How many research and development contracts expire in 2029?

224 UK public sector research and development contracts have a published end date in 2029, let by 100 buying organisations. Only contracts whose award notice gives an end date are counted, so the real number is higher.

When should I approach the buyer?

Re-procurement usually starts three to six months before a contract ends, and earlier for anything complex. For a contract ending in Q1 2029, the buyer is likely to be scoping the replacement in the months before.

Contract renewals

Research and development contracts expiring in 2029

224 UK public sector research and development contracts have an end date in 2029, let by 100 buyers, with a median published value of £386k. The busiest quarter is Q1 2029, with 104. Each is a likely re-tender with its date already published.

104
ending in Q1 2029: 61
ending in Q2 2029: 36
ending in Q3 2029: 23
ending in Q4 2029

Buyers with the most ending

Food Standards Agency23
National Highways Limited13
COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED12
Department for Education10
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero9
DfTc - Department for Transport8
Ministry of Defence6
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority5

Incumbents with the most ending

Single-supplier contracts only: a framework has no one incumbent.

Fera Science Limited4
IFF Research3
IFF Research Ltd.3
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD3
Ipsos (market research) Limited3
Ove Arup3
Wageningen Food Safety Research3
Transport Focus3

The contracts, soonest first

Contract	Buyer	Incumbent	Value	Ends
A multi-drug resistant pathogen reference strain and clinical isolate collection	MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT SERVICES LIMITED	UK Health Security Agency	£696k	1 Jan 2029
Employer Panel - Research	Construction Industry Training Board	IFF Research	£621k	5 Jan 2029
High Level Skills Capacity Evaluation.2	West Midlands Combined Authority	Pearson Education Limited	£141k	14 Jan 2029
PhD Studentship Developing a Welfare Assessment Protocol for Kennelled Dogs	Dept for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	University of Bristol	£167k	31 Jan 2029
DfT - HR Research Services	DfTc - Department for Transport	Gartner UK Limited	£316k	31 Jan 2029
Environmental Science Research, Development and Evidence (ES RDE) Framework	Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs	Withheld Section94 Supplier	£192.0m	31 Jan 2029
Green Belt Review for North East Derbyshire District and Chesterfield Borough Council Areas - AWARD	North East Derbyshire District Council - e-Tendering System	AECOM Limited	£90k	1 Feb 2029
Pay and Benefits Benchmarking review	Development Bank of Wales	Mercer Limited	£180k	1 Feb 2029
Habitats Regulation Assessment for the Local BCP Plan	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council	FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY LIMITED	£20k	1 Feb 2029
Nominated Test Laboratory for the Assessment of Submissions of Chemical Irritant Sprays	Home Office	Alford Technologies Ltd	£1.2m	18 Feb 2029
CCIN Consultancy DPS	Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council	23 suppliers (framework)	£30.0m	23 Feb 2029
Computer engineer & data scientist	UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)	JORRIT POELEN	Not stated	28 Feb 2029
ID 5967233 - DE - Statistics and Research - The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2027	The Department of Education (DE)	PEARSON PLC	£766k	28 Feb 2029
Federated Data Platform (FDP) - Evaluation Partner	NHS England	Imperial College Projects	£584k	28 Feb 2029
Transport Focus Your Bus Journey Survey	Cornwall Council	Transport Focus	£221k	28 Feb 2029
C3773 - HR Research membership	Financial Conduct Authority	Gartner UK Limited	£83k	28 Feb 2029
PS26002-Evaluator for a deliberative dialogue public engagement project	UK Research and Innovation	URSUS CONSULTING LIMITED	£48k	2 Mar 2029
Assessment and Development of Enrichment Approaches to Enhance the Welfare of Continuously Housed Dairy Cattle	Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs	University of Nottingham	£299k	3 Mar 2029
GK25-25	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority	Eden Nuclear	£141k	7 Mar 2029
