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Specialist and Multi-Discipline Cycling Facilities Feasibility Study

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

A feasibility study into the provision of specialist indoor and outdoor cycling facilities, alongside broader multi-discipline cycling facilities and complementary multi-sport provision within the Borough. A further competition was conducte…

Awarded to Strategic Leisure Limited

Consultancy services

University of East Anglia · Education · East of England

Material supplier for a consultancy project

Awarded to Economics For the Environment Consultancy Ltd

Equity Fund Feasibility Study

West Yorkshire Combined Authority · Local authority · Yorkshire and the Humber

The South, West, and York and North Yorkshire Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs) are looking to commission a report into the feasibility of establishing a cross-regional venture capital fund to support early-stage businesses with finance …

Awarded to Metro Dynamics Limited

Provision of External Impact Evaluation Services

HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT · Nationwide (UK)

Innovate UK, as the funder, requires an independent evaluation of HVM Catapult's core grant-funded activities, covering four strategic priority areas. An early findings report is due by 18 December 2026, with the final evaluation due in Mar…

Awarded to SQW Limited

• Economic research services
• Research and development services and related consultancy services

Protect and Prepare Capability Testing (Role Player)

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

The Authority requires a provision of role-players, catering, transportation, accommodation, filming and general logistics to support live trials for research purposes.

Awarded to CRISISCAST LTD

• Beverage-serving services
• Canteen and catering services
• Entertainment services
• +6

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

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government · delivery region not published

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 …

Awarded to ABPmer

Regulatory and Quality Consultancy Support for MedTech, HealthTech and Pharma

CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · delivery region not published

CPI is a trusted partner of industry, academia, government, and the investment community. We're the catalyst for delivering smart Health Tech, materials, defence, pharma, AgriFood Tech and energy storage innovations. As part of the High Val…

Awarded to Digital Quality Associates Limited, Star Global Consulting, Inc. · 2 awards

• Evaluation consultancy services
• General management consultancy services
• Project management consultancy services
• +2

Invitation to Tender for the Delivery of an Evidence Led Policy Research and Engagement Programme Supporting the FISC - EIUG Campaign

Glass Futures · Nationwide (UK), North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands

GFL is seeking a supplier to deliver an evidence led policy research and engagement programme supporting the FISC - EIUG campaign for a period of up to 4 months.

Awarded to AMION Consulting Limited

• General management consultancy services
• Development consultancy services
• Research consultancy services

EU-UK WFD Alignment Project

Environment Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

The Groundwater Task Team (GWTT), a specialist working group under UK Technical Advisory Group (UKTAG), needs to establish the impact of future regulatory alignment and the potential move towards improved integration with EU on the Water Fr…

Awarded to WSP UK Limited

Exploring Skills Needs in England: A Qualitative Research Study (con_31878)

Department for Education · Central government · delivery region not published

This contract sets out an agreement between the Department for Education (DfE) and the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to deliver a qualitative study titled Exploring Skills Needs in England.

Awarded to National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)

Understanding the UK markets for unlawfully imported products animal origin

The Food Standards Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

Calling off from C425727 Research: Social Science Call-Off. Research to improve understanding of the drivers and enablers influencing the purchase of illegally imported products of animal origin (POAO) within the UK. The research will explo…

Awarded to The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited

C29663.017 - PFAS Technology Review

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority · Central government · delivery region not published

C29663.017 - PFAS Technology Review- Call Off from Strategy Framework C29663

Awarded to TUV SUD LIMITED

C29663.016 - Evolving the NDA’s Grand Challenges for 2035

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority · Central government · delivery region not published

C29663.016 - Evolving the NDA’s Grand Challenges for 2035 - Call Off from Strategy Framework C29663

Awarded to TUV SUD LIMITED

NG-R2C - GC-Faster

Met Office · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

The University of Cambridge is the leading development centre for the chemistry component of the United Kingdom Chemistry and Aerosols (UKCA) model, a key component of the Met Office's collaboratively developed UK Earth System Model (UKESM)…

Awarded to The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of The University Of Cambridge

C29663.015 - PuIP - Checking and Assurance of Technology Choice Paper

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority · Central government · delivery region not published

C29663.015 - PuIP - Checking and Assurance of Technology Choice Paper - - Call Off from Strategy Framework C29663

Awarded to TUV SUD LIMITED

C29663.013 - Residues Disposition Characterisation

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority · Central government · delivery region not published

C29663.013 - Residues Disposition Characterisation - Call Off from Strategy Framework C29663

Awarded to TUV SUD LIMITED

Homes England Innovation Challenge Fund Design

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

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

Awarded to Nesta

Homes England - Local Housing Systems Analysis - Phase 1

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

A supplier to undertake a pilot of a bespoke local housing system analysis within a region.

Awarded to University of Glasgow

C29663.001 - SDR Technical Support 2026/2027

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority · Central government · delivery region not published

C29663.001 - SDR Technical Support 2026/2027 project.

