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Found 1,163 notices in past year.

March 2025

College of Policing

COP28_2024_OBWS Survey Procurement
award: Bloom Procurement Services
£48.1K

March 2025

Aberdeen City Council

Delivery Partner Services for Aberdeen Just Transition Collaboration
award: Business in the Community
£190K

Arts Council England

CCS Media Monitoring & Evaluation, and Media Contact Database
award: Access Intelligence Media & Communications
£223K

Bank of England

Research Services
award: Ipsos MORI
£37.1K

BFI

Routemap to Net Zero for the BFI
award: 3Adapt 2023
£50K

Care Quality Commission

What 'Outstanding' Looks Like
award: Kings Fund
£108K
What Is Evidence Based Good Practice in Relation to Dementia Care
award: IFF Research
£73.6K

College of Policing

Crown Commercial Service

Equal Pay and Combined Discrimination - Lived Experience Research
award: Public Service Consultants
£166K

Department for Business & Trade

Capturing Economic Security in Green Book Value for Money Assessments
award: PA Consulting
£150K
OPSS Online Marketplaces Campaign Testing
award: Yougov
£44.9K

Department for Culture Media & Sport

Philanthropy Strategy
award: Charities Aid Foundation
£49.7K

Department for Education

Further Education Targeted Retention Incentive Evaluation
award: Cfe Research & Consulting
£304K

Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs

Environmental Science Research, Development and Evidence (ES RDE) Framework
pin
£192M
Cost of Soil Degradation - RDE Mini Comp - Sub Lot 1.1
award: RSK ADAS
£143K

Department of Health & Social Care

DHSC: Qualitative Research: Insight Gathering and Strategic and Creative Development
tender
£4M

Desnz

Desnz & Dsit Group Commercial

Alternate Delegates for Ten International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Programmes
pin

DFTC Department for Transport

Aviation Atmospheric Environmental Technical Support
award: Manchester Metropolitan University
£390K

Dsit

AISI Challenge Fund Grant
tender
£200K
Prj_3986 - Human Uplift Studies (HUS)
award: Rand Europe Community Interest
£693K

Food Standards Agency

Specialist Science and Contingency Services - Food Contingency Laboratory
award: Fera
£3.6M

Genomics England

Defining Genomics England's Core Data Offering Discovery
award: Kainos Software
£20K

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

LSTM Sequencing Services Framework Agreement
pin
£300K
LSTM Sequencing Services Framework Agreement
pin
£240K
LSTM Sequencing Services Framework Agreement
tender

Liverpool University

Ministry of Justice

Local Authority Funding of the Advice Sector
award: IFF Research
£80.6K
Market Liberalisation in Legal Services
award: Hook Tangaza
£80K
Ntc_9939
award: Kta Research & Consulting
£73.7K

MOD

Professional Research Services
award: Gartner
£30.4K

Ofcom

Beano Trendspotter Reports
award: Beano Studios
£131K
Usability Project: Identifying Challenges and Solutions for Improving Inclusivity and Usability in the Consumption of Internet…
award: DTG Testing
£49.1K
Scoping Media Literacy Funding
award: Charities Aid Foundation
£42K
Audio Services Survey
award: Yonder Consulting
£32.2K

Office for National Statistics

Future of Migration and Population Statistics Programme
award: Faculty Science
£600K

Office of Rail Regulation

Fare Enforcement Staff Research
award: Savanta Group
£87.8K
Fare Enforcement T&Cs Focus Groups and Call for Evidence Follow-Up Interviews
award: Illuminas
£45.9K

Ordnance Survey

Insight Framework for Customer Intelligent and Strategic Insight
tender
£750K

Rail Safety Standards Board

Developments on the Use of on-Train Satellite Positioning Technology Based Locators
tender
£175K
Developments on the Use of on-Train Satellite Positioning Technology Based Locators
tender
£175K
Develop a GB Strategy and Roadmap for Transitioning to the Future Railway Mobile
tender
£175K
Develop a GB Strategy and Roadmap for Transitioning to the Future Railway Mobile
tender
£175K
Evaluation of the Weekly & Periodic Operating Notices
tender
£75

Safer London

Critical Friend Focussed on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
tender
£40K

Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service

Consultation Analyses
pin

Scottish Government

DPH: Health and Care Experience Survey 2025-26
tender
£635K

UK Research & Innovation

Boulby Cryostat Feasibility Study
award: Sheffield University
£50K
UKRI-4746 - iLevel
award: Ilevel Solutions
£42.7K
UKRI-4746 - iLevel
award: Ilevel Solutions
£42.7K

UK Shared Business Services

Social Science in Engineering Biology Scoping Piece
award: Exeter University
£16.7K

