Research and development tenders in London

17 open research and development contracts from public buyers in London, closing soonest first.

• Understanding the V&A's Impact on the Creative IndustriesVictoria and Albert Museum · London£60k · closes 19 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Plug-in batteries safety studyDepartment for Energy Security & Net Zero · London£300k · closes 21 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• LGA Local Government Devolution Leadership Essentials CourseImprovement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · London£7k · closes 26 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Generation Market StudyOfgem · London£417k · closes 26 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Flight Schedules DataDepartment for Transport · London£25k · closes 30 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Procurement of services of Integrated Review and Assessment of Youth Mental Health Needs and Youth Centre Response Capacity in Selected PFRU Target OblastsChemonics International, Inc. · Londonvalue not published · closes 30 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Who pays? Understanding cost misalignment between the NHS and Local GovernmentLocal Government Association (LGA) · London£16k · closes 2 Nov 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Included Outside Publication Faith in NatureNatural England · London£20k · closes 3 Nov 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Technology Fund Horizon ScanningFair4all Finance Limited · London£50k · closes 4 Nov 2026
• Customer Survey Research PartnerPeabody Trust · London£1.8m · closes 9 Nov 2026
• Local Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social CareImprovement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · London£50k · closes 9 Nov 2026
• Feasibility and impact of a full description of train pathRssb · London£120k · closes 10 Nov 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Department for Transport Shared Research, Evaluation and AnalysisDepartment for Transport · London£7.5m · closes 12 Nov 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritageNatural England · London£21k · closes 12 Nov 2026
• Strategy for Harmonising Automatic Current Limitation Across Electric Rolling Stock in GBRail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) · London£180k · closes 16 Nov 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Sector research for councils to learn from collaborative ICT delivery in local governmentImprovement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · London£30k · closes 16 Nov 2026
• Passenger Rolling Stock Emergency Window Repair ProceduresRail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) · London£50k · closes 18 Nov 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs

Contracts ending soon in London

• Evaluation of PAYG ticketing in the South EastDfTc: Department for Transport · current supplier: a small supplier · £196kEnds 30 Oct 2026
• DBT Research: Evaluation Call Off ContractDepartment for Business and Trade · current supplier: Market & Opinion Research International Limited (Trading as · £6mEnds 11 Dec 2026
• DBT Research: Econometrics Call Off ContractDepartment for Business and Trade · current supplier: ICF Consulting Services Limited · £4.5mEnds 11 Dec 2026
• Pj. PoppinsMinistry of Defence · current supplier: a small supplier · £200kEnds 11 Dec 2026
• G-Cloud 14 Framework Call-Off: Gartner Research Services (12 month Subscription)Financial Services Compensation Scheme · current supplier: Gartner UK Limited · £57kEnds 31 Dec 2026
• Demand determinant and Elasticities for English Higher Education Con_29296Department for Education · current supplier: ALMA ECONOMICS LIMITED · £249kEnds 13 Jan 2027
• Pj. MorrighanMinistry of Defence · current supplier: Flowcopter · £153kEnds 2 Feb 2027
• FRS24253 An evidence base for rural flood and coastal resilienceEnvironment Agency · current supplier: a small supplier · £107kEnds 28 Feb 2027
• Systematic review of the Impacts of Digital Media con_30910Department for Education · current supplier: a small supplier · £139kEnds 28 Feb 2027
• Agricultural Land and Organic Waste: A National Capacity Estimator (ALDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · current supplier: a small supplier · £114kEnds 15 Mar 2027

Recently closed

• Kharkiv Multimodal Interchange Pre-Feasibility Study​Department for Transport · London£150k · closed 22 Sep 2026
• Futures Procurement FrameworkDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · London£9m · closed 12 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Uniformity and consistency of braking within a freight trainRssb · London£350k · closed 2 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Exploring the appeal of 30by30 for Landowners/ManagersNatural England · London£45k · closed 23 Sep 2026
• DfT National Freight ModelDepartment for Transport · London£1.9m · closed 9 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• From Local Shocks to Systemic Impacts: A Multi-hazard, Systems-based View of Physical Climate RiskDepartment for Energy Security & Net Zero · London£100k · closed 14 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Procurement of development viability training and bespoke support for Local Planning AuthoritiesImprovement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · London£170k · closed 16 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Creating neuroinclusive principles to maximise train driver performanceRssb · London£80k · closed 12 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• AI Delivery Partner for Local Government SupportImprovement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · London£100k · closed 8 Oct 2026
• Delegates for International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration ProgrammeDepartment for Energy Security & Net Zero · London£148k · closed 13 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Harnessing geological diversity for species recovery, ecological connectivity, and climate resilienceNatural England · London£21k · closed 7 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Research project: What more could pre-registration education and training of health and care professionals do to uphold professionalism, encourage positive working cultures and prevent future misconduct?Professional Standards Authority for Health And Social Care · Londonvalue not published · closed 14 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Procurement of services for fact-checking and strategic narrative developmentChemonics International, Inc. · Londonvalue not published · closed 2 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs
• Age-friendly TrainingCentre for Ageing Better Limited · London£30k · closed 8 Oct 2026 · buyer says suitable for SMEs

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