Research & development tenders in South West

CPV category: Research & development services (73*)

We track 1,534 awarded research & development services contracts (CPV 73*) in South West. 64 of them have a published end date between 8 Jan 2027 and 8 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £77k, and half of awards fall between £40k and £167k (1,528 awards with a value). 45 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months64

Open tenders8

Median award£77k

Contracts tracked1,534

Contracts ending soonest (10 of 64)

Contract	Buyer	Incumbent supplier(s)	Value	Ends
Research DNA metabarcoding Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England (hereinafter referred to as Forestry England)	Individual / sole trader (name not shown), Fera Science Ltd, NatureMetrics +3 more	£1.0m	15 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way
PS25306 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	UK Shared Business Services Limited	DAC Beachcroft LLP	£20k	25 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way
ITT - Martyn’s Law guidance and case studies - UID 324 Find a Tender · CPV 73210000	Historic England	Rod Jarman Associates Ltd trading as the London Policing College	£13k	12 Feb 2027 re-tender may already be under way
PS26198 - Cyber Risks in the UK Robotics Market call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	DSIT	Corax Insights Limited	£88k	17 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
Project TYR - ASTRID Task 419 - CAN CF call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73410000	Ministry of Defence	BAE Systems (Operations) Limited	£3.4m	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
Dstl Visualisation Framework - Transparency Notice framework Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Ministry of Defence	Frazer-Nash Consulting	£2.5m	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
706590450 - Armoured Brigade Combat Team - Optimisation and Experimentation Campaign - ASTRID Task 268 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73410000	Ministry of Defence	BAE Systems (Operations) Limited t/a CORDA	£2.0m	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
707988455 - ASTRID Task 327 - FORGE call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73410000	Ministry of Defence	BAE Systems (Operations) Limited t/as CORDA	£2.0m	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
PS23204 - RAF040/2324 - DESNZ Public Attitudes Tracker call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	DSIT	KANTAR PUBLIC UK LIMITED	£1.6m	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way
PS23233 - Home decarbonisation supply chain evidence project call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	BEIS	BARINGA PARTNERS LLP	£794k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way

See all 64 in the renewal radar

Open tenders (8 of 8)

Opportunity	Buyer	Value	Deadline	Region
ITT - Delivery of a Heritage Schools Programme in the South East of England - UID 359 Find a Tender · CPV 73210000	Historic England	£25k	16 Oct 2026, 09:30 UK time	South West
ITT - Delivery of a Heritage Schools Programme in the South West of England - UID 354 Find a Tender · CPV 73210000	Historic England	£25k	16 Oct 2026, 09:30 UK time	South West
ITT - NEIGHBOURHOOD HERITAGE GRANTS: EVALUATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING - UID 355 Find a Tender · CPV 73210000	Historic England	£67k	26 Oct 2026, 09:30 UK time	South West
CP2821-26 Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health Impacts within Highway Earthworks Find a Tender · CPV 73110000	Devon County Council	£170k	30 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	South West
CP2821-26 Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health Impacts within Highway Earthworks Find a Tender · CPV 73110000	Devon County Council	£170k	30 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	South West
CP2821-26 Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health Impacts within Highway Earthworks Find a Tender · CPV 73110000	Devon County Council	£170k	30 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	South West
ITT - Heritage as Urban Green Infrastructure: an Evidence Review of Opportunities for Climate Resilience, and Future Directions - UID 366 Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Historic England	£15k	2 Nov 2026, 09:30 UK time	South West
ITT - Storage Design and Environmental Requirements Framework for Archaeological Archives in England - UID 369 Find a Tender · CPV 73110000	Historic England	£24k	2 Nov 2026, 09:30 UK time	South West

All open tenders in this category

Top buyers

Buyer	Contracts	Value
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory	484	£111.2m
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	248	£23.2m
Defra Network eTendering Portal	80	£83.4m
Ministry of Defence	71	£529.5m
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy	69	£24.9m
UK Research & Innovation	69	£16.5m
Met Office	58	£61.3m
BEIS	55	£12.4m
DESNZ	52	£10.0m
Historic England	44	£1.3m

Most frequent incumbents

Supplier	Contracts	Value
Qinetiq limited	24	£13.0m
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited	20	£15.0m
TECHNOPOLIS LIMITED	16	£2.4m
University of Southampton	15	£61.6m
University of Exeter	14	£58.7m
BAE SYSTEMS (FARNBOROUGH 3) LIMITED	14	£2.5m
Cranfield University	13	£81.6m
RAND Europe Community Interest Company	13	£8.3m
University of Strathclyde	13	£1.2m
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology	13	£535k

Sub-categories

Research and experimental development services (2470)Research and development consultancy services (2158)Research and Development services on security and defence materials (292)Design and execution of research and development (188)

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