Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Research services
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Research services. 171 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
171
awards tracked
£63.1m
total contract value
£371k
average award size
38.6%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Research services
project_5085 - Support Services Impact Survey
Awarded to IPSOS (Market Research Limited) on 26 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
£1.2m
Evaluation of PAYG ticketing in the South East
Awarded to Ove Arup and Partners Ltd on 22 Apr 2026 · DfTc - Department for Transport
£196k
Workforce Flows project
Awarded to Navigator Insight Ltd on 13 Apr 2026 · Construction Industry Training Board
£58k
THRE0074 Delivering Efficiency through Technology Adoption (DETA)
Awarded to STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE LIMITED on 13 Apr 2026 · DfTc - Department for Transport
£4m
Legal Research Service
Awarded to LexisNexis on 1 Apr 2026 · THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
£71k
Transport Evaluation Support for Trials (TEST)
Awarded to PA Consulting Services Limited on 31 Mar 2026 · DfTc - Department for Transport
£3.5m
Contract Award Notice
Awarded to UserTesting Technologies Limited on 27 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
£370k
Research into expanding the capabilities of the NDNAD to include Y-STR profiles
Awarded to DNA Principal Forensics on 27 Mar 2026 · Home Office
£22k
GOTT KASP/KAGF Eval
Awarded to Technopolis on 23 Mar 2026 · DSIT
£191k
National Process Evaluation of Community Accommodation Service Tier 1 (CAS1)
Awarded to Ipsos (market research) Limited on 23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
£160k
Flexible Pilot Voting
Awarded to BMG Research Ltd on 20 Mar 2026 · THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
£52k
prj_6431 - Cable Landing Station Security Guidance
Awarded to LEADING MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD T/A LMS Security on 17 Mar 2026 · DSIT
£92k
Sector pulse
Who procures in Research services, and where the value sits
Research services accounts for 171 tracked awards worth £63.1m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £371k. Research services is procured mainly by DESNZ, DSIT and DfTc - Department for Transport. The biggest spender is DESNZ, with 14 awards totalling £1.5m. Geographically the work is weighted towards Any region. SMBs hold 38.6% of awards, in line with the typical UK public-sector mid-band. Volume is softening versus the prior month.
Who is buying in Research services
Biggest single award
£10m
Survey and Focus Group Research
Won by Deltapoll Limited on 1 Jul 2025
Busiest month
Jun 25
18 awards published, totalling £1.4m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: softening.
Where the awards land
- Any region53%
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland18%
- London14%
- 6%
- South West3%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
IFF Research Ltd
6 awards · £2.8m total
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
3 awards · £4.2m total
BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD
3 awards · £508k total
National Centre for Social Research
3 awards · £345k total
WSP UK Limited
3 awards · £266k total
TONIC Consultants Limited
3 awards · £174k total
NatCen Social Research
2 awards · £5.8m total
Ipsos MORI
2 awards · £4.1m total
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The buyers driving demand in Research services.
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