Test and evaluation: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 73430000·Services · class·in Research & Development (R&D)
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 11 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Newest open tenders
2 of 3 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Included Outside Publication Faith in Nature | NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) | 3 Nov 2026 | 8d | £20,000 |
| UKRI-6358 Testing and Evaluation of Counter-UAS (Drone) | UK Research and Innovation | 6 Nov 2026 | 11d | £80,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
73430000 Test and evaluation15 notices · 38%73436000 Test and evaluation of military electronic systems7 notices · 18%73433000 Test and evaluation of military vehicles4 notices · 10%73431000 Test and evaluation of security equipment3 notices · 8%73432000 Test and evaluation of firearms and ammunition3 notices · 8%73434000 Test and evaluation of warships1 notices · 3%- Research services 419 · 12m
- Research and development consultancy services 150 · 12m
- Research consultancy services 132 · 12m
- Development consultancy services 57 · 12m
- Research and experimental development services 50 · 12m
- Design and execution of research and development 14 · 12m
- Military research and technology 7 · 12m
- Experimental development services 3 · 12m
- Research and Development services on security and defence materials 1 · 12m
- Pre-feasibility study and technological demonstration 1 · 12m
- All of Research & Development (R&D) →
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Central government78%(31 notices)
31 of 40 notices are Central government (78%).Local authorities8%(3 notices)
3 of 40 notices are Local authorities (8%).Education & universities5%(2 notices)
2 of 40 notices are Education & universities (5%).Not classified10%(4 notices)
4 of 40 notices are Not classified (10%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Home Office | Central government | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) | not classified | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| NHS Blood and Transplant | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| National Armament Director Group | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Advanced Research and Invention Agency | Central government | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bedford College | Education & universities | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED | Education & universities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chenoweths Business Park Limited | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
17 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 9 of 40 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| South West England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract88%(35 notices)
35 of 40 notices are Contract (88%).Framework13%(5 notices)
5 of 40 notices are Framework (13%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Limited / restricted28%(11 notices)
11 of 40 notices are Limited / restricted (28%).Open25%(10 notices)
10 of 40 notices are Open (25%).Route not published20%(8 notices)
8 of 40 notices are Route not published (20%).Selective15%(6 notices)
6 of 40 notices are Selective (15%).Direct award13%(5 notices)
5 of 40 notices are Direct award (13%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold38%(3 notices)
3 of 8 notices are Above threshold (38%).Below threshold63%(5 notices)
5 of 8 notices are Below threshold (63%).
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (19) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
8 of 19 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 24 awards to 20 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| MILLBROOK PROVING GROUND LIMITED | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| CAA International Ltd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Teradyne Ltd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| APEX SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION LLP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alford Technologies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CIVICA UK LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 6 of 40 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in test and evaluation
3 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Included Outside Publication Faith in Nature | NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) | 3 Nov 2026 | 8d | £20,000 |
| UKRI-6358 Testing and Evaluation of Counter-UAS (Drone) | UK Research and Innovation | 6 Nov 2026 | 11d | £80,000 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 7343. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 20 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.