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Public sector contracts from UK Research & Innovation

UK Research & Innovation has published 5,346 contract awards since 2021.

802 of those were awarded in the last twelve months. Across the whole period it has used 1,138 different suppliers.

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802
Awards, last 12 months
5,346
Awards since 2021
1,138
Distinct suppliers
£7k
Median contract value
823
Expiring in 18 months

Most recent award recorded 2 Dec 2026.

Coming up for renewal

823 contracts expiring in the next 18 months

Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.

Overview

Its most active procurement category is business and professional services.

BEOBACHT LIMITED appears most frequently, holding 196 awards.

Published contract values total £577.2m, with a median of £7k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.

823 contracts held with this organisation are due to expire within the next eighteen months.

Awards per quarter

Q1 25376Q2 25242Q3 25315Q4 25268Q1 26208Q2 26201Q3 26104Q4 262

Recent activity

Latest contract awards

ContractSupplierValueAwarded
ITT for Project 83018096PERCEPTIVE CHANGE LIMITED£8k2 Dec 2026
ITT for project 10198151ROUND TOWER CONSULTING LIMITED£4k10 Oct 2026
ITT for projects 10184579, 10184926, 10184541, 10181841, 10184595, 10185296MERRALLS CONSULTING LIMITED£33k27 Sept 2026
ATRAD Pty LtdATRAD Pty Ltd£157k22 Sept 2026
UKRI-6395 Microstructure Equipped Underwater GliderTeledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb ResearchUSD 425k22 Sept 2026
UKRI-6324 Use of GSGSSI Fisheries Protection VesselGovernment of South Georgia & the South Sandwhich Islands£175k16 Sept 2026
UKRI-6220 MRC LMS Plant Replacement StrategyAECOM Limited£125k14 Sept 2026
UKRI-6363 REF 2029 SubmissionsScout Consultancy Ltd£780k11 Sept 2026
ITT for project 10180336Promar International Ltd£6k8 Sept 2026
UKRI-6242 MRC LMS Electrification of Gas-Fired HumidifierBuilding Projects Group Limited£350k8 Sept 2026
UKRI-5450-01 Air Handling Units - Please note, the contract start date is 16.02.2026 and the contract end date is 31.03.2026 - by an omission of the contracting authority, this notice was not published at the correct time.Scanbur£256k8 Sept 2026
ITT for project 10185238MERRALLS CONSULTING LIMITED£6k7 Sept 2026
ITT for project 107586ZEC CONSULTANCY LTD£4k3 Sept 2026
ITT for project 107586ZEC CONSULTANCY LTD£4k3 Sept 2026
ITT for 10180863, 10182273SPARK ASSESSMENT SERVICES LIMITED£8k3 Sept 2026
ITT for project 10202345A GUNN CONSULTING£4k3 Sept 2026
ITT for project 10184667DR. DON CARDY£5k2 Sept 2026
ITT for project 10182886REIMAGINEBETA LIMITED£6k2 Sept 2026
ITT for project 10198109Bella Olah£4k1 Sept 2026
ITT for projects 10181701, 10183623, 10185126, 10182577, 10185665DR. DON CARDY£24k1 Sept 2026
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UK Research & Innovation, in short

Who does UK Research & Innovation award contracts to?

Across 5,346 contracts recorded since 2021, UK Research & Innovation has used 1,138 different suppliers. The most frequent are BEOBACHT LIMITED (196 contracts), Promar International Limited (113 contracts), Mayflower Innovation Limited (83 contracts).

What does UK Research & Innovation buy?

Its most active procurement categories are business and professional services, laboratory and precision equipment, architecture and engineering. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.

When do UK Research & Innovation contracts come up for renewal?

823 contracts awarded by UK Research & Innovation have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 30 Sept 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.

How much does UK Research & Innovation spend on contracts?

Published values total £577.2m across the 5,346 contracts that state one, with a median of £7k. These are the values published on award notices, which for frameworks are ceilings rather than money actually spent.

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Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals.