Research & development tenders in South East

CPV category: Research & development services (73*)

We track 464 awarded research & development services contracts (CPV 73*) in South East. 13 of them have a published end date between 8 Jan 2027 and 8 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £92k, and half of awards fall between £39k and £260k (446 awards with a value). 54 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months13

Open tenders0

Median award£92k

Contracts tracked464

Contracts ending soonest (10 of 13)

Contract	Buyer	Incumbent supplier(s)	Value	Ends
713889450 - The Provision of External Assistance for Priority Weapons Projects - Contract Award Notice Contracts Finder · CPV 73220000	Ministry of Defence	Fox & Pickle Associates Ltd	£833k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
Delivery of Ballistic Missile and Ground Based Air Defence Workshops Contracts Finder · CPV 73410000	Defence Science and Technology Laboratory	Lockheed Martin UK Ampthill Limited	£400k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
ES RDE 074 - Evidence of equine large strongyles in the UK: pilot prevalence an call-off Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Veterinary Medicines Directorate	University of Bristol	£115k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
Behavioural Science Expertise Find a Tender · CPV 73210000	The Pensions Regulator	Behavioural Insights Ltd	£24k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
Employer's Agent - Acquisition of 39 properties at Sholden Meadows Sandwich Road, Sholden. Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Dover District Council	MARTELLO BUILDING CONSULTANCY LIMITED	£12k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
SCC CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT SERVICE IN RELATION TO SUBSTANCE USE IN SURREY -(COMBATING DRUGS PARTNERSHIP - PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT) SCC is commissioning a new service to engage with individual's directly and indirectly affected by substance misuse. The winner provider Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Surrey County Council	Individual / sole trader (name not shown)	value not published	31 May 2027 re-tender likely from ~30 Nov 2026
Phase 2 GameChanger - BEPO & Spring Hangers call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	nuclear restoration services	National Nuclear Laboratory	£344k	31 Jul 2027 re-tender likely from ~31 Jan 2027
Hire of Wind Tunnel for Dermal Aerosol Protection Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Defence Science and Technology Laboratory	SILSOE SPRAY APPLICATIONS UNIT LIMITED	£194k	31 Dec 2027 re-tender likely from ~30 Jun 2027
UKRI-4970 Harwell Health Screening Service Find a Tender · CPV 73110000	UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)	Fera Science Ltd	£351k	7 Jan 2028 re-tender likely from ~7 Jul 2027
FRA083 Research Analyst Framework framework · 15 suppliers Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme)	Axion Solutions Ltd, DECISION ANALYSIS SERVICES LIMITED, DJS Research Ltd +12 more	£1.6m	25 Jan 2028 re-tender likely from ~25 Jul 2027

See all 13 in the renewal radar

Top buyers

Buyer	Contracts	Value
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory	76	£46.5m
Highways England	33	£16.3m
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED	31	£16.1m
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority	27	£37.8m
Ministry of Defence	26	£274.8m
Satellite Applications Catapult	23	£4.0m
National Highways	21	£93.3m
UK Research & Innovation	16	£2.1m
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	14	£268k
Waste & Resources Action Programme	10	£1.4m

Most frequent incumbents

Supplier	Contracts	Value
WSP UK Ltd	22	£15.8m
Qinetiq limited	17	£5.3m
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD	12	£2.0m
BAE SYSTEMS (FARNBOROUGH 3) LIMITED	11	£14.0m
Capgemini Engineering	9	£2.0m
WSP	7	£2.7m
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited	6	£763k
Roke Manor Research Limited	5	£257.5m
BAE Systems (Operations) Limited	5	£5.0m
Spark Product Innovation	5	£2.0m

Sub-categories

Research and experimental development services (2189)Research and development consultancy services (1731)Research and Development services on security and defence materials (261)Design and execution of research and development (167)

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.