Awarded to TUV SUD LIMITED

Understanding consumer attitudes and behaviours around misinformation to inform communications activity to counter food safety misinformation

The Food Standards Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

Calling off from C425727 Research: Social Science Call-Off. Research services to explore consumer attitudes, behaviours and trust in relation to food-related information encountered online. The work will provide evidence on how consumers en…

Awarded to The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited

NDNS biomonitoring for exposure to food additives - Extension to Phase 1

The Food Standards Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

Provision of analytical and research services to support the Food Standards Agency's biomonitoring programme for exposure to food additives. The contract involves the analysis and interpretation of biomarkers of non-sugar sweeteners in appr…

Awarded to CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

Benefits of Commitments on the Prohibition of Performance Requirements

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

The policy context for this report is the ambition of developing a more robust evidence base relating to commitments on the Prohibition of Performance Requirements (PPR) to aid negotiations, including for targeted non-FTA agreements as set …

Awarded to LSE Enterprise Ltd

ES RDE 147 - Updating the FARM SCale Optimisation of Pollutant Emission Reducti

Environment Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

Environment Agency Self - service Direct Award Farmscoper is a decision support tool, developed by consultants RSK ADAS (funded by Defra and the Environment Agency (EA)), that enables the assessment of the cost and effectiveness of agricult…

Awarded to RSK ADAS Limited

Tool for assessing pollutant risks from landspreading

Environment Agency · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083067-2026? Description The Environment Agency is seeking quotations for a project to develop a tool for assessing groundwater risks arising from the application of treated final effluent (TFE)…

Awarded to Fira Software Ltd

• Research and experimental development services

Validating Demand Models with Mobile Phone Data

Department for Transport · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

This contract is to undertake a feasibility study on the use of disaggregate, l§ongitudinal Mobile Phone Data (MPD) to improve understanding of behavioural responses to transport interventions and support future improvements to transport de…

Awarded to Jacobs UK Ltd

Improving regulation of microbial pollutant

Environment Agency · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

The Environment Agency is seeking a contractor to deliver a research and development project to improve the regulation of microbial pollutants in groundwater. The project comprises three work packages: (1) a Rapid Evidence Assessment of the…

Awarded to British Geological Survey

• Research and experimental development services

Strategaeth Economaidd Sir y Fflint / Flintshire Economic Strategy

Flintshire County Council · Local authority · Wales (Cymru)

Mae Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn comisiynu ymgynghoriaeth allanol i ddatblygu Strategaeth Economaidd gynhwysfawr a fydd yn llywio blaenoriaethau economaidd yr ardal, penderfyniadau buddsoddi, a gweithgaredd partneriaeth dros y 10 mlynedd nesaf. R…

Awarded to AMION Consulting Limited

• Project management consultancy services
• Business and management consultancy and related services
• Research and development services and related consultancy services

Research to inform the development of policy on assessment, categorisation, monitoring and inspection of disused tips

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · Central government · Wales (Cymru)

Welsh Government is awarding a contract for research which will inform the development on assessment, categorisation, monitoring and inspection of disused tips. The aim of the research is to inform the development of the Disused Tips Author…

Awarded to British Geological Society

ES RDE 186 - LF Risk Prioritisation

Environment Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

Environment Agency Self-service Direct Award Government policy does not currently clearly address the actions needed to deal with the consequences of the orphaning of landfill sites. Research, development and evidence gathering is required …

Awarded to WSP UK Limited

Research - Social Landlord and Home Contents Insurance

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

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.

Awarded to The Housing Associations Charitable Trust

National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Review

The Food Standards Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

As part of the FSA’s commitment to ensure food is safe and is what it says it is, the FSA undertakes food safety risk assessments in line with the internationally recognised ‘Codex Working Principles for Risk Analysis for Food Safety’. A ke…

Awarded to CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

Linking phenotypes to WGS from foodborne bacterial pathogens

The Food Standards Agency · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

This requirement is a three-year research project of phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) on a subset of foodborne bacterial isolates undergoing WGS.

Awarded to UKHSA

Third Party Intermediary Research

Consumer Council for Water · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

This tender is for the establishment, management and operation of ad hoc consumer market research services, specifically research to explore Third Party Intermediaries operating in the non-household water retail market in England.

Awarded to Impact Research

• Design and execution of research and development
• Drinking water
• Non-drinking water
• +1

Sutton Environment Strategy Community Engagement

London Borough of Sutton · Local authority · Greater London

Design and execution of community engagement and consultation program for key stakeholders supporting those who live, work and study in the borough to feel empowered to take action and helping increase understanding of the co-benefits of cl…

Awarded to CAG Consult LLP

• Research consultancy services
• Environmental services

Space Weather R2O Maintenance - Lancaster University

Met Office · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

Observations from riometers can be assimilated into the Optimised D-Region Absorption Model (ODRAM). However, the riometer observations are of variable quality and, even where guidance on the quality is available from the instrument owners,…

Awarded to Lancaster University

Ag-Zone Strategic Framework and Infrastructure Readiness Study

West Lindsey District Council · Local authority · East Midlands

The study will develop a deliverable strategic framework for the Ag-Zone/A15 Growth Corridor, principally within West Lindsey but including relevant sites within North Kesteven.

