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Research & Development Tenders

There are currently 76 live research & development tenders from UK public sector buyers, and 192 more closed in the last 12 months.

Of the 76 live opportunities that publish a value, the median is £96k, and the most active buyers over the past year are Historic England, Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) and Department for Energy Security & Net Zero.

Tenders are listed by submission deadline, soonest first. Each notice links back to the official source portal, and you can search, filter and set alerts across every UK and EU notice in the free mytender.io tender browser.

Live tenders
76
Closed in last 12 months
192
Median live value
£96k
Total live value
£5.8bn

Live tenders closing soonest

Historic England (HE) is seeking to appoint an independent learning and evaluation partner to undertake a programme-wide evaluation of the Neighbourhood Heritage Grants Programme. The evaluation will assess programme reach, delivery, participant experience and outcomes...

Buyer
Historic England
Location
Swindon
Deadline
Closes 26 Oct 2026
Value
£66.7k

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 objectives by providing access to specialist...

Buyer
The Crown Estate
Location
London
Deadline
Closes 26 Oct 2026
Value
£9.6m

The University is seeking the provision, implementation, transition and ongoing support of a SaaS Enterprise Backup and Recovery solution. The scope of this procurement includes: - Provision of the backup and recovery platform. - Associated cloud storage services. - Software...

Buyer
University of Dundee
Location
Dundee
Deadline
Closes 26 Oct 2026
Value
£317k

The Authority is seeking a suitably qualified external provider to undertake a comprehensive market study of the Great Britain (GB) wholesale electricity generation sector and deliver an updated assessment of market outcomes. Further information can be found in the attached ITT...

Buyer
Ofgem
Location
London
Deadline
Closes 26 Oct 2026
Value
£417k

The University is seeking the provision, implementation, transition and ongoing support of a SaaS Enterprise Backup and Recovery solution. The scope of this procurement includes: - Provision of the backup and recovery platform. - Associated cloud storage services. -...

Buyer
University of Dundee
Deadline
Closes 26 Oct 2026
Value
£317k

The LGA will run a new in person two-day training course for councillors during 2026/27, on the subject of devolution. We require a provider to design and create the programme and deliver the training.

Buyer
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)
Location
London
Deadline
Closes 26 Oct 2026
Value
£7k

This project will help Historic England to provide advice for asset owners and managers whose assets are threatened by climate change on methods for continuous and long-term monitoring of their sites. Historic England will use the results of this project to prepare advice that...

Buyer
Historic England
Location
Swindon
Deadline
Closes 27 Oct 2026
Value
£15k

The Low Pay Commission (LPC) invites tenders for new or innovative research in relation to the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW). This invitation to tender is aimed at larger pieces of research which will add substantial, new insight on the impacts...

Buyer
Low Pay Commission
Location
London
Deadline
Closes 27 Oct 2026
Value
£100k

This project will support Historic England to develop guidance for asset owners and managers with different levels of expertise, capacity and resource looking to record and document change to heritage assets at risk from climate-driven impacts and loss. The project will examine...

Buyer
Historic England
Location
Swindon
Deadline
Closes 28 Oct 2026
Value
£20k

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council invites Tenders from suitably experienced and qualified Consultant Teams to review existing town plans and develop Rural Place Plan Reviews for the three places of Gilford, Keady and Rathfriland. Further detail available...

Buyer
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Location
Craigavon
Deadline
Closes 28 Oct 2026
Value
£54k

The ambition is the development of a strategic Management Plan, formed from a partnership of public and private landowners, supported by other stakeholders, in the Seven Sisters, Beachy Head, Lullington Heath and Friston Forest area, loosely known as the Sussex Heritage Coast...

Buyer
South Downs National Park Authority
Location
Midhurst
Deadline
Closes 29 Oct 2026
Value
£80k

The British Council (through Alumni UK) is seeking a research consultancy or research organisation to design and deliver a programme of primary and secondary mixed-methods research into the support, engagement and needs of UK transnational education (TNE) alumni, and the role...

Buyer
British Council
Location
London
Deadline
Closes 29 Oct 2026
Value
£60k

Transport for Wales (TfW) is exploring the development of a phased Travel Wales retail, marketplace and licensing ecosystem. The ambition is to create a commercially sustainable proposition that generates non-farebox revenue, strengthens the Travel Wales brand, enhances customer...

Buyer
Transport for Wales (TFW)
Location
TfW, 3 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street, Pontypridd, CF37 4TH
Deadline
Closes 30 Oct 2026
Value
£100k

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 to fund carbon reduction measures on...

Buyer
Devon County Council
Location
Exeter
Deadline
Closes 30 Oct 2026
Value
£170k

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 policy-making and contingency planning...

Buyer
Department for Transport
Location
London
Deadline
Closes 30 Oct 2026
Value
£25k

Provision of specialist research, engagement and analytical services to undertake a comprehensive Market Stability Assessment and Service Sufficiency Review across health and social care services. The commission will evaluate current and future service capacity, market...

Buyer
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Deadline
Closes 2 Nov 2026
Value
£50k

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 abuse, providing robust evidence of...

Buyer
Birmingham City Council
Location
Birmingham
Deadline
Closes 2 Nov 2026
Value
£90k

WNC is seeking an experienced provider to support the design, mobilisation, delivery, analysis and reporting of three periodic Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing Survey waves. The provider will be expected to manage the survey on a day-to-day basis and work closely...

