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Open tenders / Business consultancy and research

Business consultancy and research tenders across the UK

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  • The Growth Company ITT for Training Providers for the Growth Hub Network Adviser Framework
    The Growth Company
    UK wide, Yorkshire and the Humber, suitable for SMEs
    The Growth Company, as National Coordinator for the Growth Hub Network in England, has been asked by the Business Growth Service (part of the Department for Business Innovation Science and Trade) to develop an initial ta…
    value not stated
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • CA18544 - Well-Led Review of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
    Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trust
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) provides mental health services across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire, from more than 90 c…
    £50k
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • Marketing, Advertising and Media Buying Services - Wirral Met College
    Wirral Metropolitan College
    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, suitable for SMEs
    Wirral Met College is seeking a supplier to provide marketing, advertising and media buying services to support student recruitment, raise awareness of the College and promote its courses. The requirement includes campai…
    £92k
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • Consultancy Services for an Independent Mixed-Use Viability, Market Demand and Development Options Review - Fleetwood Farm, Banks
    West Lancashire Borough Council
    North West, suitable for SMEs
    West Lancashire Borough Council is seeking to appoint an independent consultant team to undertake an evidence-led review of the development potential of Fleetwood Farm, Banks. The purpose of the commission is to provide …
    value not stated
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • Provision of out of hours customer call centre services.
    Connexus Homes Limited
    West Midlands, suitable for SMEs
    Connexus is undertaking this tender exercise to secure a high quality, reliable and customer focused out of hours emergency repairs call handling service for its customers. The service is required to ensure that customer…
    value not stated
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • Well-Led Review of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
    Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trust
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) provides mental health services across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire, from more than 90 c…
    £50k
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • Large Format, Out of Home Advertising - North Shields Transport Hub
    North Tyneside Borough Council
    North East, suitable for SMEs
    North Tyneside Council invites tenders for the provision, management, maintenance and sales of Large Format, Out of Home (OOH) advertising at the North Shields Transport Hub Screen. The Council aims to deliver a high-qua…
    value not stated
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • Evaluation Services: Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029)
    North East Combined Authority
    North East, suitable for SMEs
    The North East MSA intends to appoint a single supplier to deliver independent evaluation services for the Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029). The appointed supplier will be required to design and deliver a com…
    £90k
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • Independent Workplace Investigation and Employee Relations Services
    Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority
    North East
    TWFRA (‘the Authority’) is the publicly accountable body that oversees the policy and service delivery of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (‘the Service’) on behalf of the community. The Service successfully leads t…
    £100k
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • Copywriting Services Framework
    Heritage Fund
    London, suitable for SMEs
    The National Lottery Heritage Fund are seeking to appoint a Framework of Suppliers to provide copywriting, editing and proof reading services across various publications. No volumes of work throughout the life of the Fra…
    £40k
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • CA18546 - Telford College - Building Refurbishment Design Services
    Telford College
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    The design team will be commissioned to deliver RIBA Stages 2 - 4, including the development of a comprehensive tender specification for the appointment of the Advanced Technology Centre Refurbishment Design Services Pro…
    £175k
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • CM3592 - Consultancy
    Yorkshire Water Services Limited
    UK wide
    Yorkshire Water intends to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of consultancy services required to support the delivery of AMP8 activities along side AMP9 and AMP10 readiness. The framework w…
    £38m
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • GMC2376 People Survey
    General Medical Council (GMC)
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    Delivery of the GMC's annual People Survey and associated employee listening services, including survey administration, reporting, analysis and qualitative insight activities.
    £167k
    Closes 9 Nov
    5 days left
  • Tech support for the dev. of the PCF requirements of the NHS Supplier Roadmap
    NHS England
    London, suitable for SMEs
    In 2021, the NHS Public Board approved a roadmap to drive supplier decarbonisation and support the achievement of the NHS Net Zero target. The 2028 milestone of this roadmap outlines new requirements to be introduced ove…
    £96k
    Closes 9 Nov
    5 days left
  • Patient Experience and FFT Platform
    Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
    South East
    Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a suitability experienced supplier for the provision of a Patient Experience and FFT platform for the purpose of gathering, analysing and reporting p…
    £167k
    Closes 9 Nov
    5 days left
  • Tourism Campaign - Digital Marketing
    North York Moors National Park
    Scotland, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, North West, East Midlands, UK wide, South West, London, suitable for SMEs
    This contract is to provide North York Moors National Park with Digital Marketing for our Tourism Campaign running through 2027. The contract will commence in November 2026 and complete in February 2028.
