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Peat: ES-RDE 045: Peatland Engagement Contract

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

In line with the objectives of the the peatland programme, this engagement contract would include a knowledge repository and information sharing amongst stakeholders, newsletters, and stakeholder events and forums.

Intended award to Niab

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

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

Youth Engagement Services

Maidstone Borough Council · Local authority · South East England

Maidstone Borough Council (“the Council”) invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to design and deliver an independent engagement programme with young people. The programme may be fully deliberative or use a hy…

• Research services
• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• Research and development services and related consultancy services

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

Palladium Silver Membranes Tensile and Fatigue Testing

UK Fusion Energy Ltd · Nationwide (UK)

he scope of this procurement is to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to undertake a programme of mechanical testing on palladium-silver membrane assemblies to generate design data that supports their application in hydrogen purification…

Awarded to Darvick Limited

In-Vitro Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology Services

SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED · Nationwide (UK)

NHS Supply Chain intends to launch a National Framework Agreement for the provision of In-Vitro Diagnostic Devices, Point of Care Testing Products & Related Pathology Services, this will include: - Pathology Managed Services - Reagent Renta…

• Blood analysis services
• Analysers
• Apparatus for detecting fluids
• +71

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

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

UKRI-6017-METIUS

UK Research and Innovation · Central government · South West England

The METIUS programme is a new infrastructure investment with a total UK funding allocation of £14.5 million. It aims to harness cutting-edge AI to improve the speed, relevance and accessibility of evidence synthesis for decision-makers tack…

• Research services

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

Ethnographic Study – Healthy Streets

Birmingham City Council · Local authority · West Midlands

Birmingham City Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint an organisation for the provision of Ethnographic Study – Healthy Streets to deliver an ethnographic research study exploring resident lived experience of the issue of car dependen…

• Economic research services
• Market research services
• Research and development consultancy services
• +5

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

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

CORSIA Capacity Building Project

Department for Transport · Central government · delivery region not published

For emissions reduction credits to be eligible under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), the countries hosting the projects that generate them must provide authorisation to confirm the associated …

Intended award to Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

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

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

Local Government Reorganisation Opportunities and Models for Historic Environment Service Delivery UID304

Historic England · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

A research project to examine lessons from previous Local Government Reorganisation to look critically at the challenges and outcomes of those processes for local authority historic environment service delivery models. It will identify key …

Awarded to ButCH

Quantifying the difference that nature recovery can make to selected risk events in the National Risk Register (informed by the State of Natural Capital Report)

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

This commission sits within Natural England's Natural Capital and Economics Teams, which work on evidence to ensure that nature, and the multiple benefits it provides, are considered in decision-making. In 2024, Natural England published a …

Awarded to Government Actuary's Department

• Research services

Tees Bird Mapping Project

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

The Teesmouth & Cleveland Coast SSSI, SPA and Ramsar support assemblages of over 20K over-wintering coastal birds alongside specific SSSI & SPA qualifying bird speices. This project will produce fine scale maps and analysis of designated bi…

• Marine research services
• Environmental issues consultancy services

Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritage

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

The contractor will carry out a literature review on the published and grey literature as it relates to Intangible Cultural Heritage (also known as Living Heritage) practices and how they may be applied in nature recovery projects.Using the…

• Research services

Exploring the appeal of 30by30for landowners/managers

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

The overall aim of this qualitative social science research project is to understand what a diversity of landowner or managers who have not been directly engaged in the process of designing 30by30 think of the opportunity of 30by30 for them…

Awarded to GROUNDED RESEARCH LIMITED

• Survey services
• Research services
• Social research services

Effect of probiotics on Campylobacter colonisation within the broiler gut

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

A key component of the FSA work is to reduce the burden of foodborne disease in the UK. Campylobacter is the leading bacterial cause of foodborne disease in the UK, with chicken meat being the most common food source of exposure to this pat…

