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WP9 Social Science - The impact of disruption on the UK food system

The Food Standards Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

Calling off from C425727 Research: Social Science Call-Off. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is commissioning a rapid evidence review to examine how recent and ongoing disruptions to the UK food system have affected food system actors and st…

Awarded to The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited

Sea Angling for Cephalopods and Descending devices for pollack

Cefas · Central government · delivery region not published

Cefas requires research to characterise the recreational fishery for Cephalopods and develop practical approaches with charter boats for the use of descending devices for pollack.

Awarded to Angling Trust

CEFAS26-131 Marine Organism Wash-Up Research

Cefas · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Research services to support the Defra-funded Coastal and Marine Health Programme (CaMHP), focusing on the wash-up of marine organisms around the UK coast. The work will identify potential candidate species and groups, develop an accessible…

Awarded to Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

Research on Marine Wash Ups -UK

Cefas · Central government · delivery region not published

To provide desk-based research into previous wash ups of marine organisms on beaches around the United Kingdom to provide an improved understanding and collated information on species or groups of species that are reported to wash up on UK …

Awarded to University of Portsmouth

Evaluation of Officer Initiated Facial Recognition Tools

COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED · Education · Nationwide (UK)

Evaluation of Officer Initiated Facial Recognition Tools under College Framework Contract COP29_2024 Lot 2

Awarded to University of Birmingham

Evaluation of Direct Business Reporting Systems

COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED · Education · Nationwide (UK)

Evaluation of Direct Business Reporting Systems under College Framework COP29_2024 - Lot 4

Awarded to Crest Advisory (UK) Ltd.

CEFAS26-102 Smart Sea Fish Tagging Measurement Boxes

Cefas · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Rental, maintenance and technical support services for three Smart Sea fish tagging measurement boxes and associated tagging software for use during Cefas mackerel tagging surveys. The service includes equipment maintenance, inspection and …

Awarded to Smart Sea Systems AS

Victim Attrition Research

Crown Prosecution Service · Central government · delivery region not published

Research into victim attrition

Awarded to VICTIMS SUPPORT LIMITED

HerEthical / VAWG AI pilot

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire · Police & fire · delivery region not published

Provision of specialist Artificial Intelligence research and development services in support of the Police STAR funded project "AI Enhanced Behavioural Mapping for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Prevention and Policing."

Awarded to HERETHICAL AI LTD

DESNZ UKNNL Framework

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Background The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (“DESNZ”) owns HM Government’s mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower by achieving clean power by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050. Nuclear Power is intended to play a critical r…

Intended award to National Nuclear Laboratory

Impact of HPV self-testing- insights & good practice in FGM, sexual abuse&trauma

NHS England · Central government · delivery region not published

With the planned roll-out of HPV self-testing, we may see improvements in uptake rates, however there will still be a need for cervical screening for those where self-testing indicates high risk HPV, meaning that there will be an ongoing ne…

Awarded to Solutions Strategy Research Facilitation Limited

• Health services
• Research services

Economic Impact of TfL Supply Chain

Transport for London · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

An updated economic impact report to support stakeholder engagement and advocacy activity ahead of the forthcoming spending review.

Awarded to Confederation of British Industry

Peat: ES-RDE 045: Peatland Engagement Contract

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

In line with the objectives of the the peatland programme, this engagement contract would include a knowledge repository and information sharing amongst stakeholders, newsletters, and stakeholder events and forums.

Intended award to Niab

Exploring Skills Needs in England: A Qualitative Research Study (con_31878)

Department for Education · Central government · delivery region not published

This contract sets out an agreement between the Department for Education (DfE) and the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to deliver a qualitative study titled Exploring Skills Needs in England.

Awarded to National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)

Understanding the UK markets for unlawfully imported products animal origin

The Food Standards Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

Calling off from C425727 Research: Social Science Call-Off. Research to improve understanding of the drivers and enablers influencing the purchase of illegally imported products of animal origin (POAO) within the UK. The research will explo…

Awarded to The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited

NG-R2C - GC-Faster

Met Office · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

The University of Cambridge is the leading development centre for the chemistry component of the United Kingdom Chemistry and Aerosols (UKCA) model, a key component of the Met Office's collaboratively developed UK Earth System Model (UKESM)…

Awarded to The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of The University Of Cambridge

Understanding consumer attitudes and behaviours around misinformation to inform communications activity to counter food safety misinformation

The Food Standards Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

Calling off from C425727 Research: Social Science Call-Off. Research services to explore consumer attitudes, behaviours and trust in relation to food-related information encountered online. The work will provide evidence on how consumers en…

Awarded to The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited

Palladium Silver Membranes Tensile and Fatigue Testing

UK FUSION ENERGY LTD · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

he scope of this procurement is to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to undertake a programme of mechanical testing on palladium-silver membrane assemblies to generate design data that supports their application in hydrogen purification…

