There are currently 43 open public tenders in Research and development. The next deadline is 30 Oct 2026, and 10 close within a week. 41 state an estimated value, together £1,566.6m (median £75,000). Most active buyers: Natural England (4), Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) (2). Most in demand: Research and development consultancy services, Business and management consultancy and related services.
Updated 30 Oct 2026.
| Deadline within 7 days | 10 |
| Deadline in 8–30 days | 28 |
| Deadline in more than 30 days | 5 |
| Estimated value under £100k | 26 |
| Estimated value £100k–£1m | 10 |
| Estimated value £1m–£10m | 1 |
| Estimated value over £10m | 4 |
| No value stated | 2 |
Largest tender: Construction Professional Services DPS – Government Commercial Agency, £800.0m, deadline 23 Feb 2029.
Most active buyers: Natural England (4), Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) (2), Office of Rail and Road (2), Birmingham City Council (2), Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) (2).
Regions: London (11), Yorkshire and the Humber (6), Wales (4), South West (4), West Midlands (3).
The DBEC Partnership wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to produce an Investment Land Guide that will strengthen the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor's investment proposition. To access this competition: Registered: Login to…
View official noticeDear Sir/Madam, Chemonics Group UK Limited, implementing the project "Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine" Phase 2 (PFRU-2) referred under the international technical assistance, invites you to submit a proposal for: Procurement of services of Integrated…
View official noticeThe DBEC Partnership wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to produce an Investment Land Guide that will strengthen the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor's investment proposition.
View official noticeWNC 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…
View official noticeThe Authority is now seeking a consultant to deliver the contents of the Activity and Interpretation Plans, to enable us to achieve the aims and objectives of the Window to 1913 project, our ambitions as a Heritage Place and our contribution to the investment…
View official noticeTo build on the existing work within Natural England that contributes towards strengthening the evidence base and building best practice where individuals and communities are engaged within nature recovery activities. This project will undertake a comparative…
View official noticeThis invitation to tender sets out ORR's requirement for consultants to carry out economic analysis in support of ORR's assessment of track access rights decisions for four access applications. ORR is responsible for regulating access to the national rail…
View official noticeBirmingham 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 noticeThis procurement is for a Rotherham local area energy plan, or 'LAEP'. A Rotherham LAEP will be expected to deliver the following: • Stakeholder Engagement with primary and secondary external stakeholders • Data collection and analysis • Modelling scenarios…
View official noticeThe proposed procurement will establish a framework of providers to deliver a range of youth services interventions aimed at preventing and reducing serious violence. Services will focus on early intervention, targeted support and specialist provision…
View official noticeFull invitation to tender document (in Welsh & English) is downloadable from the Additional Documents section. Tender submission must be made via Sell2Wales only. The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales is seeking proposals for expert research and…
View official noticeThe LGA have received a grant to commission the development of two toolkits delivered by one supplier focussed on homelessness prevention and temporary accommodation management following the publication of the MHCLG National Plan to End Homelessness Strategy.…
View official noticeThe LGA is compiling a data sharing playbook comprising 5-7 modules to help councils navigate difficult and complex sharing arrangements. This tender invites submissions for a module on designing, setting up, managing and maintaining multi-agency sharing…
View official noticeSouth Staffordshire District Council (SSDC) is inviting bids from experienced and qualified service providers to undertake a Local Plan Viability Study in accordance with national policy and guidance. The study should be undertaken in two stages and will…
View official noticeNorthumberland County Council seeks an experienced and creative provider to undertake an independent programme-level evaluation of The North East Rural Growth Programme (NE-RGP). Further details can be found in the document: REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ)…
View official noticePembrokeshire County Council on behalf of the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee is developing the South West Wales DATGLOI Powering Cleaner Rivers project to explore how catchment-scale anaerobic digestion can support Wales’s climate change and…
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 noticeUndertake a feasibility assessment for an innovative Climate Vulnerability Intelligence Dashboard for Wales, bringing together climate, carbon, environmental, health, demographic and socio-economic information to develop an innovative solution that enables…
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 noticeArtsmark is a national award and development programme that helps schools put arts and culture at the heart of education by recognising achievement, supporting improvement and fostering connections. The Artsmark Award is accredited by Arts Council England and…
View official noticeThe New Forest National Park Authority (NFNPA) is seeking a consultant to produce a four part study that examines the potential of connecting areas outside of the New Forest National Park (NFNP) boundary to land within and also connecting land within the core…
View official noticeHull City Council (The Authority) is seeking tenders from interested organisations to provide services for the Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment for Hull Local Plan, at Kingston Upon Hull. The tender is an open procedure consisting of a one stage…
View official noticeHull City Council (The Authority) is seeking tenders from interested organisations to provide services for Housing Needs Assessment for Hull Local Plan, Kingston Upon Hull. The tender is an open procedure consisting of a one stage process. The contract is…
View official noticeThis project will audit the geodiversity component of the Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) and will seek to identify and demonstrate good practice, opportunities and benefits for nature recovery and provide clear guidance for the future inclusion of…
View official noticeThe purpose of the research is to understand the practical factors that contribute to successful delivery when ICT services are provided across more than one organisation and to identify the arrangements that should be established from the outset to support…
View official noticeTewkesbury Borough Council are inviting tenders for the provision of a Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing businesses across Gloucestershire. Working through the Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network, the service will…
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 noticeHistoric England seeks a supplier to undertake a focused evaluation of whether its advice on Grade II listed building consent (LBC) applications involving statutory ‘relevant works’ leads to material changes in development proposals. The study will compare…
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 noticeBoston Borough Council and South Holland District Council (BSH) are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to undertake an Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) to inform and test the emerging joint Local Plan. The IIA will need to…
View official noticeThe scope will include, but not limited to: 1 - Support to the development and delivery of NDA’s University Research Programme. 2 - Establishment and management of contracts with Universities on behalf of the NDA. 3 - Monitoring the impact of the NDA’s…
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 noticeThe Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is the independent economic and safety regulator of Britain's railways. ORR is developing its capability to assess the efficiency, productivity and value for money of passenger train operations. Historically, passenger…
View official noticeIn June 2026, the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk (the Council) started the process of producing a new Local Plan, which will cover the period 2026-2044. To support the Local Plan preparation, the Council will need to renew or update its…
View official noticeWe are seeking to commission a suitably qualified and experienced provider to design and deliver a robust, independent evaluation of the Scottish Approach to Change. The evaluation should provide objective challenge, learning, reflection and assurance…
View official noticeSkills Development Scotland has a requirement to procure a multi lot, multi supplier framework agreement for SDS and on behalf of the Devolved Governments (DGs) of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to provide development of Standards and Frameworks.
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 noticeThe proposed research aims to help us better understand the population of doctors registered with the GMC without a licence to practise, to provide contextual insight to inform future regulatory reform work in this area.
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 -…
View official noticeHS1 Ltd trading as London St. Pancras Highspeed (LSPH) is looking to procure a portfolio wide Project Integrator Framework to support across all business departments. The Project Integrator operate in a strategic arrangement with LSPH being the asset owner…
View official noticeThe RM6242 DPS will be organised into distinct categories so: Suppliers can indicate all elements relevant to their service offering, and Customers can filter the elements to produce a shortlist of appointed suppliers to invite to a competition. The four (4)…
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