• Chickens
• Animal husbandry services
• Laboratory services
• +6

THE PROVISION OF AN ONLINE FAMILY HISTORY SERVICE FOR WALES

The National Library of Wales · Charity · Nationwide (UK)

The National Library of Wales is seeking to appoint a single service provider to deliver an online family history service as part of the National Digital Library Service, for Welsh public libraries, archives and museums and the employees of…

• Research services
• Software package and information systems

1074032381 T1424 Passenger Rolling Stock Emergency Window Repair Procedures

Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) · delivery region not published

The project is expected to deliver the following outcomes: •A clear, evidence-based understanding of: owhich temporary repair methods, including any viable alternatives to film, work reliably on current passenger rolling stock bodyside and …

• Research services

DNO553-ISIP Post-Doctoral Project-TN

Ministry of Defence · Central government · delivery region not published

Provision of post-doctoral research to develop and mature UAV-based autonomous radiation mapping, source localisation and radiological threat characterisation capabilities, including algorithm development, validation trials and knowledge tr…

Intended award to University of Bristol

Research into Work Stress, Burnout and Employment Outcomes

Department for Business & Trade · Central government · Nationwide (UK), Yorkshire and the Humber, West Midlands, Greater London

The contract was awarded via the Government Commercial Agency RM6126 Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System. It runs for an initial period of six months, from 28 September 2026 to 29 March 2027, with an option to extend by up to 4 mo…

Awarded to BMG Research Limited, Basis Social LTD, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED +21 more · 44 awards

• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• Research services

Customer Information and Due Diligence Prior Information Notice

Scottish Enterprise · Nationwide (UK)

Scottish Enterprise is undertaking preliminary market engagement to explore company information and customer due diligence solutions. We are seeking information on technology and data services that could support company verification, owners…

• Data supply services
• Database services
• Research and development consultancy services
• +1

Customer Information and Due Diligence Prior Information Notice

Scottish Enterprise · Nationwide (UK)

Scottish Enterprise is undertaking preliminary market engagement to explore company information and customer due diligence solutions. We are seeking information on technology and data services that could support company verification, owners…

• Data supply services
• Database services
• Research and development consultancy services
• +1

Extending the Cost of Food Crime Analysis: Additional Case Studies and Assessing the Impact of NFCU Activity

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

Food crime poses a significant cost to the UK economy, estimated to be between £410 million and £1.96 billion per year . Food crime encompasses a broad range of activities, including adulteration, substitution, misrepresentation, illegal pr…

• Survey analysis services
• Data analysis services
• Research consultancy services
• +3

CEFAS26-107 Contract for Support Services to the Coastal Health Programme

Cefas · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Following on from the work delivered in the pilot phase of the Coastal Health programme, The Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA) has been selected to support delivery of core requirements as follows: 1. Work…

Awarded to The Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities Ltd

THE PROVISION OF AN ONLINE FAMILY HISTORY SERVICE FOR WALES

The National Library of Wales · Charity · Nationwide (UK)

The National Library of Wales is seeking to appoint a single service provider to deliver an online family history service as part of the National Digital Library Service, for Welsh public libraries, archives and museums and the employees of…

• Research services
• Software package and information systems

Scientific Services in support

University of East Anglia · Education · East of England

The provision of a dedicated project manager to assist scientific services in support of on-going research projects.

Awarded to BIOPOLIS

UK6 Notice - Climate-Tech Innovation Partnership

Great British Energy · Central government · delivery region not published

The Climate-Tech Innovation Partnership is being trialled by GBE to support the organisation in identifying and working with UK based climate tech companies to accelerate clean energy deployment and to build the industries, supply chains an…

Awarded to Sustainable Venture Development Partners Ltd · 2 awards

PS26301 - NPL data processing and Reports

UK Research and Innovation · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, servi…

Awarded to NPL Management Limited

Supply of Potency Assay Services for RNA and RNA‑LNP products

CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · delivery region not published

This tender seeks to engage a qualified service provider to perform cell based, in vitro potency assays for the quantification of both RNA (drug substance) and RNA-LNP (Lipid Nanoparticle) (drug product) activity. The assays will be used to…

