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UK Research & Innovation: public contracts, suppliers and opportunities
UK Research & Innovation has published 3,602 contract awards on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender since 23 Oct 2023, worth £268m in total as published. Most of its spending is on business services (hr, legal, marketing, admin), lab & scientific equipment, architecture & engineering. Below: what it buys, who wins, what ends soon and what is coming up.
What UK Research & Innovation buys
Contract awards by CPV category (Common Procurement Vocabulary division), from 23 Oct 2023 to 22 Oct 2026.
| Category | CPV | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business services (HR, legal, marketing, admin) | 79000000 | 2,784 | £45.5m |
| Lab & scientific equipment | 38000000 | 120 | £14.6m |
| Architecture & engineering | 71000000 | 63 | £27.4m |
| Software | 48000000 | 59 | £8.1m |
| Repair & maintenance | 50000000 | 59 | £9.4m |
| Industrial machinery | 42000000 | 44 | £6.8m |
| Electrical equipment | 31000000 | 33 | £9.2m |
| R&D | 73000000 | 30 | £6.7m |
| IT services | 72000000 | 29 | £13.5m |
| Telecoms equipment | 32000000 | 26 | £8.1m |
| Most used CPV codes | Notices |
|---|---|
79421100 Project-supervision services other than for construction work | 2,735 |
48000000 Software package and information systems | 30 |
50000000 Repair and maintenance services | 30 |
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) | 28 |
38636100 Lasers | 24 |
79410000 Business and management consultancy services | 17 |
48218000 License management software package | 12 |
71541000 Construction project management services | 11 |
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services | 11 |
79421000 Project-management services other than for construction work | 10 |
Recent contract awards
The latest awards with a company or organisation named as supplier. Values are as published and may be framework or multi-year totals.
Top suppliers to UK Research & Innovation
Companies and organisations named most often in its award notices since 23 Oct 2023. 85% of awards went to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
| Supplier | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Beobacht Limited | 178 | £929k |
| Sandhills Management Consultancy Limited | 72 | £474k |
| Promar International Ltd | 67 | £472k |
| Technologia LTD | 62 | £367k |
| A2f Associates Limited | 58 | £383k |
| Zec Consultancy LTD | 55 | £375k |
| Keston Technologies LTD | 52 | £261k |
| Growthmesh Limited | 48 | £319k |
| Amanda Mcmurray Limited | 47 | £327k |
| Mayflower Innovation Limited | 47 | £254k |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
556 contracts end by 23 Oct 2027. Buyers usually re-tender 6 to 12 months before the end date, so these are the next opportunities to prepare for. End dates are as published and exclude optional extensions.
| Ends | Contract | Current supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | CSP26927 - Transportation to Falklands | Kuehne+Nagel Ltd | £31k |
| 27 Oct 2026 | CSP26949 - Retarmacking of road surface | Dh Building Services (Oxford) Limited | £40k |
| 29 Oct 2026 | CSP26801 - Event Services | The Rcp Regent'S Park Limited | £49k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | UKRI-4082 Design Supply Deliver and Commission of Split Pair 10Tesla SuperConducting Magnetic System | Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited T/A Oxford Instr | £863k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | PS26301 - NPL data processing and Reports | NPL Management Limited | £13k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | CSP26863 - Vacuum turbo pump | Agilent Technologies Lda UK Limited | £11k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | CSP26835 - Consumables for Three Merck Millipore systems | Merck Life Science UK Limited | £13k |
| 31 Oct 2026 | ITT for Project 10094035 | Environment and Energy Consultants LTD | £20k |
| 31 Oct 2026 | ITT for project 10097017 | Virkonnen LTD | £19k |
| 31 Oct 2026 | ITT for Project 10110407 | Ravencon LTD | £8,100 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | ITT for project 10110544 | Beobacht Limited | £4,950 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | ITT for Project 10108925 | Environment and Energy Consultants LTD | £9,600 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | ITT for project 83013497 | Evaluation LTD | £8,368 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | ITT for Project 830299 | Innophyte Consulting LTD | £8,227 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | ITT for Project 10137628 | VBMS (Buckingham) Ltd | £7,045 |
Upcoming and open opportunities
Open tenders and planned procurements (pipeline and preliminary market engagement notices) published by UK Research & Innovation. Always read the official notice for documents and how to bid.
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Source: Contracts Finder (Crown Commercial Service) notices published 23 Oct 2023 to 23 Oct 2026, and Find a Tender (Cabinet Office) notices published 16 Sept 2026 to 22 Oct 2026. Figures are our own summary of those notices. Award counts include notices with a named organisation as supplier; notices naming individuals are left out and no individual's name is shown.
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Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only; check the official notices before acting. Brightbench is not connected to UK Research & Innovation.