Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Design and execution of research and development
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Design and execution of research and development. 12 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
12
awards tracked
£6.7m
total contract value
£557k
average award size
41.7%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Design and execution of research and development
DSIT & NI - Project Barbara PoC
Awarded to The Neurodegeneration Initiative Limited on 31 Mar 2026 · DSIT
£2.8m
Evaluation of Integrated Transport Digital Twin Programme
Awarded to Public Group International Limited on 30 Mar 2026 · DfTc - Department for Transport
£2.5m
Full-Scale Baseline Household Survey
Awarded to I.F.F Research Limited on 20 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
£155k
project_19539 - Emerging Threats and Future Trends in Modern Slavery, Exploitation and Human Trafficking
Awarded to Decision Analysis Services Ltd on 21 Oct 2025 · Home Office
£19k
NRS Spring Hanger Game Changer Challenge
Awarded to National Nuclear Laboratory on 1 Oct 2025 · Nuclear Restoration Services
£86k
Thames Freeport Sustainable Construction Programme
Awarded to Rainmaking Innovation on 26 Aug 2025 · Thames Freeport Limited
£833k
MIGRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE - literature review covering the causal link between migration and housing
Awarded to University of Southampton on 11 Aug 2025 · Home Office
£15k
MIGRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE - the impact of migration on housing in the UK
Awarded to University of Southampton on 11 Aug 2025 · Home Office
£17k
OPSS ASEAN Economic Integration Programme Consumer Agency Research
Awarded to Centre For Strategy & Evaluation Services LLP on 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
£45k
Gender Pay Gap (GPG) Decomposition Analysis
Awarded to NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH(INCORPORATED) on 16 Jun 2025 · Crown Commercial Service
£49k
GB-London: Cuckooing Evaluation Project 2025-2026 - MOPAC 1054
Awarded to University of Birmingham on 4 Jun 2025 · Mayors Office for Policing and Crime
£77k
Canine Currency Detection Research
Awarded to Bournemouth University on 13 May 2025 · Home Office
£150k
Sector pulse
Who procures in Design and execution of research and development, and where the value sits
Design and execution of research and development accounts for 12 tracked awards worth £6.7m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £557k. Design and execution of research and development is procured mainly by Home Office, Department for Business and Trade and DSIT. The biggest spender is Home Office, with 4 awards totalling £201k. Geographically the work is weighted towards Any region. SMBs are taking 41.7% of recorded awards, a healthier slice than most public-sector categories. Volume is accelerating sharply month on month.
Who is buying in Design and execution of research and development
Home Office
4 awards · £201k
Department for Business and Trade
2 awards · £200k
DSIT
1 award · £2.8m
DfTc - Department for Transport
1 award · £2.5m
Thames Freeport Limited
1 award · £833k
Biggest single award
£2.8m
DSIT & NI - Project Barbara PoC
Won by The Neurodegeneration Initiative Limited on 31 Mar 2026
Busiest month
Aug 25
3 awards published, totalling £865k.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply up.
Where the awards land
- Any region50%
- London25%
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland,Isle of Man,Guernsey,Jersey,Anguilla,Bermuda,British Antarctic Territory,British Indian Ocean Territory,British Virgin Islands,Cayman Islands,Falkland Islands,Gibraltar,Montserrat,Pitcairn Henderson Ducie and Oeno Islands,Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands,Turks and Caicos Islands,Albania,Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,Czechia,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Liechtenstein,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Montenegro,Netherlands,North Macedonia,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Turkey,Afghanistan,Algeria,American Samoa,Andorra,Angola,Antarctica,Antigua and Barbuda,Argentina,Armenia,Aruba,Australia,Azerbaijan,Bahrain,Bangladesh,Barbados,Belarus,Belize,Benin,Bhutan,Bolivia,Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Botswana,Bouvet Island,Brazil,Brunei,Burkina Faso,Burundi,Cambodia,Cameroon,Canada,Cape Verde,Central African Republic,Chad,Chile,China,Christmas Island,Clipperton,Cocos (Keeling) Islands,Colombia,Comoros,Congo,Congo (Democratic Republic),Cook Islands,Costa Rica,Cuba,Curacao,Djibouti,Dominica,Dominican Republic,East Timor,Ecuador,Egypt,El Salvador,Equatorial Guinea,Eritrea,Eswatini,Ethiopia,Faroe Islands,Fiji,French Polynesia,French Southern Territories,Gabon,Georgia,Ghana,Greenland,Grenada,Guam,Guatemala,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,Guyana,Haiti,Heard Island and McDonald Islands,Honduras,Hong Kong,India,Indonesia,Iran,Iraq,Israel,Ivory Coast,Jamaica,Japan,Jordan,Kazakhstan,Kenya,Kiribati,Kosovo,Kuwait,Laos,Kyrgyzstan,Lebanon,Lesotho,Liberia,Libya,Macao,Madagascar,Malawi,Malaysia,Maldives,Mali,Marshall Islands,Mauritania,Mauritius,Mexico,Micronesia,Moldova,Monaco,Mongolia,Morocco,Mozambique,Myanmar (Burma),Namibia,Nauru,Nepal,New Caledonia,New Zealand,Nicaragua,Niger,Nigeria,Niue,Norfolk Island,North Korea,Northern Mariana Islands,Occupied Palestinian Territories,Oman,Pakistan,Palau,Panama,Papua New Guinea,Paraguay,Peru,Philippines,Puerto Rico,Qatar,Russia,Rwanda,Saint Barthelemy,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Samoa,San Marino,Sao Tome and Principe,Saudi Arabia,Senegal,Seychelles,Sierra Leone,Singapore,Sint Maarten (Dutch part),Solomon Islands,Somalia,South Africa,South Korea,South Sudan,Sri Lanka,St Kitts and Nevis,St Lucia,St Vincent,Sudan,Suriname,Svalbard and Jan Mayen,Syria,Taiwan,Tajikistan,Tanzania,Thailand,The Bahamas,The Gambia,Togo,Tokelau,Tonga,Trinidad and Tobago,Tunisia,Turkmenistan,Tuvalu,Uganda,Ukraine,United Arab Emirates,United States,United States Minor Outlying Islands,United States Virgin Islands,Uruguay,Uzbekistan,Vanuatu,Vatican City,Venezuela,Vietnam,Wallis and Futuna,Western Sahara,Yemen,Zambia,Zimbabwe8%
- West Midlands8%
- North West8%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
University of Southampton
2 awards · £32k total
The Neurodegeneration Initiative Limited
1 award · £2.8m total
Public Group International Limited
1 award · £2.5m total
Rainmaking Innovation
1 award · £833k total
I.F.F Research Limited
1 award · £155k total
Bournemouth University
1 award · £150k total
National Nuclear Laboratory
1 award · £86k total
University of Birmingham
1 award · £77k total
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