Awarded to READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LTD

• Experimental development services
• Laboratory services
• Research and experimental development services
• +1

COV - CVLR Vehicle Dynamics Support

Coventry City Council · Local authority · delivery region not published

Contract consists of four work packages: 1. Performance and safety assessment of the CVLR Vehicle running on the extended on-road trial route (City Centre Demonstrator Mile Lane/Park Road) 2. Characterising the range of suspension forces ex…

Awarded to University of Huddersfield - Institute of Railway Research

Corrosion Testing Framework for STEP

UK Fusion Energy Ltd · Nationwide (UK)

The purpose of this procurement is to establish a framework agreement with a number of pre-qualified, specialist corrosion testing providers to deliver corrosion testing services for the UKFE STEP programme over the next two years. The fram…

Intended award to Amentum Clean Energy Ltd, Kyoto Fusioneering, Lucideon Group Limited +4 more · 3 awards

• Technical analysis or consultancy services
• Analysis services
• Composition and purity testing and analysis services
• +4

External Evaluation Washington Pride in Place Programme

Sunderland City Council · Local authority · North East England

Provision - External Evaluation Washington Pride in Place Programme

Awarded to Wavehill Ltd

1073434028 T1427 Strategy for Harmonising Automatic Current Limitation Across Electric Rolling Stock in GB

Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) · Nationwide (UK)

This research seeks to develop the evidence base required to inform the transition towards harmonised ACL characteristics across rolling stock operating on the GB network. It will confirm and refine the previously proposed target state for …

• Research services

AI Call analysis

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire · Police & fire · delivery region not published

STAR BID FUNDING The purpose of the project is to understand the impact of AI and emerging technologies on the wellbeing of police call handlers.

Awarded to Anglia Ruskin University

1074279646 T1416 - Feasibility and impact of a full description of train path

Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) · delivery region not published

RSSB is seeking to appoint a supplier to undertake research into the feasibility and potential impact of developing a more detailed description of a train’s full path than is currently possible through the existing TIPLOC-based timetable. T…

• Research services

Active Travel England- Women's Safety PhD Sponsorship

Department for Transport · Central government · delivery region not published

Sponsorhip of fees for an individual at Active Travel England to undertake a part time PhD on women's safety related to transport

Awarded to THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

UK_1412 – Evaluating the strategic and economic return of international artist-led innovation

British Council · Local authority · Nationwide (UK)

British Council is seeking an economist or strategic researcher (or team of researchers) to conduct a mixed-methods analysis that evidences the multi-dimensional economic returns of the international art and technology sector to the UK.

Awarded to Human Economics Ltd

• Research services

Customer Survey Research Partner

Peabody Trust Ltd · Nationwide (UK)

Peabody is seeking to appoint a customer research partner through the Government Commercial Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) RM6216 – Research and Insights to deliver customer feedback and perception research services. The successful provide…

Likely replaces the contract held by IFF Research Ltd · ends 31 Mar 2027

• Telephone survey services
• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• Research and experimental development services
• +4

ITT - Archaeological Services in Relation to Marine Protection 2027-2029 - UID 365

Historic England · Central government · delivery region not published

The UK is a signatory to the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (revised) 1992. The aim of the Convention is to protect the archaeological heritage as a source of the European collective memory and as an in…

Likely replaces the contract “Framework Agreement for Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection” · ended 28 Feb 2025

• Archaeological services
• Marine research services
• Marine survey services
• +1

AmazonFACE SIF data set processing and report

Met Office · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

This contract will provide specialist expertise in SIF processing, interpretation and support for integration with JULES to deliver qualityassured analysis of Amazon FACE SIF observations and recommendations for future exploitation of the d…

Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF READING

Amazon FACE - Water Cycle (WP3)

Met Office · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

The activity includes field-based data collection, processing of sap flow and soil moisture measurements, and aggregation of datasets to generate plot-level water budgets and trait-based datasets for use in land surface models such as JULES…