    value not stated
    Closes 10 Nov
    6 days left
  • Footways Maintenance Survey (Lot 3) (2027)
    West Sussex County Council
    South East, suitable for SMEs
    West Sussex County Council are seeking to and identify suitably qualified and interested organisations to obtain road condition data for the highway network for footways and remote cycleways during 2027.
    £60k
    Closes 10 Nov
    6 days left
  • A, B & C Road Conditions Survey (Lot 2) (2027)
    West Sussex County Council
    South East, suitable for SMEs
    West Sussex County Council are seeking to and identify suitably qualified and interested organisations for the provision of A, B and C road condition surveys during 2027.
    £90k
    Closes 10 Nov
    6 days left
  • Unclassified Road Conditions Survey (Lot 1) (2027)
    West Sussex County Council
    South East, suitable for SMEs
    West Sussex County Council are seeking to and identify suitably qualified and interested organisations for the provision of Unclassified Road condition surveys during 2027.
    £75k
    Closes 10 Nov
    6 days left
  • Candidate Assessment Services
    Ingeus
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    Ingeus is seeking a specialist assessment platform provider to support clinical and non-clinical volume and specialist recruitment for the Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS). The requirement includes hosting bespo…
    £100k
    Closes 10 Nov
    6 days left
  • CPU 8129 - Right to Buy Valuation Framework
    Nottingham City Council
    East Midlands, suitable for SMEs
    Nottingham City Council is looking to procure a suitably qualified and experienced agency to carry out Right to Buy valuations on properties subject to applications via the Right to Buy scheme submitted by tenants of Not…
    £297k
    Closes 11 Nov
    7 days left
  • Tech support for the dev. of the PCF requirements of the NHS Supplier Roadmap
    NHS England
    London, suitable for SMEs
    In 2021, the NHS Public Board approved a roadmap to drive supplier decarbonisation and support the achievement of the NHS Net Zero target. The 2028 milestone of this roadmap outlines new requirements to be introduced ove…
    £96k
    Closes 11 Nov
    7 days left
  • Digital Media Planning and Buying Services
    SRUC
    Scotland
    SRUC is seeking to appoint one or two media buying agencies who have the experience to develop and deliver media activity in the higher education sector within local and international markets, while recognising the diffe…
    £320k
    Closes 11 Nov
    7 days left
  • Extending the Cost of Food Crime Analysis: Additional Case Studies and Assessing the Impact of NFCU Activity
    Food Standards Agency
    Yorkshire and the Humber, suitable for SMEs
    Food crime poses a significant cost to the UK economy, estimated to be between £410 million and £1.96 billion per year . Food crime encompasses a broad range of activities, including adulteration, substitution, misrepres…
    £100k
    Closes 12 Nov
    8 days left
  • Out of Home Advertising for Bus Stations and Shelters
    Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
    Scotland
    Provision of advertising agency services to market, develop and maintain the current and future developed estate within SPT Bus Stations and the SPT Bus Shelter network throughout the west of Scotland.
    £10m
    Closes 13 Nov
    9 days left
  • T26-080BUS Place Based Perception Research and Strategic Alignment Study
    Derry City and Strabane District Council
    Northern Ireland
    Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC), in partnership with key regional stakeholders, is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to design and deliver a place based perception research…
    value not stated
    Closes 13 Nov
    9 days left
  • HDRC project 043. Shared Knowledge, Shared Decisions: making sure that voices, experiences and perspectives of Plymouth's communities are listened to, valued and reflected in decision making
    Plymouth City Council
    South West
    Applications are invited from organisations based in the voluntary and community sector to lead a project funded by the Plymouth Health Determinants Collaboration. (PHDRC). We know that throughout Plymouth, communities a…
    £40k
    Closes 13 Nov
    9 days left
  • Tourism Campaign - OOH Marketing
    North York Moors National Park
    Scotland, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, North West, East Midlands, UK wide, South West, London, suitable for SMEs
    This contract is to provide North York Moors National Park with Out of Home Marketing for our Tourism Campaign running through 2027. The contract will commence in December 2026 and complete in December 2027.
