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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Costs ARC EoE Palliative and End of Life Care

University of East Anglia · Education · East of England

A Palliative Care Consultant at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital ( NNUH )

Awarded to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Customer Financial wellbeing research service

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE · East of England

This procurement seeks to procure a contract for the delivery of multi-year research initiative to measure financial wellbeing outcomes for MaPS service users

Awarded to IFF Research Ltd

• Research services

CYP Financial wellbeing research

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE · East of England

Procurement of a specialist external research agency to design and deliver a UK-wide quantitative tracking study on the financial wellbeing of children and young people aged 7-17. The outcome is to inform policy, funding decisions and targe…

Awarded to BMG Research Limited

• Research services

Customer Insight Services

NSAH (Alliance Homes) Ltd · South West England

Provision of customer insight services which includes a Customer Research Panel, 7 x Transactional Surveys, Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSM) Survey. This contract commences on 10th September 2026 and terminates on 9th September 2027.

Awarded to MARU/EDR LIMITED

research project on teenage relationship abuse, involving systems mapping and analysis of existing data

Home Office · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

The Home Office is looking to fund an organisation, academic/s, or consortium, with experience in the fields of domestic abuse and children’s safeguarding to undertake a research project on teenage relationship abuse, involving systems mapp…

Awarded to City St Georges University of London · 2 awards

EU harmonised surveillance of AMR E. coli and Salmonella found in beef and pork

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 HallMark Meat Hygiene Ltd (HallMark Veterinary & Compliance Services)

• Design and execution of research and development
• Market research services
• Research and development consultancy services
• +4

PROC3 26-29 Playing Pitch Strategy research and writing

Erewash Borough Council · Local authority · East Midlands

Research gathering and writing for the delivery of the Local Plan Playing Pitch Strategy

Awarded to SPORTS PLANNING CONSULTANTS LIMITED