Awarded to Darvick Limited

NDNS biomonitoring for exposure to food additives - Extension to Phase 1

The Food Standards Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

Provision of analytical and research services to support the Food Standards Agency's biomonitoring programme for exposure to food additives. The contract involves the analysis and interpretation of biomarkers of non-sugar sweeteners in appr…

Awarded to CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

Benefits of Commitments on the Prohibition of Performance Requirements

Department for Business & Trade · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

The policy context for this report is the ambition of developing a more robust evidence base relating to commitments on the Prohibition of Performance Requirements (PPR) to aid negotiations, including for targeted non-FTA agreements as set …

Awarded to LSE Enterprise Ltd

Validating Demand Models with Mobile Phone Data

Department for Transport · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

This contract is to undertake a feasibility study on the use of disaggregate, l§ongitudinal Mobile Phone Data (MPD) to improve understanding of behavioural responses to transport interventions and support future improvements to transport de…

Awarded to Jacobs UK Ltd

Research - Social Landlord and Home Contents Insurance

FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

A research programme to better understand social landlords' needs, as well as the challenges and opportunities around providing access to homes contents insurance for their residents.

Awarded to The Housing Associations Charitable Trust

Third Party Intermediary Research

Consumer Council for Water · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

This tender is for the establishment, management and operation of ad hoc consumer market research services, specifically research to explore Third Party Intermediaries operating in the non-household water retail market in England.

Awarded to Impact Research

• Design and execution of research and development
• Drinking water
• Non-drinking water
• +1

Water Matters & NAV Survey

Consumer Council for Water · Central government · Nationwide (UK), North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands

As well as the delivery of CCW's Water Matters tracking survey, to be carried out as closely as possible in line with previous years to maintain comparability , this contract also involves extending the Water Matters survey for the first ti…

Awarded to DJS Research Ltd

• Market-testing services
• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• Research consultancy services
• +1

CORSIA Capacity Building Project

Department for Transport · Central government · delivery region not published

For emissions reduction credits to be eligible under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), the countries hosting the projects that generate them must provide authorisation to confirm the associated …

Intended award to Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

NG-LFRic Project: LFRic Modelling Code Computational Performance Optimisation and Input/Output API infrastructure functionality development in XIOS - Third Procurement Stage Oct 2026 - March 2028

Met Office · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

As the Met Office's next-generation weather forecasting capability, Momentum, moves towards operational implementation, it is essential to build on the foundations established through the Next Generation Modelling Systems (NGMS) Programme, …

Awarded to The University of Edinburgh

Investigating the Value of Adding Diverse ML Models to the IMPROVER Blend

Met Office · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

The central research question is: Does incorporating a broader and more diverse range of machine learning weather forecasting models into the IMPROVER blend deliver sufficient forecast improvement and operational value to justify the additi…

Awarded to University of Exeter

Local Government Reorganisation Opportunities and Models for Historic Environment Service Delivery UID304

Historic England · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

A research project to examine lessons from previous Local Government Reorganisation to look critically at the challenges and outcomes of those processes for local authority historic environment service delivery models. It will identify key …

Awarded to ButCH

Quantifying the difference that nature recovery can make to selected risk events in the National Risk Register (informed by the State of Natural Capital Report)

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

This commission sits within Natural England's Natural Capital and Economics Teams, which work on evidence to ensure that nature, and the multiple benefits it provides, are considered in decision-making. In 2024, Natural England published a …

Awarded to Government Actuary's Department

• Research services

Exploring the appeal of 30by30for landowners/managers

NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

The overall aim of this qualitative social science research project is to understand what a diversity of landowner or managers who have not been directly engaged in the process of designing 30by30 think of the opportunity of 30by30 for them…

Awarded to GROUNDED RESEARCH LIMITED

• Survey services
• Research services
• Social research services

DNO553-ISIP Post-Doctoral Project-TN

Ministry of Defence · Central government · delivery region not published

Provision of post-doctoral research to develop and mature UAV-based autonomous radiation mapping, source localisation and radiological threat characterisation capabilities, including algorithm development, validation trials and knowledge tr…

Intended award to University of Bristol

Research into Work Stress, Burnout and Employment Outcomes

Department for Business & Trade · Central government · Nationwide (UK), Yorkshire and the Humber, West Midlands, Greater London

The contract was awarded via the Government Commercial Agency RM6126 Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System. It runs for an initial period of six months, from 28 September 2026 to 29 March 2027, with an option to extend by up to 4 mo…

Awarded to BMG Research Limited, Basis Social LTD, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED +21 more · 44 awards

• Research and development services and related consultancy services
• Research services

CEFAS26-107 Contract for Support Services to the Coastal Health Programme

Cefas · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Following on from the work delivered in the pilot phase of the Coastal Health programme, The Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA) has been selected to support delivery of core requirements as follows: 1. Work…

Awarded to The Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities Ltd

Scientific Services in support

University of East Anglia · Education · East of England

The provision of a dedicated project manager to assist scientific services in support of on-going research projects.

