There are currently 16 open public tenders in Research and experimental development services. The next deadline is 6 Nov 2026, and 2 close within a week. 16 state an estimated value, together £706.9m (median £110,000). Most active buyers: Historic England (2), Food Standards Agency (2).
Updated 1 Nov 2026.
| Deadline within 7 days | 2 |
| Deadline in 8–30 days | 13 |
| Deadline in more than 30 days | 1 |
| Estimated value under £100k | 7 |
| Estimated value £100k–£1m | 7 |
| Estimated value £1m–£10m | 1 |
| Estimated value over £10m | 1 |
| No value stated | 0 |
Largest tender: In-Vitro Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology Services – SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED, £703.1m, deadline 16 Dec 2026.
Most active buyers: Historic England (2), Food Standards Agency (2), Natural England (2), Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (2), Birmingham City Council (1).
Regions: London (6), South West (3), Yorkshire and the Humber (2), West Midlands (1), North East (1).
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 dependency in Birmingham.…
View official noticeHeritage 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 provision of relevant…
View official noticePeabody 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 provider will be…
View official noticeRSSB 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. The research will…
View official noticeFood 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 processing and other…
View official noticeThe 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 results of the…
View official noticeThe 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 instrument for…
View official noticeThe 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 bird species usage of…
View official noticeThis 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 ACL harmonisation…
View official noticeThe 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 Review 2021. In April…
View official noticeThe 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 tackling urgent…
View official noticeThe 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 door windows, and…
View official noticeThe 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 Welsh libraries,…
View official noticeMaidstone 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 hybrid approach…
View official noticeA 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 pathogen.…
View official noticeNHS 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 Rental Agreements -…
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