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UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION: public contracts and tenders
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION awarded 2,706 public contracts worth €377.1M where a value is stated since 2025-02-24; the construction work contract held by Navigate Scaffolding Ltd ends on 2026-10-27 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 2,671 of 2,706 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Sub-central government authority |
| City | SWINDON |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promar International Ltd | 37 | €335k | ||
| SANDHILLS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED | 32 | €237k | ||
| GROWTHMESH LIMITED | 29 | €233k | ||
| STARMED CONSULT LIMITED | 29 | €209k | ||
| MAYFLOWER INNOVATION LIMITED | 28 | €174k | ||
| FIVE POINTS DIGITAL HEALTH LTD | 27 | €171k | ||
| SPARK ASSESSMENT SERVICES LIMITED | 27 | €207k | ||
| PRISM NOVA LIMITED | 25 | €98,562 | ||
| A2F ASSOCIATES LIMITED | 24 | €215k | ||
| ZEC CONSULTANCY LTD | 23 | €238k | ||
| AMANDA MCMURRAY LIMITED | 20 | €107k | ||
| 19 Consult Limited | 19 | €171k | ||
| MAPLETONAV LTD | 19 | €160k | ||
| PANOPLYTICS LIMITED | 19 | €129k | ||
| TECHNOLOGIA LTD | 19 | €131k |
Suppliers named on UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION's award notices (the top 15 of 841); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
| Ends | Contract | Current holder | Value | End date basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | UKRI-6300 Villas Building Additional Works | Navigate Scaffolding Ltd | €146k | end date stated |
| 2026-10-28 | UKRI-5101 MRC LMB Renewal of Nikon iSim TIRF microscopes | Nikon UK, Branch of Nikon Europe B.V | €59,443 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-30 | UKRI-4082 Design Supply Deliver and Commission of Split Pair 10Tesla SuperConducting Magnetic System | Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited T/A Oxford Instr | €1.0M | end date stated |
| 2026-10-30 | UKRI-5913 Post Compressor Diagnostics Telescope Chamber | Kurt J. Lesker Company Ltd | €129k | end date stated |
| 2026-10-30 | UKRI-6124 RRS SDA - Capacitor Bank Replacement | Kongsberg Maritime AS | €49,894 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-30 | UKRI-6087 Villas Roofing Project - Scaffolding | Navigate Scaffolding Ltd | €124k | end date stated |
| 2026-10-30 | BAS - 200KVA Generator Sets | Prior Power Solutions Ltd | €106k | end date stated |
| 2026-10-30 | BAS - SDA - AHU Direct Drive Fan and Motor Assemblies | Aeron AS | €51,567 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for project 10167667 | R2I SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS LIMITED | €6,810 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for project 10157231 | VERITA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED | €3,488 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for project 10168992 | ISOMETRICA LTD | €2,273 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for projects 10155195, 10155174 | A2F ASSOCIATES LIMITED | €10,433 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for projects 10149408, 10150191 | €11,885 | end date stated | |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for project 10163696 | QUODIT LTD | €6,522 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for project 10168501 | ISOMETRICA LTD | €2,273 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for project 10168989 | €7,134 | end date stated | |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for project 161099 | Tideswell Business Development Ltd | €3,637 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for project 10149702 | €6,331 | end date stated | |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for Project 10144124 | KESTON TECHNOLOGIES LTD | €5,257 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for project 10151041 | FIVE POINTS DIGITAL HEALTH LTD | €5,086 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for project 10150344 | €6,283 | end date stated | |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for project 10151251 | €7,084 | end date stated | |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for Projects 10151411 10150882 | FIVE POINTS DIGITAL HEALTH LTD | €9,288 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for project 10155965 | ASSENTIAN LIMITED | €3,816 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | ITT for Project 10143470 | SPINNOVATE LTD | €9,378 | end date stated |