Awarded to BIOPOLIS

UK6 Notice - Climate-Tech Innovation Partnership

Great British Energy · Central government · delivery region not published

The Climate-Tech Innovation Partnership is being trialled by GBE to support the organisation in identifying and working with UK based climate tech companies to accelerate clean energy deployment and to build the industries, supply chains an…

Awarded to Sustainable Venture Development Partners Ltd · 2 awards

PS26301 - NPL data processing and Reports

UK Research and Innovation · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, servi…

Awarded to NPL Management Limited

Supply of Potency Assay Services for RNA and RNA‑LNP products

CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · delivery region not published

This tender seeks to engage a qualified service provider to perform cell based, in vitro potency assays for the quantification of both RNA (drug substance) and RNA-LNP (Lipid Nanoparticle) (drug product) activity. The assays will be used to…

Awarded to READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LTD

• Experimental development services
• Laboratory services
• Research and experimental development services
• +1

COV - CVLR Vehicle Dynamics Support

Coventry City Council · Local authority · delivery region not published

Contract consists of four work packages: 1. Performance and safety assessment of the CVLR Vehicle running on the extended on-road trial route (City Centre Demonstrator Mile Lane/Park Road) 2. Characterising the range of suspension forces ex…

Awarded to University of Huddersfield - Institute of Railway Research

Corrosion Testing Framework for STEP

UK FUSION ENERGY LTD · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

The purpose of this procurement is to establish a framework agreement with a number of pre-qualified, specialist corrosion testing providers to deliver corrosion testing services for the UKFE STEP programme over the next two years. The fram…

Intended award to Amentum Clean Energy Ltd, Kyoto Fusioneering, Lucideon Group Limited +4 more · 3 awards

• Technical analysis or consultancy services
• Analysis services
• Composition and purity testing and analysis services
• +4

External Evaluation Washington Pride in Place Programme

Sunderland City Council · Local authority · North East England

Provision - External Evaluation Washington Pride in Place Programme

Awarded to Wavehill Ltd

AI Call analysis

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire · Police & fire · delivery region not published

STAR BID FUNDING The purpose of the project is to understand the impact of AI and emerging technologies on the wellbeing of police call handlers.

Awarded to Anglia Ruskin University

Active Travel England- Women's Safety PhD Sponsorship

Department for Transport · Central government · delivery region not published

Sponsorhip of fees for an individual at Active Travel England to undertake a part time PhD on women's safety related to transport

Awarded to THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

UK_1412 – Evaluating the strategic and economic return of international artist-led innovation

British Council · Local authority · Nationwide (UK)

British Council is seeking an economist or strategic researcher (or team of researchers) to conduct a mixed-methods analysis that evidences the multi-dimensional economic returns of the international art and technology sector to the UK.

Awarded to Human Economics Ltd

• Research services

AmazonFACE SIF data set processing and report

Met Office · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

This contract will provide specialist expertise in SIF processing, interpretation and support for integration with JULES to deliver qualityassured analysis of Amazon FACE SIF observations and recommendations for future exploitation of the d…

Awarded to Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS Consulting)

Amazon FACE - Water Cycle (WP3)

Met Office · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

The activity includes field-based data collection, processing of sap flow and soil moisture measurements, and aggregation of datasets to generate plot-level water budgets and trait-based datasets for use in land surface models such as JULES…

Awarded to University of Exeter

AmazonFACE Operational Knowledge Transfer, Operational Readiness Assessment and Scientific Oversight Services

Met Office · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

Provision of operational knowledge transfer, operational readiness assessment, governance development, carbon budget methodology support and independent scientific oversight services for the AmazonFACE programme. The services will draw on B…

Awarded to University of Birmingham

Regenerative Schools Pilot - Academic Assurance Partner

Department for Education · Central government · North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, South East England

The Department for Education and the Education Estates Strategy The Department for Education (DfE) is the UK government’s Department responsible for the schools in England. As part of this role, we oversee the safety, condition, and long‑te…

Intended award to NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

• Environmental engineering consultancy services
• Design and execution of research and development
• Environmental services
• +5

EU harmonised surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) E. coli and Salmonella found in fresh beef and pork meat on retail sale in the UK in 2027

The Food Standards Agency · Central government · delivery region not published

The objective of microbiological food safety research themes is to provide robust information on the presence, growth, survival, and elimination of pathogenic microorganisms throughout the food chain; the extent, distribution, causes, risks…

Awarded to UK Health Security Agency · 3 awards

• Data collection and collation services
• Laboratory services
• Market research services
• +4

marine survey campaign

ORE Catapult · Nationwide (UK)

ORE Catapult is seeking a suitably experienced contractor to undertake a marine survey campaign within the Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone (PDZ), Wales.

Awarded to Ocean Ecology

CR_5445 Consumer Survey on Secondary Ticketing

Department for Business & Trade · Central government · Nationwide (UK)

This is an awarded contract and has been published for transparency purposes. This procurement is to deliver a baseline online consumer survey on purchasing and reselling tickets for live events in the UK. The research will provide baseline…

Awarded to Savanta Group Limited