Awarded to University of Exeter

AmazonFACE Operational Knowledge Transfer, Operational Readiness Assessment and Scientific Oversight Services

Met Office · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Provision of operational knowledge transfer, operational readiness assessment, governance development, carbon budget methodology support and independent scientific oversight services for the AmazonFACE programme. The services will draw on B…

Awarded to University of Birmingham

Regenerative Schools Pilot - Academic Assurance Partner

Department for Education · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, South East England

The Department for Education and the Education Estates Strategy The Department for Education (DfE) is the UK government’s Department responsible for the schools in England. As part of this role, we oversee the safety, condition, and long‑te…

Intended award to NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

• Environmental engineering consultancy services
• Design and execution of research and development
• Environmental services
• +5

EU harmonised surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) E. coli and Salmonella found in fresh beef and pork meat on retail sale in the UK in 2027

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

The objective of microbiological food safety research themes is to provide robust information on the presence, growth, survival, and elimination of pathogenic microorganisms throughout the food chain; the extent, distribution, causes, risks…

Awarded to UK Health Security Agency · 3 awards

• Data collection and collation services
• Laboratory services
• Market research services
• +4

ITT - Mapping Training and Qualifications for Heritage Construction Trades in England - UID 370

Historic England · Central government · delivery region not published

Heritage construction skills are essential for the repair, maintenance, conservation and retrofit of England’s 5.5 million traditional buildings (built pre-1919), but the industry faces significant skills shortages. Complex and patchy provi…

• Social research services
• Research consultancy services
• Research services

Evaluation of Officer Initiated Facial Recognition Tools

COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED · Education · Nationwide (UK)

The Authority seeks to appoint an experienced research and evaluation provider to support the evaluation of OIFR software used in South Wales Police. The evaluation is focused primarily on productivity outcomes for policing.

Awarded to University of Birmingham

marine survey campaign

ORE Catapult · Nationwide (UK)

ORE Catapult is seeking a suitably experienced contractor to undertake a marine survey campaign within the Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone (PDZ), Wales.

Awarded to Ocean Ecology

SE1286 Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sports Guidance Review

Sport England · delivery region not published

The Sports Councils commissioned and published the Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport Guidance in September 2021. The Guidance is supported by several background documents, including the Transgender International Research Literature Re…

• Research services

CSP26751 - Delegates for International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Programme

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Introduction and Summary of Requirements DESNZ is looking for experts in their field with a strong network of contacts across their industry to act as an Alternate Delegate for the following International Energy Agency (IEA) Technology Coll…

• Research services
• Energy and related services
• Energy-efficiency consultancy services
• +2

DHSC: Health Survey for England 2028-31

Department of Health & Social Care · Central government · North East England, North West England, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East England

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to the future delivery of the Health Survey for England (HSE) 2028-2031. HSE is the principal national survey used to measure and monit…

• Research services
• Blood analysis services
• Data analysis services
• +6

CR_5445 Consumer Survey on Secondary Ticketing

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

This is an awarded contract and has been published for transparency purposes. This procurement is to deliver a baseline online consumer survey on purchasing and reselling tickets for live events in the UK. The research will provide baseline…

Awarded to Savanta Group Limited

CR_5551 Employer Skills Investment

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

This contract was awarded back in February 2026 and is being published for transparency purposes. The Industrial Strategy Advisory Council Secretariat (ISAC) needs to build a more robust understanding of the employer-skills investment lands…

Awarded to Aston University

Technology Fund Horizon Scanning

FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED · delivery region not published

The Government’s 2025 Financial Inclusion Strategy explicitly commits Fair4All Finance to testing innovative approaches to support financial inclusion in the UK. Aligned to these commitments, Fair4All Finance is developing a new, multi-year…

• Research services
• Research and development consultancy services
• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• +1