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 843 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
| Deadline | Call for tender | Published | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | UKRI-5720 Magnetic Bearing Drive systems for ISIS Neutron Disc Choppers | 2026-10-07 | €2.5M |
| 2026-11-05 | UKRI-6111 The provision of an independent national body to deliver the vision of the national electrification… | 2026-09-30 | €769k |
| 2026-11-05 | UKRI-6347 - Trusted AI Adoption | 2026-10-06 | €955k |
| 2026-11-06 | UKRI-6358 Testing and Evaluation of Counter-UAS (Drone) | 2026-10-09 | €95,500 |
| 2026-11-09 | UKRI-6157 - Employee Screening Service | 2026-10-09 | €1.7M |
| 2026-11-16 | UKRI-6017-METIUS | 2026-10-22 | €199k |
| 2026-11-23 | UKRI-6064 ISP-1157 Replacement of Large ISIS Power Supply System | 2026-09-10 | €3.5M |
| 2026-11-27 | UKRI-6032 Registered Building Inspector Services | 2026-10-02 | €3.0M |
| 2026-12-17 | UKRI-6349 UPLiFT Refrigerant-based Helium Gas Cooler | 2026-10-23 | €167k |
| 2026-12-17 | UKRI-6349 UPLiFT Refrigerant-based Helium Gas Cooler | 2026-10-23 | €167k |
| 2026-12-17 | UKRI-6349 UPLiFT Refrigerant-based Helium Gas Cooler | 2026-10-23 | €167k |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business services | 79 | 1,410 | €55.4M |
| Laboratory and precision equipment | 38 | 154 | €29.4M |
| Repair and maintenance services | 50 | 83 | €21.3M |
| IT services | 72 | 78 | €39.6M |
| Construction work | 45 | 73 | €14.9M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 64 | €11.7M |
| Industrial machinery | 42 | 63 | €30.7M |
| Electrical equipment and lighting | 31 | 59 | €20.7M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 44 | €30.7M |
| Construction materials | 44 | 37 | €6.0M |
| Fuel and energy | 09 | 24 | €18.3M |
| Research and development | 73 | 22 | €6.6M |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
| Published | Contract | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | UKRI-7441 Lidar scanner USV Drix | RIEGL UK Ltd | €58,088 |
| 2026-10-23 | UKRI-6382 NERC BAS Three way exhaust valves for CHP H_E bypass | AK Valves Limited | €57,300 |
| 2026-10-23 | UKRI-6405 Modernisation of the Two Overhead Cranes In R55 | WH Scott & Son (Engineers) Ltd | €654k |
| 2026-10-22 | BAS - F44 Avcat bulk fuel to re supply RRS SDA | Ministry of Defence | €1.5M |
| 2026-10-22 | UKRI-7434 STFC Renewal of PRISM Software Licence | Prism Computational Sciences, Inc. | n/a |
| 2026-10-22 | UKRI-7474 QSmart laser service contract | Photonics Solutions Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | UKRI-6170 Digital Asset Library for UKRI | Bright Interactive Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | UKRI-6305 Lot 4 Architectural | Stride Treglown Ltd | €442k |
| 2026-10-21 | UKRI-6318 DDN Storage Appliance: Support extension | Bull Advanced Computing Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | UKRI-6260 Lot 1 Project & Programme Management | Savills (UK) Ltd | €212k |
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,756,546 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Questions
How many public contracts has UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION awarded?
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION published 2,706 contract award notices between 2025-02-24 and 2026-10-23; the 2,671 that state a value add up to €377.1M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Promar International Ltd (37), SANDHILLS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED (32) and GROWTHMESH LIMITED (29) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION contracts end soon?
843 contracts awarded by UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the construction work contract held by Navigate Scaffolding Ltd, ending on 2026-10-27 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).
Does UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION have open tenders now?
Yes: 11 calls for tender from UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).
What does UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION buy?
Most of UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION's awards are in Business services (CPV 79) (1,410), Laboratory and precision equipment (CPV 38) (154) and Repair and maintenance services (CPV 50) (83) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION tenders and contracts: 2,706 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/uk-research-innovation-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.