Awarded to AMION Consulting Limited

ES RDE 135 - Livestock Unit Update Project (LUUP) – updating the unit of measur

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Central government · delivery region not published

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. Livestock Units (LU) are used across Defra and its arms-length bodies, for example in the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, to estimate the grazing pressures different livestock species and breeds…

Awarded to WSP UK Limited

Water Matters & NAV Survey

Consumer Council for Water · Central government · Nationwide (UK), North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands

As well as the delivery of CCW's Water Matters tracking survey, to be carried out as closely as possible in line with previous years to maintain comparability , this contract also involves extending the Water Matters survey for the first ti…

Awarded to DJS Research Ltd

• Market-testing services
• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• Research consultancy services
• +1

Boosting Apprenticeship Pathways (Employers) (SP43)

North East Combined Authority · Local authority · North East England

o increase employer participation in apprenticeship programmes by raising awareness of apprenticeship opportunities, funding and support mechanisms, and by encouraging employers to recruit and develop apprentices. In addition, a minimum of …

Awarded to SDN Enterprises Ltd

Building the Evidence Base: Outcomes for Nature are Greater with Peoples Input Phase 2

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

To build on the existing work within Natural England that contributes towards strengthening the evidence base and building best practice where individuals and communities are engaged within nature recovery activities. This project will unde…

Awarded to APEX SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION LLP

• Test and evaluation

Ceredigion - Production Of Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA)

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council · Local authority · Nationwide (UK), Yorkshire and the Humber, Wales (Cymru)

Ceredigion County Council (CCC) has appointed a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to support the full rewrite of Ceredigion’s Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA), the Council has procured a suitably qualified consultant wit…

Awarded to ., BWB Consulting, OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED +2 more · 14 awards

• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• Administrative educational services
• Archaeological services
• +31

Biosurveillance tools and approaches

The Food Standards Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

Biosurveillance is becoming increasingly important to support food safety, public health, animal and plant health. As the volume, complexity and variety of surveillance data continue to increase, government organisations are exploring new t…

Awarded to Catalytic AI

UKRI-5671-Evaluation Materials Innovation Programme

UK Research and Innovation · Central government · South East England, South West England

For the spending review period (FY 26/27 to FY 29/30) £66 million has been allocated to the DSIT-led National Materials Innovation programme (hereafter referred to as NMIP or the Programme). UKRI is delivering £59m of the overall programme …

Awarded to Technopolis Limited

• Research consultancy services

Scaling Smart Local Energy Systems

Transport for London · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

The GLA's ICS is procuring a specialist technical consultancy or a consortium of suppliers (where there is one lead supplier and one or more sub-contractors) to develop a replicable framework for identifying, prioritising, and scaling Smart…

Awarded to Regen SW

TVCA-PROC-0837 - Connect to Work IPS Fidelity Assurance Consultancy

Tees Valley Combined Authority · Local authority · North East England

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) (the 'Contracting Authority') have awarded a contract for an Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Fidelity Assurance subject matter expert to work with local authorities to strengthen and embed fideli…

Awarded to Centre for Mental Health Training Ltd

Venture Into Innovation Programme

South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee · Wales (Cymru)

The contract relates to the appointment of a contractor to undertake funding Cohort 2, running September 2026 to February 2027. Building directly on the evidence and learning from Cohort 1, Cohort 2 is a strengthened and more strategic prog…

Awarded to Tramshed Tech Lmited

NG-LFRic Project: LFRic Modelling Code Computational Performance Optimisation and Input/Output API infrastructure functionality development in XIOS - Third Procurement Stage Oct 2026 - March 2028

Met Office · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

As the Met Office's next-generation weather forecasting capability, Momentum, moves towards operational implementation, it is essential to build on the foundations established through the Next Generation Modelling Systems (NGMS) Programme, …

Awarded to The University of Edinburgh

Research on Static Wireless EV Charging

Coventry City Council · Local authority · delivery region not published

Independent research, monitoring and evaluation of the static wireless EV Charging trail being delivered as part of CCC's LEVI Pilot

Awarded to COVENTRY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LIMITED

Consultancy Support - IUK Workforce Development Hub

ORE Catapult · Nationwide (UK)

This direct award is to appoint Paul Hatchett Consultant who has been named in our grant application to provide Consultancy Support on the IUK Workforce Development Hub project.

Awarded to Paul Hatchett Consulting Limited

Investigating the Value of Adding Diverse ML Models to the IMPROVER Blend

Met Office · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

The central research question is: Does incorporating a broader and more diverse range of machine learning weather forecasting models into the IMPROVER blend deliver sufficient forecast improvement and operational value to justify the additi…

Awarded to University of Exeter