Research & development tenders in Wales

CPV category: Research & development services (73*)

We track 59 awarded research & development services contracts (CPV 73*) in Wales. 6 of them have a published end date between 7 Jan 2027 and 7 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £167k, and half of awards fall between £56k and £367k (59 awards with a value). 26 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months6
Open tenders3
Median award£167k
Contracts tracked59

Contracts ending soonest (6 of 6)

ContractBuyerIncumbent supplier(s)ValueEnds
Agile Delivery Management and Technical Support
Find a Tender · CPV 73000000
Digital Health and Care Wales REPLY LIMITED £200k 27 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
Evaluation of Creative Wales Funded Skills Projects
Find a Tender · CPV 73000000
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government Arad Research £45k 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
Review of Cultural Infrastructure in Wales
Find a Tender · CPV 73000000
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government Miller Research £94k 18 May 2027
re-tender likely from ~18 Nov 2026
Taff Catchment Partnership
Find a Tender · CPV 73000000
Natural Resources Wales Dafydd Thomas as the Wellbeing Planner £33k 3 Sep 2027
re-tender likely from ~3 Mar 2027
ArWAP Process Evaluation
Find a Tender · CPV 73000000
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government MEL Research £178k 29 Feb 2028
re-tender likely from ~29 Aug 2027
Rare Disease Consultation
Find a Tender · CPV 73200000
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) Quay Central Limited £38k 2 Mar 2028
re-tender likely from ~2 Sep 2027

See all 6 in the renewal radar

Open tenders (3 of 3)

OpportunityBuyerValueDeadlineRegion
Proc-26-138 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
Find a Tender · CPV 73000000
Wrexham County Borough Council £9,000 12 Oct 2026, 00:00 UK time Wales
Strategic nature-based water quality improvement assessment - Lower Western Cleddau / Asesiad strategol gwella ansawdd dŵr yn seiliedig ar natur - Rhan Ifaf Cleddau Wen
Find a Tender · CPV 73210000
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority £38k 12 Oct 2026, 17:00 UK time Wales
Cardiff and Vale Market Stability Report
Find a Tender · CPV 73210000
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board £50k 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time Wales

All open tenders in this category

Top buyers

BuyerContractsValue
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government18£13.7m
Welsh Government8£5.8m
Office for National Statistics4£763k
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)4£273k
Social Care Wales3£581k
Cardiff University2£692k
Wrexham County Borough Council2£316k
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES1£1.2m
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council1£1000k
Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr)1£983k

Most frequent incumbents

SupplierContractsValue
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY3£1.2m
MILLER RESEARCH (UK) LTD3£1.0m
Ricardo-AEA Ltd2£381k
Miller Research2£343k
Alma Economics2£277k
Bangor University1£4.4m
Lantra1£1.4m
WAVEHILL LIMITED1£1.2m
IFF Research1£983k
PE Scholar Ltd1£800k

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.