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Research tenders in the UK

Public research tenders across the UK, from official notices.

Data as of Sat 7 Nov 2026

51open today
574research tenders in the last 12 months
£50k–£100ktypical size, the middle of 519 that state a value
28 daysusually open, from the tender notice to the deadline

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Who buys most

Ranked by their tenders in the last two years.

BuyerTenders in two yearsTypical sizeLast tender
Scottish Government39£50k–£100kSept 2026
Historic England33£25k–£50kNov 2026
British Council22£50k–£100kOct 2026
Natural England21Under £25kSept 2026
Food Standards Agency18£50k–£100kOct 2026

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Contracts ending

95 research contracts in our data are due to end between November 2026 and April 2027.

November 20265
December 202625
January 202713
February 20279
March 202732
April 202711

End dates are from the published notices; contracts are often extended, and not every one is tendered again.

Buyers by month
MonthContractsBuyers
November 20265Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, NHS England, Stafford Borough Council and 2 others
December 202625Natural England, Historic England, Financial Reporting Council and 16 others
January 202713Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Cell Therapy Catapult, Creative Scotland and 10 others
February 20279Derby City Council, Equality and Human Rights Commission, FAIR4ALL Finance and 6 others
March 202732Food Standards Agency, Braintree District Council, Carmarthenshire County Council and 26 others
April 202711Birmingham City Council, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Historic Environment Scotland and 8 others

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By area

Research tenders in the last 12 months, where the work is delivered. Choose an area.

The North East: 46 research tenders in the last 12 monthsThe North West: 60 research tenders in the last 12 monthsYorkshire and the Humber: 62 research tenders in the last 12 monthsThe East Midlands: 44 research tenders in the last 12 monthsThe West Midlands: 62 research tenders in the last 12 monthsThe East of England: 53 research tenders in the last 12 monthsLondon: 161 research tenders in the last 12 monthsThe South East: 62 research tenders in the last 12 monthsThe South West: 69 research tenders in the last 12 monthsWales: 51 research tenders in the last 12 monthsScotland: 99 research tenders in the last 12 monthsNorthern Ireland: 17 research tenders in the last 12 months

17161 research tenders

All of England: 416

Early notices and supplier lists (6)

Early notices say a buyer plans to tender. Not all go ahead. In our check of Find a Tender notices from 2024 to 2026, about 4 in 10 became a tender within 6 months. Below them: supplier lists (dynamic markets and dynamic purchasing systems) that take new suppliers now.

How we count

From notices on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder and Public Contracts Scotland. Research is picked by the notices’ CPV codes, as in our area reports. A tender counts once; a direct award never counts. Sizes are the values notices state, framework ceilings left out. Values are usually without VAT; “incl. VAT” marks one given only with it. For contracts ending, we use each tender’s latest end date from its award notices, or work it out from the contract’s start date and length. We leave out contracts with neither, and those whose award notice was published before 23 October 2024. We name a buyer only when its notices say it is a public body. Not included: Welsh tenders under £30,000, published only on Sell2Wales, and Northern Ireland’s below-threshold tenders, published only on eTendersNI. Area boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. See Data sources for licences and coverage.

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