Buyer
West Northamptonshire Council
Location
Northampton
Deadline
Closes 2 Nov 2026
Value
£75k

Provision of specialist research, engagement and analytical services to undertake a comprehensive Market Stability Assessment and Service Sufficiency Review across health and social care services. The commission will evaluate current and future service capacity, market...

Buyer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Location
Cardiff
Deadline
Closes 2 Nov 2026
Value
£50k

The Local Government Association (LGA) is seeking a supplier to undertake a focused policy research project exploring the interaction between NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and local authority adult social care. Recent evidence has highlighted growing concerns about the...

Buyer
Local Government Association (LGA)
Location
London
Deadline
Closes 2 Nov 2026
Value
£16k

Individuals and communities from different Faiths are known to benefit from nature's health and wellbeing offers; they are known to enjoy and show great passion for the natural world. Yet they are also at risk of reduced opportunities for nature connection and involvement in...

Buyer
Natural England
Location
London
Deadline
Closes 3 Nov 2026
Value
£20k

Ar gyfer unigolyn, neu unigolion, neu sefydliad â phrofiad addas a staff sydd â chymhwyster / cymwysterau proffesiynol perthnasol (“yr Ymgynghorydd” / “yr Ymgynghorwyr” / “yr Ymgynghoriaeth”) i ymgymryd ag adolygiad o Wasanaethau Plant yng Ngogledd Cymru. Yng Nghymru, nodwyd...

Buyer
Denbighshire County Council
Deadline
Closes 4 Nov 2026
Value
£120k

Ar gyfer unigolyn, neu unigolion, neu sefydliad â phrofiad addas a staff sydd â chymhwyster / cymwysterau proffesiynol perthnasol (“yr Ymgynghorydd” / “yr Ymgynghorwyr” / “yr Ymgynghoriaeth”) i ymgymryd ag adolygiad o Wasanaethau Plant yng Ngogledd Cymru. Yng Nghymru, nodwyd...

Buyer
Cyngor Sir Ddinbych / Denbighshire County Council
Location
Ruthin
Deadline
Closes 4 Nov 2026
Value
£120k

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 c£5 million Technology Fund (“the...

Buyer
FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED
Location
London
Deadline
Closes 4 Nov 2026
Value
£50k

Jisc is establishing a Framework to enable it access to specialist consultants, with expertise in digital transformation, libraries and research & innovation in the UK non-profit organisation sector (tertiary education, charities, funding). Jisc consultancy supports a range of...

Buyer
JISC
Location
Bristol
Deadline
Closes 5 Nov 2026
Value
£1m

City of York Council are seeking a contractor to deliver the 'Supported Housing Needs Assessment' contract.

Buyer
City of York Council
Location
York
Deadline
Closes 5 Nov 2026
Value
£40k

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Most active buyers in the last 12 months

  1. Historic England17 notices
  2. Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)14 notices
  3. Department for Energy Security & Net Zero8 notices
  4. Natural England8 notices
  5. Food Standards Agency7 notices

Recently closed

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council “Council” is the third largest Council in Northern Ireland. It is strategically located on the Dublin/Belfast economic corridor, the district has an estimated population of 181,368, a coastline of approx. 150 km and encompasses an area of...

Buyer
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)
Location
Newry
Deadline
Closed 23 Oct 2026
Value
£29.9k

Mae Merthyr Tudful yn Ceisio Ceisiadau gan gwmnïau profiadol i gyflwyno arfarniad o opsiynau ar gyfer Hen Neuadd y Dref yng Nghanol Tref Merthyr Tudful (a elwir bellach yn Redhouse). Bydd y comisiwn yn darparu sylfaen dystiolaeth i lywio penderfyniadau buddsoddi yn y dyfodol...

Buyer
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Location
Merthyr Tudful Merthyr Tydfil
Deadline
Closed 23 Oct 2026
Value
£25k

East Lindsey District Council (ELDC) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to undertake an Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) to inform and test the emerging Local Plan. The IIA will need to incorporate Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)...

Buyer
East Lindsey District Council
Location
Horncastle
Deadline
Closed 23 Oct 2026
Value
£85k

Derry City and Strabane District Council seeks tenders from suitably qualified organisations to design and deliver a youth-focused programme that contributes to the delivery of The Executive Office's Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) Strategic Framework within the...

Buyer
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Location
Derry
Deadline
Closed 23 Oct 2026
Value
£30k

Mae Merthyr Tudful yn Ceisio Ceisiadau gan gwmnïau profiadol i gyflwyno arfarniad o opsiynau ar gyfer Hen Neuadd y Dref yng Nghanol Tref Merthyr Tudful (a elwir bellach yn Redhouse). Bydd y comisiwn yn darparu sylfaen dystiolaeth i lywio penderfyniadau buddsoddi yn y dyfodol...

Buyer
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Deadline
Closed 23 Oct 2026
Value
£25k

West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) and Local Authorities require high-quality, robust data on the travel behaviour of residents across West Yorkshire to inform policy-making; support the development, appraisal and evaluation of transport strategies and schemes; and to...

Buyer
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Location
Leeds
Deadline
Closed 22 Oct 2026
Value
£250k

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