Road and Rail Noise measuring tool	Department for Transport	AECOM	£300k	7 Mar 2029
Female Suicide Lived Experience Research Project	Hull City Council	New Light CIC	£31k	14 Mar 2029
Stakeholder Research	Ofgem	Think Insight and Strategy (BritainThinks) Limited	£680k	16 Mar 2029
Independent Evaluation of the MoJ Legal Support Grant 2026-2029	Ministry of Justice	Ipsos (market research) Limited	£930k	19 Mar 2029
Education & Outcomes Panel Study B (EOPS-B) con_15420	Department for Education	Natcen	£5.0m	20 Mar 2029
LIMS/EPR Architecture Review	University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust	Ethical Healthcare Consulting C.I.C.	£65k	22 Mar 2029
Transport Focus Your Bus Journey Survey	Warwickshire County Council	Transport Focus	£218k	26 Mar 2029
Contract Award Notice	Department for Education	UserTesting Technologies Limited	£370k	28 Mar 2029
PS25276 - Horizon Europe (HEU), managed by the European Commission - Evaluation	DSIT	Technopolis Limited	£962k	30 Mar 2029
Evaluation of Electricity Transmission Network Infrastructure Bill Discount Scheme and Community Funds Guidance.	DESNZ	Verian Group UK Ltd	£614k	30 Mar 2029
Evaluation of Integrated Transport Digital Twin Programme	DfTc - Department for Transport	Public Group International Limited	£2.5m	30 Mar 2029
PS25146 - Evaluation of the Warm Homes Local Grant (WHLG)	DESNZ	RSM UK Consulting LLP	£706k	30 Mar 2029
Homes for Net Zero Phase 3 Lot 1 - Trial Management and Coordination	Department for Energy Security & Net Zero	ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT SERVICES LIMITED	£2.4m	30 Mar 2029
Homes for Net Zero Phase 3 - Lot 2 Data Analysis and Research	Department for Energy Security & Net Zero	LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES LIMITED	£464k	30 Mar 2029
Homes for Net Zero Phase 3 - Lot 3 Consumer engagement and Social Research	Department for Energy Security & Net Zero	TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED	£673k	30 Mar 2029
Homes for Net Zero Phase 3 - Lot 4 - Heat Pump Design and Installation	Department for Energy Security & Net Zero	ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT SERVICES LIMITED	£3.3m	30 Mar 2029
S30033 SkRAM3 2026-29	National Highways Limited	Amey OW Limited	£291k	31 Mar 2029
National Reference Laboratory for Food and Feed	Food Standards Agency	Fera Science Limited	£383k	31 Mar 2029
National Reference Laboratory for Food and Feed	Food Standards Agency	Fera Science Limited	£383k	31 Mar 2029
S30073 Pavement Technical Services and Support 2026-29	National Highways Limited	AtkinsRéalis Jacobs Joint Venture AJJV	£383k	31 Mar 2029
NDA/C17430/20 Pu Immobilisation SME support	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority	National Nuclear Laboratory	£110k	31 Mar 2029
Chemical Testing for Nothern Ireland	Food Standards Agency	Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety	£40k	31 Mar 2029
Chemical Testing for Nothern Ireland	Food Standards Agency	Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety	£40k	31 Mar 2029
S30115 Drainage Technical Standard Committee DMRB and MCHW cyclic reviews and delivery of updates	National Highways Limited	OVE Arup	£363k	31 Mar 2029
S30005 Technical Approval for ANPR Camera Brackets on Parapets 2025-2028	National Highways	Ove Arup & Partners Limited	£133k	31 Mar 2029
Chemical Testing for Northern Ireland Lot 3	Food Standards Agency	Umweltbundesamt GmbH Organic analytics	£156k	31 Mar 2029
Chemical Testing for Northern Ireland Lot 3	Food Standards Agency	Umweltbundesamt GmbH Organic analytics	£156k	31 Mar 2029
S30088 Delivery of the 15-Year Plan across National Highways (2026- 2029)	National Highways Limited	Ove Arup & Partners Limited	£1.2m	31 Mar 2029
20215 Domestic Abuse and Stalking Perpetrator Intervention fund (DASPIF) and Children Who Use Harm Intervention Fund (CWUHIF) evaluation 2026-2029	Home Office	Behavioural Insights Ltd	£2.4m	31 Mar 2029
DHSC Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre	DHSC	UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS	£134.1m	31 Mar 2029
Genetically Modified Organisms in Food and Feed for Northern Ireland	Food Standards Agency	AGES	£46k	31 Mar 2029

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