Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Research and development services and related consultancy services
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Research and development services and related consultancy services. 317 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
317
awards tracked
£132.6m
total contract value
£420k
average award size
33.1%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Research and development services and related consultancy services
NDA9/00916.093
Awarded to TUV SUD Ltd on 20 Apr 2026 · Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
£75k
People Function of Future
Awarded to PA Consulting Ltd on 16 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
£100k
PS25389 - AI-assisted signposting prototype to improve access to advice on the Acas website
Awarded to Answer Digital on 15 Apr 2026 · UK SBS
£927k
Pick Everard Park & Ride - Direct Award
Awarded to Pick Everard on 9 Apr 2026 · CITY OF YORK COUNCIL
£322k
Strategic Energy Partnership and Heat Network - Commercial Advisor
Awarded to Steer Davies Gleave on 7 Apr 2026 · London Borough of Hounslow
£858k
Edtech Impact Pre-Testbed (Lot 1)_proj_10264
Awarded to Rand Europr on 7 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
£105k
Support to change initiatives
Awarded to THE BERKELEY PARTNERSHIP LLP on 30 Mar 2026 · Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
£73k
Youth Voice - Power and Consultation Contract
Awarded to Participation People Ltd on 29 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
£49k
Executive Programs Member (EPMEM) License for CDIO
Awarded to Gartner UK Limited on 29 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
£219k
NDA/C17430/11
Awarded to National Nuclear Laboratory on 27 Mar 2026 · Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
£2.6m
NDA/C17430/22
Awarded to National Nuclear Laboratory on 27 Mar 2026 · Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
£240k
NDA/C17430/21 - R&D Delivery Improvements
Awarded to National Nuclear Laboratory on 27 Mar 2026 · Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
£128k
Sector pulse
Who procures in Research and development services and related consultancy services, and where the value sits
Research and development services and related consultancy services accounts for 317 tracked awards worth £132.6m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £420k. Research and development services and related consultancy services is procured mainly by Department for Education, DSIT and Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The biggest spender is Department for Education, with 24 awards totalling £9.8m. Geographically the work is weighted towards Any region. SMBs hold 33.1% of awards, in line with the typical UK public-sector mid-band. Volume is falling sharply versus the prior month.
Who is buying in Research and development services and related consultancy services
Biggest single award
£28.8m
DN773311 _Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) Science Delivery Framework 2
Won by The University Of Leeds,University Of Exeter,UNIVERSITY OF READING,University Of Birmingham,The University Of Bristol,University of East Anglia,UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH,The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford on 26 Feb 2026
Busiest month
Jan 26
44 awards published, totalling £9.4m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.
Where the awards land
- Any region47%
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland18%
- 14%
- North West8%
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West7%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
TUV SUD Ltd
20 awards · £2.4m total
National Nuclear Laboratory
11 awards · £4.1m total
Technopolis Limited
7 awards · £2.6m total
AMENTUM CLEAN ENERGY LIMITED
6 awards · £778k total
Frontier Economics Limited
5 awards · £1.4m total
SQW Limited
4 awards · £1.4m total
FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LIMITED
4 awards · £529k total
Venturebright Limited
4 awards · £145k total
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