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Open tenders / Research and development

Research and development tenders in South West

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  • ITT - Mapping Training and Qualifications for Heritage Construction Trades in England - UID 370
    Historic England
    South West
    Heritage construction skills are essential for the repair, maintenance, conservation and retrofit of England’s 5.5 million traditional buildings (built pre-1919), but the industry faces significant skills shortages. Comp…
    £50k
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • UKRI-6358 Testing and Evaluation of Counter-UAS (Drone)
    UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    UKRI are looking to procure a supplier to assist in the testing and evaluation of the Counter-UAS demonstrations in Prison Environments competition. The supplier must provide all the required test facilities, personnel a…
    £80k
    Closes 6 Nov
    2 days left
  • Economic analysis of access applications
    Office of Rail and Road
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    This invitation to tender sets out ORR's requirement for consultants to carry out economic analysis in support of ORR's assessment of track access rights decisions for four access applications. ORR is responsible for reg…
    £95k
    Closes 9 Nov
    5 days left
  • Local Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social Care
    Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)
    UK wide
    The LGA is compiling a data sharing playbook comprising 5-7 modules to help councils navigate difficult and complex sharing arrangements. This tender invites submissions for a module on designing, setting up, managing an…
    value not stated
    Closes 9 Nov
    5 days left
  • Customer Survey Research Partner
    Peabody Trust
    UK wide
    Peabody is seeking to appoint a customer research partner through the Government Commercial Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) RM6216 – Research and Insights to deliver customer feedback and perception research services. Th…
    £1.8m
    Closes 9 Nov
    5 days left
  • Department for Transport Shared Research, Evaluation and Analysis
    Department for Transport
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    Invitation to tender documnets can be accessed at the following link- https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/7987765301A0F7302D0B Suppliers not already registered on the Department for Transport's e-sourcing portal Jaggaer here-…
    £7.5m
    Closes 12 Nov
    8 days left
  • Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritage
    Natural England
    UK wide
    The contractor will carry out a literature review on the published and grey literature as it relates to Intangible Cultural Heritage (also known as Living Heritage) practices and how they may be applied in nature recover…
    £21k
    Closes 12 Nov
    8 days left
  • Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector
    Tewkesbury Borough Council
    South West
    Tewkesbury Borough Council are inviting tenders for the provision of a Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing businesses across Gloucestershire. Working through the Gloucestershire G…
    £160k
    Closes 16 Nov
    12 days left
  • ACE 1122 ITQ - 'Artsmark 25 Young People Commissioners' Project Partner
    Arts Council England
    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, suitable for SMEs
    Artsmark is a national award and development programme that helps schools put arts and culture at the heart of education by recognising achievement, supporting improvement and fostering connections. The Artsmark Award is…
    £15k
    Closes 16 Nov
    12 days left
  • Ukri-6017-Metius
    UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
    South West, suitable for SMEs
    The METIUS programme is a new infrastructure investment with a total UK funding allocation of £14.5 million. It aims to harness cutting-edge AI to improve the speed, relevance and accessibility of evidence synthesis for …
    £167k
    Closes 16 Nov
    12 days left
  • Sector research for councils to learn from collaborative ICT delivery in local government
    Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)
    UK wide
    The purpose of the research is to understand the practical factors that contribute to successful delivery when ICT services are provided across more than one organisation and to identify the arrangements that should be e…
    £30k
    Closes 16 Nov
    12 days left
  • 1073434028 T1427 Strategy for Harmonising Automatic Current Limitation Across Electric Rolling Stock in GB
    Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    This research seeks to develop the evidence base required to inform the transition towards harmonised ACL characteristics across rolling stock operating on the GB network. It will confirm and refine the previously propos…
    £180k
    Closes 16 Nov
    12 days left
  • Local Nature Recovery Strategies - harnessing geodiversity for nature recovery
    Natural England
    UK wide
    This project will audit the geodiversity component of the Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) and will seek to identify and demonstrate good practice, opportunities and benefits for nature recovery and provide clear …
    £25k
    Closes 16 Nov
    12 days left
  • ITT - Demonstrating the impact of Historic England’s planning advice - UID 368
    Historic England
    South West
    Historic England seeks a supplier to undertake a focused evaluation of whether its advice on Grade II listed building consent (LBC) applications involving statutory ‘relevant works’ leads to material changes in developme…
    £40k
    Closes 19 Nov
    15 days left
  • The Provision of An Online Family History Service for Wales
    The National Library of Wales
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    The National Library of Wales is seeking to appoint a single service provider to deliver an online family history service as part of the National Digital Library Service, for Welsh public libraries, archives and museums …
    £360k
    Closes 19 Nov
    15 days left
  • University Interactions - NDA Research Portfolio - Single Supplier Framework
    Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    The scope will include, but not limited to: 1 - Support to the development and delivery of NDA’s University Research Programme. 2 - Establishment and management of contracts with Universities on behalf of the NDA. 3 - Mo…
    £16m
    Closes 20 Nov
    16 days left
  • ITT - Historic Gardens: Supporting Adaptation to a Changing Climate – Case Studies - UID 372
    Historic England
    South West
    This project will compile a set of case studies showing how designated historic parks, gardens and demesnes across the UK are experiencing and responding to climate change impacts and risks. The case studies will be pres…
    £30k
    Closes 23 Nov
    19 days left
  • Opportunity Mapping for Open Mosaic Habitat at the Tees Estuary
    Natural England
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    Open Mosaic Habitat (OMH) is recognised as a high distinctiveness Priority Habitat; which is very difficult to recreate or replace if destroyed. Under S41 NERC Act OMH is protected and Local Planning Authorities require …
    £20k
    Closes 23 Nov
    19 days left
  • Passenger Services Cost Benchmarking Study
    Office of Rail and Road
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is the independent economic and safety regulator of Britain's railways. ORR is developing its capability to assess the efficiency, productivity and value for money of passenger train ope…
    £90k
    Closes 23 Nov
    19 days left
  • Research into Doctors Registered without a Licence to Practise
    General Medical Council (GMC)
    UK wide, suitable for SMEs
    The proposed research aims to help us better understand the population of doctors registered with the GMC without a licence to practise, to provide contextual insight to inform future regulatory reform work in this area.
    £58k
    Closes 1 Dec
    27 days left
  • Large Grants Due Diligence Framework
    Scottish Enterprise
    UK wide
    Scottish Enterprise is seeking to appoint suppliers to a 2-lot framework (single supplier per lot) to deliver due diligence assessment services (covering technical and financial evaluation) in support of applications to …
    £800k
    Closes 7 Dec
    33 days left