Archaeological Services in Relation to Marine Protection 2025 2027 NP225

Archaeological Services in Relation to Marine Protection 2025
award: MSDS Marine
£200K

Department of Environment Food & Rural Affairs

Specialist Science and Contingency Services
award: Fera Science
£346M

Historic England

Archaeological Services in Relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027 (NP225) [PCR 2015]
award: MSDS Marine
£200K

Natural England

Scottish Government

DECC-Energy Performance of Housing Stock Research
tender
£60K

Genomics England

Combined Sample Extraction and Whole Genome Sequencing
award: Revvity
£29.2M

Leicester University

Arrays and/or the DNA Extraction, Quality Control, Randomized Plating and Genotyping of Samples
award: Life Technologies
£105K

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Succulents SIRA and TEA
award: British Geological Survey
£96K

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Legacy Supporter Behaviour Analysis
award: Miexact
£15.4K

DHSC London

DHSC: GPH: National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
pin
£5.6M
DHSC: GPH: National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
pin
£5.6M

DHSC

HIV Action Plan
pin
£1

Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Independent Healthcare Clinical Partner and Subject Matter Experts - Framework Agreement
tender

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Independent Evaluation Services for the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance (LEAF) Coalition
award: International Organisation Development
£307K

February 2025

Bank of England

Research Services
award: NMG Financial Services Consulting
£230K

BFI

BFI Audience Insights Research
award: Morris Hargreaves Mcintyre
£140K

British Council

UK_387_Public Relations for International School Exams
award
£183K

Care Quality Commission

Evaluation of the New Regulatory Model
award: Kings Fund
£417K

Department for Business & Trade

Market Guides
award: Lse Enterprise
£250K
Evaluating the Impact of Imports on the UK Economy
award: Strathclyde University
£120K
Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB)
award: Incomes Data Research
£88.5K

Department of Environment Food & Rural Affairs DEFRA Network Etendering Portal

Department of Health & Social Care

Department for Science Innovation & Technology Dsit

Scientific Research and Advice for Government Dynamic Purchasing System - DPS Application
tender
£9M

Desnz

UNFCCC Inventory Review
award: Emma Salisbury
£20.2K
UNFCCC Inventory Review
award: Ricardo AEA
£16.5K
UNFCCC Inventory Review
award: Ricardo AEA
£14.8K
UNFCCC Inventory Review
award: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
£13.6K

Desnz & Dsit Group Commercial

Adoption of Cheri Technology (PIN")
pin
£800

DFTC Department for Transport

Industrial Strategy and Innovation Training
award: Institute for Manufacturing
£70K

Dsit

DSIT Understanding the Impact of Contextual Information Mechanisms
award: Behavioural Insights
£148K

East Suffolk Council

SZC Project #5 - Visitor Perceptions and Segmentation Research
tender

Edinburgh University

Consultancy
award: Amelia B Finaret
£81.1K

Exceeding

Equine Infectious Diseases Surveillance Service - Opportunity
pin

Firmus Energy Distribution

Technical Preparedness Study - Hydrogen Blends in the Northern Ireland Gas Distribution Networks
tender

Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office

FCDO Perceptions of the UK Research
award: Yonder Consulting
£800K

General Medical Council

Gloucestershire County Council

Probate Researchers Services for Gloucestershire County Council
tender
£125K
Probate Researchers Services
tender
£125K

Historic England

Historic England Stakeholder Survey (NP220)
award: Harlow Consulting Services
£30K
Unlocking the Adaptive Re-Use Potential of Industrial Heritage (NP 235) [PCR 2015]
award: Ove Arup & Partners
£20K
Blue Lias Stone Phase 2B
award: Odgers Conservation Consultants
£10.2K
Measuring Embodied Carbon of Different Retrofit Packages in Historic Buildings (NP 227) [PCR 2015]
award: Okana Global
£10K
Social Action & Volunteering Report
award: Bright Culture Consultancy
£10K
Scoping a Listed Building Consent Order for Schools in England to Adapt to Climate Change
award: Alan Baxter
£10K

Home Office

Move on Evaluation
award: National Centre for Social Research
£128K
Understanding Irregular Stay in the UK
award: IFF Research
£98.8K

Imperial War Museums

Summative Evaluation for the War and the Mind Exhibition at IWM London
award: Bluegrass Research
£13.4K

Improvement & Development Agency for Local Government

Resident Satisfaction Polling
tender
£100K

Leeds City Council

Lexis Nexis Legal Research Facilities
award: Relx
£26.3K
Lexis Nexis Jordans Family Law Module
award: Relx
£7.7K

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

LSTM Sequencing Services Framework Agreement
tender
£300K
LSTM Sequencing Services Framework Agreement
tender
£300K