Domestic Abuse Needs Assessment

Birmingham City Council · Local authority · West Midlands

Birmingham City Council is seeking to commission external consultancy to conduct a thorough domestic abuse needs assessment for the city. The needs assessment will form a key part of Birmingham’s evidence-led approach to tackling domestic a…

• Social work and related services
• Evaluation consultancy services
• Health and social work services
• +6

Resident Census Research Partner

Peabody Trust Ltd · Nationwide (UK)

1.1Peabody’s Group Strategy and EDI Strategy 2026–29 commit to building a clear picture of our residents, improving data completeness, and ensuring fair, accessible, equitable services. We are seeking an agency partner to support delivery o…

Awarded to IFF Research Ltd

The Practice Education Facilitator role in Return to Practice

NHS England · Central government · delivery region not published

A national commission to understand and strengthen the Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) role in supporting HCPC returners, identifying learning needs and delivering recommendations to improve consistency, quality, and outcomes of return…

Awarded to FIVE SOCIAL CARE LIMITED

• Research services

Foulness SPA Ornithological Surveys, Intertidal Survey and Mapping

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

Over-wintering bird surveys, biotope sampling and mapping project in the Foulness SPA. To be carried out between November 2026 and March 2027.

• Marine research services

ITT - Heritage as Urban Green Infrastructure: an Evidence Review of Opportunities for Climate Resilience, and Future Directions - UID 366

Historic England · Central government · delivery region not published

Historic England is commissioning a rapid evidence and gap review to understand how heritage assets, places and networks contribute to urban green infrastructure and climate resilience. The commission will synthesise existing evidence, iden…

• Environmental issues consultancy services
• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• Research consultancy services
• +1

CR_5532 ASEAN UK EIP Good Regulatory Practice Expert

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

DBT require a GRP technical expert, with experience working within HMG and for HMG, supporting national and international capacity building and delivery. This request supports delivery of the ASEAN – UK Economic Integration Programme (EIP).…

Awarded to Partners for Reform Ltd

DIG Gartner Research Services

Scottish Government · Nationwide (UK)

The licences required to support delivery of PSR, Digital Strategy, and other key economic drivers.

Awarded to Gartner UK Limited

• Research services

C120/2026/2027 - Process evaluation of the Disabled People’s Rights Plan

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

The Welsh Government launched its Disabled People's Rights Plan on the 15th of December 2025. The Disabled People’s Rights Plan sets out a 10-year cross-government framework to advance the rights and opportunities of disabled people in Wale…

• Social research services
• Evaluation consultancy services
• Research services

Studying and Assessing the Benthic Response to Electrical Stimuli (SABRES)

National Grid Electricity Transmission plc · Nationwide (UK)

High voltage submarine cables produce electromagnetic fields (EMF) external to the cable due to current flowing within their metallic components, primarily the main conductor. While the magnitude of these fields decays rapidly with separati…

Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

Subsea Cable Health/security Utilising Backscatter and Established Repeater Technologies (SCHUBERT)Subsea Cable Health/security Utilising Backscatter and Established Repeater Technologies (SCHUBERT)

National Grid Electricity Transmission plc · Nationwide (UK)

With the transition away from fossil fuels and towards greater electrification of transport and heating (net zero 2050) a significant increase in electrical demand is expected over the coming decades. As a result, growth in offshore renewab…

Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

Additional Analytical Methods for NDNS Biomonitoring

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

Tenders were invited to undertake a research project to identify suitable biomarkers of priority (groups of) Chemical Contaminants (Lot 1) and Food Additives (Lot 2), Metals (Lot 3) and develop and validate analytical chemistry methods for …

Awarded to University of Aberdeen · 4 awards

• Research and development consultancy services
• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• Research services

Qualitative Research in Land-Based Premises

Gambling Commission · Central government · delivery region not published

Introduction and Background: The Gambling Commission is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The Commission is responsible for issuing personal gambling licences for in…

• Social research services
• Research services

CP2821-26 Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health Impacts within Highway Earthworks