    value not stated
    Closes 13 Nov
    9 days left
  • Tourism Campaign - Digital Marketing
    North York Moors National Park
    Scotland, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, North West, East Midlands, UK wide, South West, London, suitable for SMEs
    This contract is to provide North York Moors National Park with Media Marketing for our Tourism Campaign running through 2027. The contract will commence in November 2026 and complete in February 2028.
    value not stated
    Closes 13 Nov
    9 days left
  • Business Support North East Framework
    North East Combined Authority
    North East, suitable for SMEs
    Business North East is a new region-wide approach to business support developed by the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority (North East MSA) in partnership with the seven constituent local authorities. It will provide …
    value not stated
    Closes 13 Nov
    9 days left
  • C120/2026/2027 - Process evaluation of the Disabled People’s Rights Plan
    Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
    Wales, suitable for SMEs
    The Welsh Government launched its Disabled People's Rights Plan on the 15th of December 2025. The Disabled People’s Rights Plan sets out a 10-year cross-government framework to advance the rights and opportunities of dis…
    £200k
    Closes 14 Nov
    10 days left
  • Contract for the Provision of Digital Marketing Tourism & Economic Development Services
    Petersfield Town Council
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    Petersfield Town Council is tendering for an experienced contractor to deliver a digital marketing programme to boost tourism and support economic prosperity in the town. The following marketing objectives have been set …
    value not stated
    Closes 15 Nov
    11 days left
  • The Provision of Equipping Consultancy Services
    Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
    South East
    Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (“the Trust”) is seeking to procure a provider for the provision of equipping consultancy services in connection with the New Frimley Park Hospital programme (Ref C476248). The procure…
    £166k
    Closes 16 Nov
    12 days left
  • GB-Middlesbrough: Borderlands Phase 2 Evaluation
    Teesside University
    North East, suitable for SMEs
    Borderlands is seeking to appoint an experienced independent evaluator or team of evaluators to support the evaluation of its programme in the period 2026 - 2029. We are looking for an evaluator or team of evaluators who…
    £25k
    Closes 16 Nov
    12 days left
  • SI17EDU102026 - Media Buy, PR and Video Production Services for UK-Malaysia TNE Impact Campaign (70th Anniversary Edition)
    British Council
    London
    The British Council requires a supplier for Media Buying Public Relations Campaign Amplification Story Development Narrative Design and Video Production for UK Malaysia TNE Impact Campaign 70th Anniversary Edition.
    £70k
    Closes 19 Nov
    15 days left
  • T26-113BUS Business Sprint Fast Track SME Growth Support Programme
    Derry City and Strabane District Council
    Northern Ireland
    DCSDC is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified delivery partner to design, manage and deliver the Business Sprint: Fast Track Programme. This targeted intervention will provide ambitious micro and small to medium-sized…
    value not stated
    Closes 20 Nov
    16 days left
  • T26-112BUS Design and Delivery of the NW Community Wealth Building Programme
    Derry City and Strabane District Council
    Northern Ireland
    Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC), through the Local Economic Partnership (LEP), is supporting the delivery of a Community Wealth Building (CWB) Programme to support inclusive economic growth, increase loc…
    value not stated
    Closes 20 Nov
    16 days left
  • Communications and Engagement Framework
    Liverpool City Council
    North West, suitable for SMEs
    Liverpool City Council (LCC) delivers a wide range of communications, marketing, engagement and insight activities to support city priorities, service delivery, behaviour change campaigns and community engagement. This i…
    £13m
    Closes 20 Nov
    16 days left
  • Station Advertising
    Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    The requirement is for a Concessionaire to maintain, manage, operate and exploit advertising space at stations within the scope of the concession contract. The scope of the concession opportunity is described in this ten…
    £1900m
    Closes 20 Nov
    16 days left
  • T1053 - Media Partner Framework
    Co-Ownership Housing
    Northern Ireland, suitable for SMEs
    We wish to establish a sole supplier framework for a media partner that can help us deliver a range of advertising.
