Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Research services
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Research services. 196 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
196
awards tracked
£373.4m
total contract value
£1.9m
average award size
38.6%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Research services
Salinity Sample Analysis
Awarded to Ocean Scientific International Ltd on 29 Sept 2026 · Scottish Government
£57k
Environmental Impact of Harvesting Marram
Awarded to Boreas Ecology on 28 Sept 2026 · Historic Environment Scotland
£81k
Industry Portfolio Research Tool (IPRT)
Awarded to I.F.F Research Limited on 28 Sept 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
£750k
DIG Gartner Research Services
Awarded to Gartner on 22 Sept 2026 · Scottish Government
£2.3m
CR_5502 Evaluation of Strategic Sites Accelerator Programme
Awarded to Ipsos (Market Research) Ltt on 20 Sept 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
£1.8m
Customer Financial wellbeing research service
Awarded to IFF Research Ltd on 13 Sept 2026 · MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE
£3.6m
Climate-Tech Innovation Partnership
Awarded to Sustainable Venture Development Partners Ltd on 8 Sept 2026 · Great British Energy Group Limited
£164k
Security of Work and Dismissal Employee & Employer Surveys
Awarded to I.F.F Research Ltd on 6 Sept 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
£1.4m
Evaluation of the Families First Partnership programme
Awarded to I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED on 31 Aug 2026 · Department for Education
£810k
Research into Work Stress, Burnout and Employment Outcomes
Awarded to IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD on 23 Aug 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
£200k
Independent Evaluation and Learning Partner for the NDC Support Programme
Awarded to NIRAS Group (UK) Ltd on 18 Aug 2026 · DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial
£853k
CYP Financial wellbeing research
Awarded to BMG RESEARCH LTD on 3 Aug 2026 · MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE
£600k
Sector pulse
Who procures in Research services, and where the value sits
Research services accounts for 196 tracked awards worth £373.4m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £1.9m. Research services is procured mainly by Department for Business and Trade, DfTc - Department for Transport and DSIT. The biggest spender is Department for Business and Trade, with 17 awards totalling £11.2m. 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 accelerating sharply month on month.
Who is buying in Research services
Biggest single award
£89.1m
DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 2
Won by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON on 19 Jul 2026
Busiest month
Jan 26
18 awards published, totalling £9.7m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply up.
Where the awards land
- Any region50%
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland18%
- London13%
- 6%
- UK4%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
IFF Research Ltd
7 awards · £6.4m total
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
4 awards · £636k total
LGC LIMITED
3 awards · £125.2m total
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
3 awards · £4.2m total
IFF Research Limited
3 awards · £1.4m total
I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED
3 awards · £948k total
BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD
3 awards · £508k total
National Centre for Social Research
3 awards · £345k total
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The buyers driving demand in Research services.
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