Research and development consultancy services tenders in the UK

We track 408 awarded research and development consultancy services contracts (CPV 732*) in the UK. 44 of them have a published end date between 7 Jan 2027 and 7 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £70k, and half of awards fall between £39k and £176k (400 awards with a value). 59 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months44

Open tenders11

Median award£70k

Contracts tracked408

Contracts ending soonest (10 of 44)

Contract	Buyer	Incumbent supplier(s)	Value	Ends	Region
Research Services (Benchmarking the Value of XBRL and structured data in an AI-Driven Reporting Environment) Find a Tender · CPV 73200000	The Financial Reporting Council Limited	Lancaster University	£68k	27 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	UK-wide
Underinvestment in Firms by Growth Stage Research Find a Tender · CPV 73210000	Department for Business & Trade	I.F.F Research Ltd	£65k	29 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	UK-wide
Payments Tracing call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73210000	H M Revenue & Customs	Experian Limited	£150k	31 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	East of England
Designing Healthcare for Change Consultancy Find a Tender · CPV 73220000	Genomics England Limited	innoQ Deutschland GmbH	£20k	31 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	UK-wide
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	South West
S30071 TLOT10201 Local Transport Technical Advisory (LTTA) Panel call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73220000	National Highways Limited	WSP UK Limited	£575k	28 Feb 2027 re-tender may already be under way	West Midlands
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	London
UKEF Campaign Awareness and Understanding call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73200000	UK Export Finance	OMB Research Limited	£148k	22 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	London
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	South East
S30105 National Enforcement Strategy and Coordination Project (NESCO) Phase 2 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73220000	National Highways Limited	WSP	£250k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	West Midlands

See all 44 in the renewal radar

Open tenders (10 of 11)

Opportunity	Buyer	Value	Deadline	Region
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
Child Poverty Action Plan - Programme Evaluation Find a Tender · CPV 73210000	North East Combined Authority	£220k	12 Oct 2026, 23:59 UK time	North East
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
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
Youth Services Framework Find a Tender · CPV 73220000	Birmingham City Council	£660k	22 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	West Midlands
West Yorkshire District Travel Diary Survey Find a Tender · CPV 73200000	West Yorkshire Combined Authority	£250k	22 Oct 2026, 14:00 UK time	Yorkshire and the Humber
Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) for the East Lindsey Local Plan Find a Tender · CPV 73200000	East Lindsey District Council	£85k	23 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	East Midlands
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
Sussex Heritage Coast Visitor Management Plan Find a Tender · CPV 73210000	South Downs National Park Authority	£80k	29 Oct 2026, 13:00 UK time	UK-wide

All open tenders in this category

Expiring by quarter

Q1 2027 (25)Q2 2027 (6)Q3 2027 (6)Q4 2027 (3)Q1 2028 (5)

By region

Region	Contracts	Ending in window
London	131	7
South West	66	2
West Midlands	47	15
Yorkshire and the Humber	22	1
South East	17	3
Northern Ireland	15	1
North West	14	3
East of England	14	2
Scotland	13	0
North East	9	1
East Midlands	8	1
Wales	4	1

Top buyers

Buyer	Contracts	Value
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	58	£7.6m
National Highways Limited	25	£12.7m
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS	16	£1.1m
National Highways	12	£2.9m
Environment Agency	11	£696k
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited	8	£17.0m
Defra Network eTendering Portal	8	£2.3m
Leeds City Council	8	£381k
Natural England	8	£322k
Ministry of Defence	7	£1.9m

Most frequent incumbents

Supplier	Contracts	Value
Ernst & Young LLP	7	£14.0m
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)	7	£708k
WSP UK Ltd	6	£4.8m
WSP UK Limited	5	£3.2m
Ipsos MORI UK Limited	5	£2.4m
AtkinsRéalis Jacobs Joint Venture	5	£1.3m
Ove Arup & Partners Limited	4	£3.5m
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP	4	£268k
RSK ADAS Limited	4	£203k
Behavioural Insights Ltd	4	£96k

Sub-categories

Research consultancy services (177)Development consultancy services (107)

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.