Waste Strategy 2019 Project

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority · Central government

Incumbent: TUV SUD LIMITED

C29663.009 - Review of the Radioactive Waste Strategy 2019 Project - Call Off from Strategy Framework C29663

Provision of Labour Forecasting Tool

Construction Industry Training Board · Nationwide (UK)

Incumbent: Whole Life Consultants · Last contest: 1 bid · awarded at the estimate

The purpose of this procurement is to commission a single supplier to deliver its Labour Forecasting Tool (LFT), ensuring it is technically maintained and developed, while supporting and continuously improving its long-standing labour forec…

• Research and development services and related consultancy services

Contract

Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute · Northern Ireland

Incumbent: Source Bioscience UK Ltd · Last contest: 3 bids (1 SME) · awarded at the estimate

AFBI wish to seek a Contractor to carry out Illumina next generation sequencing on pre-extracted DNA samples, which will be collected over a four year period, as part of research projects, by AFBI Plant Health based at Newforge lane Belfast…

• Research and development services and related consultancy services

ES RDE 110 - Quantifying winter water capture and storage requirements to addres

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Central government

Incumbent: Jacobs UK Ltd

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. The programme builds on a substantial existing evidence base developed through Lowland Peat 3 Work Package 1 (LP3 WP1), the Pump Drained Lowland Peat water balance work, LP3+, and the Water Table Assessment …

ES RDE 111 - Field-scale delivery of water into lowland peat: quantifying contro

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Central government

Incumbent: Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. This section provides the overarching framework for a pair of complementary research projects designed to improve Defra's understanding of the feasibility of maintaining raised water tables on lowland peat. …

ES RDE 069 - Private finance for peat: focused assessment of investment readines

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Central government

Incumbent: Efeca

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. Defra requires targeted evidence to support future policy development and prioritisation. The intention of this project is not to provide a comprehensive assessment of all peat finance opportunities, but to …

ES RDE 018 - A comparison of costs and benefits of different peatland restoration delivery models

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Central government

Incumbent: Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd.

Defra self-service direct award. Develop representative anonymised peatland scenarios across upland and lowland contexts, based on real locations and data on their corresponding land use values, but anonymised for the purposes of further an…

ES RDE 066 - Plug Plants and Sphagnum Supply: Market Barriers, Impacts on Peatla

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Central government

Incumbent: Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd.

Defra self-service direct award. This project is designed to be an information gathering exercise around the market structure and dynamics of the peatland restoration planting material market. This project will build a clear picture of wher…