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. 327 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
327
awards tracked
£138.2m
total contract value
£425k
average award size
33.1%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Research and development services and related consultancy services
Drug Discovery Advancement Consultancy
Awarded to Future Bio Consulting Ltd on 26 Oct 2026 · University Of Edinburgh
£286k
TAVISTOCK EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TET) EXTERNAL CONSULTANCY SUPPORT
Awarded to NOUS GROUP (UK) LTD. on 19 Oct 2026 · North London Foundation Trust
£118k
Ceredigion - Production Of Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA)
Awarded to OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED on 13 Oct 2026 · Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council
£31k
How can technology enable fast-growing digital public service providers to dynamically scale their service management capabilities as demand, complexity and customer expectations increase?
Awarded to unspecified supplier on 8 Sept 2026 · Scottish Government
Undisclosed
Research and Insights RM6126
Awarded to Ipsos MORI on 15 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
£4m
Systems and Behaviour Framework
Awarded to Camrosh Limited on 7 Jul 2026 · Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
£100k
Hugh's Report - MH Impact of Life-Threatening Child Illness on Families 2026
Awarded to Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services LLP on 25 Jun 2026 · Department of Health & Social Care
£180k
Towards A National Collection – Digitisation Capability Pilot for N-RICH Prototype
Awarded to Oxford University Innovation Limited on 20 May 2026 · Historic Environment Scotland
£265k
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
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 327 tracked awards worth £138.2m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £425k. Research and development services and related consultancy services is procured mainly by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, DSIT and Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The biggest spender is Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, with 42 awards totalling £7.7m. 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 accelerating sharply month on 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 up.
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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