Research & development tenders in London

CPV category: Research & development services (73*)

We track 675 awarded research & development services contracts (CPV 73*) in London. 57 of them have a published end date between 7 Jan 2027 and 7 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £95k, and half of awards fall between £50k and £245k (669 awards with a value). 30 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months57

Open tenders9

Median award£95k

Contracts tracked675

Contracts ending soonest (10 of 57)

Contract	Buyer	Incumbent supplier(s)	Value	Ends
ES RDE 120 - Updating the assignment of MHC and EUNIS classification biotopes t call-off Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs	PML Applications Ltd	£20k	8 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way
Demand determinant and Elasticities for English Higher Education Con_29296 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Education	ALMA ECONOMICS LIMITED	£249k	13 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way
ES RDE 137 - Analysis of the Impacts of Yellow-Legged Hornet Presence and Respon call-off Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs	Fera Science Ltd	£18k	31 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way
UNFCCC Review BTR Oman Find a Tender · CPV 73110000	Department for Energy Security & Net Zero	Individual / sole trader (name not shown)	£14k	31 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way
ES RDE 019 - Requirements for the storage of sodium hypochlorite call-off Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs	WSP UK Ltd	£68k	1 Feb 2027 re-tender may already be under way
Systematic review of the Impacts of Digital Media con_30910 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Education	The University of Birmingham	£139k	28 Feb 2027 re-tender may already be under way
Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis of Automated Driving Systems call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	DfTc - Department for Transport	WSP UK Limited	£91k	6 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
ES RDE 087 - Lowlands Peat Evidence Synthesis and knowledge gaps call-off Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Environment Agency	Individual / sole trader (name not shown)	£98k	8 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
THRE0086 - Active travel values of travel time methodology call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73210000	DfTc - Department for Transport	SYSTRA LIMITED	£80k	13 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
ES RDE 094 - Water Environment Value Implementation call-off Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Environment Agency	UEA Consulting Limited	£115k	15 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way

See all 57 in the renewal radar

Open tenders (9 of 9)

Opportunity	Buyer	Value	Deadline	Region
AI Delivery Partner for Local Government Support Find a Tender · CPV 73300000	Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)	£100k	8 Oct 2026, 17:00 UK time	London
Age-friendly Training SME-suitable Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Centre for Ageing Better Limited	£30k	8 Oct 2026, 17:00 UK time	London
PS26195 - Futures Procurement Framework Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	£9.0m	12 Oct 2026, 11:00 UK time	London
1067273293 T1419 Creating neuroinclusive principles to maximise train driver performance Find a Tender · CPV 73110000	RSSB	£80k	12 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	London
Research project: What more could pre-registration education and training of health and care professionals do to uphold professionalism, encourage positive working cultures and prevent future misconduct? SME-suitable Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Professional Standards Authority for Health And Social Care	value not published	14 Oct 2026, 23:59 UK time	London
Procurement of development viability training and bespoke support for Local Planning Authorities Find a Tender · CPV 73220000	Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)	£170k	16 Oct 2026, 18:00 UK time	London
LGA Local Government Devolution Leadership Essentials Course Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)	£7,000	26 Oct 2026, 17:00 UK time	London
Flight Schedules Data Find a Tender · CPV 73110000	Department for Transport	£25k	30 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	London
Who pays? Understanding cost misalignment between the NHS and Local Government Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Local Government Association (LGA)	£16k	2 Nov 2026, 23:59 UK time	London

All open tenders in this category

Top buyers

Buyer	Contracts	Value
Defra Network eTendering Portal	66	£29.6m
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	51	£6.5m
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	40	£8.1m
Department for Education	39	£76.5m
DfTc - Department for Transport	37	£23.2m
Highways England	24	£11.2m
Environment Agency	21	£6.5m
Home Office	21	£6.3m
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS	21	£1.4m
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES	17	£39.1m

Most frequent incumbents

Supplier	Contracts	Value
National Centre for Social Research	11	£68.4m
RSM UK Consulting LLP	10	£3.5m
Frontier Economics Limited	10	£2.0m
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd	8	£17.5m
IFF Research	7	£17.9m
I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED	7	£2.1m
Ecorys UK Limited	7	£819k
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)	7	£708k
WSP UK Ltd	7	£651k
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology	6	£28.6m

Sub-categories

Research and experimental development services (891)Research and development consultancy services (722)Research and Development services on security and defence materials (107)Design and execution of research and development (69)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.