Devon County Council · Local authority · South West England

Devon County Council (DCC), is delivering the A382 Link Road Development near Newton Abbot, Devon. In addition to the main scheme, additional funding has been made available through the ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme…

• Research services

ITT - Storage Design and Environmental Requirements Framework for Archaeological Archives in England - UID 369

Historic England · Central government · delivery region not published

This a visionary project to define the ideal physical infrastructure for a National Collection of Archaeological Archives (NCAA) in England. It addresses the growing crisis in archaeological archive storage due to museum capacity limits and…

• Preservation services of historical buildings
• Research and development consultancy services
• Research consultancy services
• +1

CEFAS26-79 Contract for for Macrofauna Analysis of Sediment Samples

Cefas · Central government · delivery region not published

Contract for the processing of 33 macrofaunal samples by extracting and identifying all biota retained on a 1.0 mm capture mesh, in accordance with the extraction and identification protocols set out in the NMBAQC guidelines.

Awarded to Fugro GB Marine Ltd

• Research laboratory services

Flight Schedules Data

Department for Transport · Central government · delivery region not published

The DfT requires access to a detailed dataset on flight schedules to monitor the capacity and connectivity of the aviation sector and respond to any business-critical disruption in air transport. This data will directly feed into the DfT’s …

• Research services

CP2821-26 Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health Impacts within Highway Earthworks

Devon County Council · Local authority · South West England

Devon County Council (DCC), is delivering the A382 Link Road Development near Newton Abbot, Devon. In addition to the main scheme, additional funding has been made available through the ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme…

• Ground investigation services
• Environmental management
• Research services
• +1

Maternity and Neonatal Patient Reported Experience Measure (MatNeo PREM)

NHS England · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

NHS England is undertaking a market engagement exercise via a request for information exercise to understand the capability and capacity of suppliers and feedback on the service model in respect of Maternity and Neonatal Patient Reported Me…

• Survey analysis services
• Data analysis services
• Evaluation consultancy services
• +6

CP2821-26 Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health Impacts within Highway Earthworks

Devon County Council · Local authority · South West England

Devon County Council (DCC), is delivering the A382 Link Road Development near Newton Abbot, Devon. In addition to the main scheme, additional funding has been made available through the ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme…

• Research services

Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme

Scottish Government · Scotland

The aim of the project is to provide a coordinated approach to the surveillance of cetacean, seal, sharks and marine turtle strandings, and to investigate causes of death of stranded animals in Scotland. Where required, efforts should be ma…

Awarded to The University Court of the University of Glasgow

• Veterinary services
• Marine research services

Technical Services Framework

The Crown Estate · Central government · delivery region not published

The Framework is being established to provide access to specialist technical services across The Crown Estate's diverse UK portfolio. It is intended to support the delivery of portfolio strategies, operational priorities and strategic objec…

• Marine survey services
• Business and management consultancy and related services
• Business and management consultancy services
• +5

Supply of Equipment for HALEU Deconversion Experimental Programme

NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED · North West England

This contract appoints a single supplier to supply laboratory scale equipment to support UKNNL's powder capability Research and Development (R&D) work under the HALEU Deconversion Project, funded by DESNZ. UKNNL requires support on the desi…

Awarded to LYNDHURST PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED

SE1282 - TGC Econometrics

Sport England · delivery region not published

As part of the evaluation for the This Girl Can campaign, we want to better understand the impact that the campaign is having. Our research objectives are to understand: • Campaign impact exploring how different campaign channels, messages,…

Intended award to Wavemaker Ltd

Department for Transport Shared Research, Evaluation and Analysis

Department for Transport · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Invitation to tender documnets can be accessed at the following link- https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/7987765301A0F7302D0B Suppliers not already registered on the Department for Transport's e-sourcing portal Jaggaer here- dft.app.jaggaer.com…

• Research services
• Analysis services
• Design and execution of research and development
• +1

Climate Services for a Net Zero Resilient World (CSN0W2)

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

DESNZ is seeking to procure a contractor to provide climate services focusing on the integration of mitigation and adaptation to build resilience and de-risk the delivery of net zero and the Clean Power Mission. This will build on the succe…

Awarded to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED

• Research services
• Climatology services

Salinity Sample Analysis

Scottish Government · Nationwide (UK)

The Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate (MD) invites tenders from suitable suppliers for the analysis of salinity samples collected as part of survey work carried out.

