Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by UK Research and Innovation
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 22 awards we have tracked from UK Research and Innovation, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
22
awards tracked
£10.1m
total contract value
£457k
average award size
18.2%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by UK Research and Innovation
UKRI-5447 Smart Data Research UK Mid Term Evaluation
Awarded to SQW Ltd on 7 Apr 2026 · Research consultancy services
£94k
UKRI-5969 Management Consultancy for UKRI HR Department
Awarded to MS Consulting Partners Limited on 31 Mar 2026 · Business and management consultancy services
£2.3m
UKRI-5798 FIB-SEM Instrument
Awarded to Carl Zeiss Ltd on 30 Mar 2026 · Electron microscopes
£1.1m
UKRI-5982 BOC Liquid Nitrogen Tank Rental & Product FY 26-27
Awarded to BOC LTd on 29 Mar 2026 · Public utilities
£85k
UKRI-5936 BOC Gas Tank Rental & Deliveries
Awarded to BOC LTd on 29 Mar 2026 · Public utilities
£85k
UKRI-5485 Edinburgh 1894 Building - Architecture & Heritage Lead Consultant
Awarded to Collective Architecture on 12 Mar 2026 · Architectural and building-surveying services
£314k
UKRI-5846 Wi-fi infrastructure
Awarded to Convergence (Group Networks) Ltd on 5 Mar 2026 · Network equipment
£309k
UKRI-5470 Edinburgh 1894 Building - Cost Management
Awarded to MB Langmuir & Hay on 19 Feb 2026 · Facilities management services
£98k
UKRI-5767 STFC All Sites Gas
Awarded to TotalEnergies Gas and Power Ltd on 16 Feb 2026 · Gas distribution
£1.5m
UKRI-5182 Cleaning Services at UKATC
Awarded to Mitie Limited on 12 Feb 2026 · Cleaning services
£339k
UKRI-5342 MRC LMB Air Source Heat Pump
Awarded to Building Projects Group Ltd on 12 Jan 2026 · Heat pumps
£700k
UKRI-5530 High Resolution Confocal Microscope
Awarded to Carl Zeiss Ltd on 23 Dec 2025 · Microscopes
£628k
Spend pattern
What UK Research and Innovation buys, and how the spend behaves
UK Research and Innovation has issued 22 tracked awards worth £10.1m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £457k. Spend skews towards Construction project management services, Research consultancy services and Public utilities. The largest single award we have on record went to MS Consulting Partners Limited for £2.3m, on a UKRI-5969 Management Consultancy for UKRI HR Department notice. Only 18.2% of awards have gone to SMBs, so smaller suppliers are under-represented relative to the wider market. Activity is falling sharply versus the prior month.
Where UK Research and Innovation actually spends
Biggest single award
£2.3m
UKRI-5969 Management Consultancy for UKRI HR Department
Won by MS Consulting Partners Limited on 31 Mar 2026
Busiest month
Dec 25
7 awards published, totalling £2.2m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Carl Zeiss Ltd
2 awards · £1.7m total
CPC Project Services Limited
2 awards · £414k total
TURNER & TOWNSEND UK LIMITED
2 awards · £284k total
BOC LTd
2 awards · £170k total
MS Consulting Partners Limited
1 award · £2.3m total
TotalEnergies Gas and Power Ltd
1 award · £1.5m total
Ashe Construction Ltd
1 award · £933k total
Building Projects Group Ltd
1 award · £700k total
Related sectors
The categories where UK Research and Innovation concentrates its spend.
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