Research and development tenders in United Kingdom
Buyers in United Kingdom published 215 calls for tender and 763 contract award notices in CPV division 73 (Research and development services and related consultancy services) in the last 12 months; 1,115 notices since 2024-08, 8 calls open today. Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Monthly volume
Notices per month by publication date, 2024-11 to 2026-10; solid bars: calls for tender, light bars: awards.
Recent calls for tender
| Published | Call for tender | Buyer | Deadline | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Homelessness Toolkits | Local Government Association (LGA) | 2026-11-09 | €77,355 |
| 2026-10-22 | Homelessness Toolkits | Local Government Association (LGA) | 2026-11-09 | €77,355 |
| 2026-10-22 | UKRI-6017-METIUS | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) | 2026-11-16 | €199k |
| 2026-10-21 | Ethnographic Study – Healthy Streets | Birmingham City Council | 2026-11-06 | €49,739 |
| 2026-10-21 | Economic analysis of access applications | Office of Rail and Road | 2026-11-04 | €113k |
| 2026-10-21 | Scottish Approach to Change Evaluation and Learning Partner | Healthcare Improvement Scotland | 2026-11-25 | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | ITT - Demonstrating the impact of Historic England’s planning advice - UID 368 | Historic England | 2026-11-19 | €47,750 |
| 2026-10-21 | Cymru Can Strategy Review | Future Generations Commissioner for Wales | 2026-11-09 | €14,922 |
Recent contract awards
| Published | Contract | Buyer | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | NDNS biomonitoring for exposure to food additives - Extension to Phase 1 | Food Standards Agency | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED | n/a |
| 2026-10-22 | Port of Dover - Customer Experience Consultant Framework | Dover Harbour Board | Foursails Partnership Ltd | €1.4M |
| 2026-10-22 | Benefits of Commitments on the Prohibition of Performance Requirements | Department for Business & Trade | LSE Enterprise Ltd trading as LSE Consulting | n/a |
| 2026-10-22 | ES RDE 147 - Updating the FARM SCale Optimisation of Pollutant Emission Reducti | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY | RSK ADAS Limited | n/a |
| 2026-10-22 | NG-R2C - GC-Faster | Met Office | THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | €110k |
| 2026-10-22 | Tool for assessing pollutant risks from landspreading | Environment Agency | Fira Software Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-10-22 | Improving regulation of microbial pollutant | Environment Agency | n/a | |
| 2026-10-22 | Research to inform the development of policy on assessment, categorisation, monitoring and inspection of disu… | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | British Geological Society | n/a |
Top buyers
| Buyer | Notices |
|---|---|
| UK Research and Innovation | 44 |
| Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | 38 |
| Ministry of Defence | 29 |
| Food Standards Agency | 26 |
| Department for Business & Trade | 25 |
| Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | 24 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS | 23 |
| Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 20 |
| Met Office | 20 |
| Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | 17 |
Top winners
Winners with a page here (3+ awards matched to a company website, or 5+ awards under a registered company name). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Other sectors in United Kingdom
- Health and social work services 7,261 notices
- Construction work 6,057 notices
- Business services 4,706 notices
- IT services 2,981 notices
- Architecture and engineering services 2,932 notices
- Education and training 2,706 notices
- Software packages and information systems 2,345 notices
- Repair and maintenance services 2,308 notices
- Transport services 2,118 notices
- Waste, cleaning and environmental services 1,671 notices
- Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals 1,653 notices
- Transport equipment 1,181 notices
Research and development tenders in other countries
- Germany 2,742 notices
- Poland 1,144 notices
- Spain 955 notices
- Belgium 944 notices
- France 859 notices
- Latvia 787 notices
- Netherlands 744 notices
- Norway 725 notices
- Lithuania 574 notices
- Ireland 509 notices
- Finland 421 notices
- Italy 355 notices
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Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,362,786 official public procurement notices from EU TED and UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data APIs (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-23.
Questions
How many public tenders for research and development are published in United Kingdom?
In the last 12 months buyers in United Kingdom published 215 calls for tender and 763 contract award notices in CPV division 73 (Research and development); 1,115 notices since 2024-08, 8 calls open today (as of 2026-10-23).
Which public buyers publish the most research and development tenders in United Kingdom?
UK Research and Innovation (44), Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (38) and Ministry of Defence (29) (notices since 2024-08, as of 2026-10-23).
Who wins the most research and development public contracts in United Kingdom?
Among winners we can name, University of Edinburgh (11), OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED (9) and University of Exeter (9) have the most awards (as of 2026-10-23). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Research and development tenders in United Kingdom (CPV 73): 215 calls in 12 months", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/gb/73/, data as of 2026-10-23.