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

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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