Research & development tenders in Northern Ireland
CPV category: Research & development services (73*)
We track 31 awarded research & development services contracts (CPV 73*) in Northern Ireland. 2 of them have a published end date between 8 Jan 2027 and 8 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £522k, and half of awards fall between £175k and £1.1m (31 awards with a value). 27 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.
Ending in 3-18 months2
Open tenders2
Median award£522k
Contracts tracked31
Contracts ending soonest (2 of 2)
| Contract | Buyer | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFE - MAPB - Energy Group - Strategic Environmental Assessment & Habitats Regulations Assessment of Mineral Development in Northern Ireland
Find a Tender · CPV 73000000 |
Department for the Economy | RPS IRELAND LIMITED | £220k | 22 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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| InterTradeIreland Get Exporting - Cross Border Programme
Find a Tender · CPV 73210000 |
InterTradeIreland | Core Consulting Business Growth Advisors LTD | £384k | 30 Oct 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Apr 2027
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See all 2 in the renewal radar
Open tenders (2 of 2)
| Opportunity | Buyer | Value | Deadline | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T26-128HCO Delivery of an Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) Programme for Young People in the Faughan and Sperrin District Electoral Areas (DEAs)
Find a Tender · CPV 73000000 |
Derry City and Strabane District Council | £30k | 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time | Northern Ireland |
| Consultation Services for Existing Town Plan Reviews, and Rural Place Plan Review Development for Gilford, Keady and Rathfriland
Find a Tender · CPV 73000000 |
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | £54k | 28 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time | Northern Ireland |
All open tenders in this category
Top buyers
| Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited | 8 | £17.0m |
| InvestNI | 5 | £800k |
| Utility Regulator NI | 4 | £3.7m |
| InterTradeIreland | 2 | £1.3m |
| Belfast City Council | 2 | £400k |
| Tourism Northern Ireland | 1 | £4.0m |
| Invest NI | 1 | £2.3m |
| Department for the Economy - Tourism NI | 1 | £585k |
| The Department of Justice | 1 | £300k |
| Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute | 1 | £237k |
Most frequent incumbents
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst & Young LLP | 6 | £13.9m |
| TECHNOLOGIA LTD | 5 | £800k |
| Accenture (UK) Ltd | 3 | £3.9m |
| KPMG | 3 | £3.3m |
| LONG O DONNELL ASSOCIATES LTD | 3 | £3.2m |
| DHA CONSULTING | 3 | £480k |
| Ricardo-AEA Ltd | 2 | £7.2m |
| Turner & Townsend Ltd | 2 | £3.3m |
| Frontier Economics | 2 | £2.4m |
| Turner & Townsend | 1 | £6.7m |
Sub-categories
Research and experimental development services (1547)Research and development consultancy services (1171)Research and Development services on security and defence materials (190)Design and execution of research and development (119)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.