Awarded to Ocean Scientific International Ltd

• Research services

Environmental Impact of Harvesting Marram

Historic Environment Scotland · Scotland

Research examining the environmental impacts of harvesting marram in key coastel areas of the Western Isles

Awarded to Boreas Ecology

• Research services

Evaluation of Direct Business Reporting Tools

COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED · Education · Nationwide (UK)

Mini-Competition under Framework for Research and Evaluation Partners COP29_2024 - Lot 2 to carry out an Evaluation of Direct Business Reporting Tools to support the investigation of retail crime.

Awarded to Crest Advisory (UK) Ltd.

Highways and Infrastructure Professional Services Contract

Norfolk County Council · Local authority · East of England

As described in the preliminary market engagement notice (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054636-2026) dated 10 June 2026 and the planned procurement notice (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085054-2026) dated 8 S…

• Civil engineering consultancy services
• Business and management consultancy services
• Computer-site planning consultancy services
• +13

User research participant

Department for Education · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

DfE required a supplier to recruit and manage participants for user research activities across a broad range of policy and service areas. As part of an end-to-end recruitment process, the supplier shall: • review recruitment briefs from DfE…

Intended award to People For Research Limited

Co-Design and Co-Investment Research Phase 2

Greater London Authority · Nationwide (UK)

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…

Awarded to CENTRE FOR THRIVING PLACES LTD

ITT - Martyn’s Law guidance and case studies - UID 324

Historic England · Central government · delivery region not published

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 …

Awarded to Rod Jarman Associates Ltd trading as the London Policing College

• Design consultancy services
• Research consultancy services

UK7 - Tender Notice Prevention of Peripheral Cold Injuries

Ministry of Defence · Central government · North East England, Yorkshire and the Humber

Description The UK Armed Forces are more frequently operating in cold environments to contribute to NATO’s deterrence in the High North and on the Eastern flank; but data suggest that the number of cases of peripheral cold injuries is incre…

Awarded to University of Portsmouth · 2 awards

• Research laboratory services

R&D Vape Analysis

Home Office · Central government · South East England

Research and development activity to understand if current Border Force technology can identify vape liquid and nicotine. The project will test and evaluate whether existing Agilent Resolve SORS Raman spectroscopy technology can be applied …

Awarded to University of Kent

ID 6317199 - DFE - Consumer Council - NI HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE TRACKER

Consumer Council for Northern Ireland · Central government · delivery region not published

DATA 2026 - 2028 - The Northern Ireland Household Expenditure Tracker was established in 2022 . It is a quarterly publication establishing a measure for the financialwellbeing of Northern Ireland households. It is produced using economic da…

Awarded to Centre for Economics and Business Research

• Economic research services
• Financial consultancy services
• Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
• +6

Pensions Commission Regional Engagement

Department for Work & Pensions · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Pensions Commission Regional Engagement 14/09/2026 - 30/11/2026

Awarded to British Chamber of Commerce

WP5 Social Science - The future of food regulation

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

Calling off from C425727 Research: Social Science Call-Off. The Food Standards Agency (FSA)'s Future Food Regulation (FFR) programme aims to deliver a regulatory system that is effective, sustainable and trusted, ensuring food is safe and i…

Awarded to The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited

CEFAS26-106 Contract for Expert contribution for data-limited methods for category 4-6 stocks

Cefas · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Cefas requires expert services from Laurence Kell 'SEA++' limited, for the provision of expert contribution to support the delivery of Cefas Large Collaborative Project LCP003, Task 1.1 "data-limited methods for category 4-6 stocks". The co…

Awarded to Sea Plus Plus Limited