    £1.3m
    Closes 23 Nov
    19 days left
  • Erewash Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) & Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA)
    Erewash Borough Council
    East Midlands, suitable for SMEs
    Erewash Borough Council (EBC) have now started work on a new Local Plan, which will be produced in conformity with the provisions of the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (Aug 2026). The Planning Policy team …
    £55k
    Closes 23 Nov
    19 days left
  • UK_1508- Global colleague experience platform
    British Council(The)
    London, suitable for SMEs
    The British Council is seeking a single strategic partner to provide a colleague experience platform and associated services for approximately 8,500 colleagues in more than 100 countries. The British Council is looking f…
    value not stated
    Closes 23 Nov
    19 days left
  • Tender for the Provision Corporate Communications, Reputation and Engagement Dynamic Framework
    University of Warwick
    West Midlands, suitable for SMEs
    The University of Warwick are seeking to establishing a Corporate Communications Dynamic Framework with a range of experienced suppliers. The Framework will be split into four lots and the University will call off awarde…
    £600k
    Closes 25 Nov
    21 days left
  • South Yorkshire Resident Survey
    South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
    Yorkshire and the Humber, suitable for SMEs
    SYMCA are seeking to appoint a supplier to conduct a twice-yearly longitudinal and representative survey of South Yorkshire residents to consistently track key perception-based outcomes outlined in the South Yorkshire St…
    £740k
    Closes 30 Nov
    26 days left
  • Lot 4 - SCRIM Road Surveys (2027)
    West Sussex County Council
    South East, suitable for SMEs
    West Sussex County Council are seeking to and identify suitably qualified and interested organisations for the provision of Sideway-force Coefficient Routine Investigation Machine Road Surveys during 2027.
    £30k
    Closes 30 Nov
    26 days left
  • Establishment of Framework for Mediation Service- External Conflict Resolution
    Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
    Northern Ireland
    ICRIR wishes to establish a call-off framework/contract for the provision of independent external workplace mediation and conflict resolution services. The service will provide access to suitably qualified and experience…
    £40k
    Closes 30 Nov
    26 days left
  • QMS Strategic Partner
    Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
    East of England, London, suitable for SMEs
    Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Strategic Improvement Partner to support the co-design, implementation and embedding of an organisation-wide Quality Management System (QMS), including improvement ca…
    £3m
    Closes 1 Dec
    27 days left
  • Scottish Thistle Awards National Media Partnership 2027–2030
    VisitScotland
    Scotland
    VisitScotland is seeking a national media partner to raise awareness of the Scottish Thistle Awards on a national level, through a mutually beneficial partnership. The media partnership will focus on the national awards,…
    £200k
    Closes 1 Dec
    27 days left
  • Media Literacy Social Return on Investment
    Ofcom
    London, suitable for SMEs
    Ofcom has a requirement for a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis which provides a framework for systematically assessing the value of Media Literacy in the UK. This should be a robust, evidence-based assessment …
    £121k
    Closes 3 Dec
    29 days left
  • Provision of Conversion Support Services for Student Recruitment for Glasgow Caledonian University
    Glasgow Caledonian University
    Scotland
    The University is seeking a Contractor for the Provision of a Conversion Partner who is equipped to provide a bespoke data driven, measurable series of conversion solutions through expertise in the HE sector.
    £800k
    Closes 4 Dec
    30 days left
  • Establishment of Framework for Mediation Service– External Conflict Resolution
    Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
    Northern Ireland
    ICRIR wishes to establish a call-off framework/contract for the provision of independent external workplace mediation and conflict resolution services. The service will provide access to suitably qualified and experience…
    £40k
    Closes 8 Dec
    34 days left
  • Burnley Canalside Conservation Area Appraisal, Masterplan and Design Guide
    Burnley Borough Council
    North West, suitable for SMEs
    Tenders are invited from contractors having the resources, sufficient capacity and experience working with Local Authority clients to prepare conservation area appraisals, masterplans and design guides. All works must be…
    £75k
    Closes 14 Dec
    40 days left
  • Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services
    Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)
    South East, suitable for SMEs
    For the supply of Education Recruitment Advertising, Marketing, Attraction and Student Recruitment Services
    £80m
    Closes 19 Feb
    107 days left