Llywodraeth Cymru Welsh Government

Evaluation of the LGBTQ+ Action Plan
tender
£160K
Welsh Justice Research Programme
award: 2 suppliers
£300K

Local Government Association

Preventing and Reducing Poverty Through User-Led Service Design
tender
£10K

Mayors Office for Policing & Crime

Policeometer - Understanding the Trends in Policing and Crime KPIs (MOPAC
award: Manning Gottlieb Omd
£58.5K

Ministry of Housing Communities & Local Government

English Housing Survey
pin

Ministry of Justice

HMCTS Reform Process Evaluation - Interviews
award: Ipsos Market Research
£79.7K
Ntc_9939
award: Kta Research & Consulting
£66.6K

National Nuclear Laboratory

ARC DARTS Hydrogen & Radiolysis Project
award: Manchester University
£130K

National Physical Laboratory

Evaluation of NPL Quantum Programme
award: RSM UK Consulting
£97.7K
Study on Better Evidencing Benefits Attributable to NPL's Work in Radiotherapy
award: Kings College London
£60K
NMS Survey for Healthcare Users
award: IFF Research
£50K
Bibliometric Assessment of the National Physical Laboratory's (NPL) Research Output
award: Elsevier
£40.8K
Study on Better Evidencing Impacts Attributable to NMS Laboratories' Work in Nanomedicines
award: Briscoe Advisory
£29.8K

Nuclear Waste Services

PIN BATS Corrosion on Carbon Steel
pin
£200K
PIN BATs - Corrosion of Carbon Steel
pin
£200K

Ofcom

Industry TV Audience Viewing Data
award: Barb Audiences
£1.2M
VoD Market Data
award: Ampere Analysis
£75.9K
Online Safety Threat Assessment - Risky Services
award: Resolver Crisp Thinking
£66.6K
Measuring the Social Impact of Community Radio in the UK
award: Wavehill
£45.8K

Ordnance Survey

Customer Sentiment Tracking
tender
£585K
Customer Sentiment Tracking
tender
£585K

Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman

Behavioural Science Approaches to Improving Casework Processes
award: Copy & TV
£72K

Post Office

Research and Insight Services
tender
£3.7M

Rail Safety Standards Board

Scottish Government

Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Year 3 and 4 Evaluation
pin
£200K
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
award: Pearson Education
£948K

Sellafield

Modelling Support to Thermal Treatment
award: Mmi Engineering
£365K
PDRA Thermal Treatment
award: Sheffield Hallam University
£356K
PDRA Thermal Treatment
award: Sheffield Hallam University
£356K
Linc 130 - Sellafield Robotics & AI, UAV BVLOS Road Mapping
award: Ajuno
£74K

Surrey County Council

Demand on Health and Care Services Is Rising, Creating Pressure on Services, Waiting Lists, Delays in…
tender
£100K

Tees Valley Combined Authority Group & Teesside International Airport

Transport for London

Impact of Skylights on Passenger Thermal Comfort on London Buses
award: University College London
£65K

UK Research & Innovation

ZEVI Technical Study
award: Ricardo AEA
£292K
ZEVI Technical Study
award: Ricardo AEA
£292K
Network Innovation Projects
award: Strathclyde University
£71.5K

UK Shared Business Services

UKRI- GSS25124 - 2024 CRISPR Broad Royalties Competitive Quotation
award: Broad Institute
£24.9K
Mission LEOP Assessments
award: Inverse Quanta
£24.8K
DQS Study 2
award: Skao
£20.8K
GSS24901 - KMS 450 B
award: Sairem
£10K

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Small Scale Experiments for Tritium Breeding (SSETB)
award: 11 suppliers
£3.1M

WWF UK World Wide Fund for Nature Trading

Financing Standing Forests - Scoping Phase
tender

Maritime & Coastguard Agency

Review of Effectiveness of Funding System for UK Seafarer Training
tender
£30K

Mca Maritime & Coastguard Agency

Review of Effectiveness of Funding System for UK Seafarer Training
tender
£300K

Salford the University

Soils Lab Equipment
tender
£150K
Soils Lab Equipment
award: Controls Testing Equipment
£150K

Apuc

Microscopy & Imaging Equipment
pin
£80M

Food Standards Agency

Imported Food Sampling, Analysis and Reporting
tender
£450K

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Fungarium Sequencing Project Phase 2
tender
£444K
Fungarium Sequencing Project Phase 2
tender
£444K

UK Shared Business Services

Aquablast 915 Cabinet
award: Vixen Surface Treatments
£13.9K

Health Data Research

Brain Health Community Assessment for Trials Service
tender
£2M

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