Research and development contracts expiring in London: 285 worth £81m
Public sector research and development contracts held by buyers in London that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Contracts tracked
285
Combined value
£81m
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14
of the top 40
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- UNFCCC Reviews - In-Country BTR of Algeria, Germany, Cyprus, ZambiaDepartment for Energy Security & Net ZeroEnds 18 Nov 2026, £95k
What this market looks like
285 research and development contracts in London carry a published end date, worth £81m between them. They are held across 80 buyers, and the typical one is worth £75k.
232 of them expire within twelve months, and 72 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 81% of this market back in play inside a year.
254 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 6% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
1 is a framework rather than a single contract, so part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (39), DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (32), Natural England (18).
The contracts here are most often held by Jeremy Benn Associates Limited (t/a JBA Consulting) (6), WSP UK Limited (6), WSP UK Ltd (6).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Futures Hubs and Transformation programme: Delivery partner London | Department for Culture, Media & Sport | £7.6m | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| GEIC Tier 2 Membership Extension and Innovation Support Services London | NPL Management Limited | £7.0m | 30 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| 715990490-FRF-01676 McBride OCD2 London | Ministry of Defence | £3.6m | 30 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| DSIT & NI Project Barbara PoC London | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | £2.8m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| ES RDE 061 - Net Zero Carbon Modelling Commission London | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY | £9.0m | 26 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Space Regulatory Sandboxes, including the Re-Entry Regulatory Sandbox and the Multi-Mission Licensing Regulatory Sandbox London | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | £475k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| DHSC_DfL National Reduce and Reuse MedTech Products Campaigns 2026 London | Department of Health & Social Care | £463k | 15 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Space Regulatory Sandboxes, including the Re-Entry Regulatory Sandbox and the Multi-Mission Licensing Regulatory Sandbox London | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | £327k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Mass Transit Taskforce (MTTF) Secretariat London | Department for Transport | £494k | 14 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Developing a Digital and Data Skills Pathway contract London | Department for Education | £300k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| AI Tutoring Tools Pioneer Programme – Subject-Matter Exemption - Research and Development London | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | £300k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| research project on teenage relationship abuse, involving systems mapping and analysis of existing data London | Home Office | £220k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Speed Management Programme Phase 2 - SMS development London | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | £835k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Integrated Screening Outcomes Surveillance Service (ISOSS) London | NHS England | £204k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| NSpOC: Project ADORA Ionosondes London | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | £1.1m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 3. Working Group 4: Mitigation (incorporating sub lot 3.1 and sub lot 3.2) London | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | £91k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 2: Working Group 3 - Protection (incorporating sub lot 2.1 and sub lot 2.2) London | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | £76k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 1. Working Group 2: Environment and Database (incorporating sub lot 1.1 and sub lot 1.2) London | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | £75k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Research Services (Benchmarking the Value of XBRL and structured data in an AI-Driven Reporting Environment) London | THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED | £68k | 27 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| 002652 Shared Repository Service London | British Library Board | £297k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Visioning Training: Commission to develop and deliver training in using place and design principles London | Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) | £100k incl. VAT | 30 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Vision and Framework for Sustainable Data Centre Development in London London | Transport for London | £168k incl. VAT | 12 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Otter Platform Management and Use London | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY | £164k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Physical and Personnel Security London | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | £95k | 01 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 1. Working Group 2: Environment and Database (sub-lot 1.3) and Lot 3. Working Group 4: Mitigation (sub-lot 3.2) London | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | £55k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Scaling Smart Local Energy Systems London | Transport for London | £150k incl. VAT | 18 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Luna Rova Pathway 25/26 London | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £151k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Creative Economy Consultancy Services in the Western Balkan London | BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) | £167k | 17 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Technology and Digital Consultancy Services London | Notting Hill Genesis | £1.2m incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Natural Flood Management Programme National Monitoring Data Analysis Project London | Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs | £127k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Provision of Survey Software London | NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL | £290k | 28 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Southwark Creative and Cultural Skills Coordinator London | London Borough of Southwark | £125k | 05 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Provision of industry TV audience viewing data London | Ofcom | £1.0m | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Quantifying the difference that nature recovery can make to selected risk events in the National Risk Register (informed by the State of Natural Capital Report) London | Natural England | £41k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Exposure, Effects of Veterinary Medicines and Pesticides to Aquatic Wildlife in Protected Sites London | Natural England | £42k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Metabarcoding validation framework 2026/2027 London | Natural England | £42k | 25 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| ES RDE 030 Scoping review of scientific approaches for origin verification of forest‑risk commodities London | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS | £115k | 19 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Northumberland Raised Bog and Wetland Survey (Sweethope & Roman Wall) London | Natural England | £40k | 19 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Nature-based interventions evidence review: ecosystem function, benefits, and nature-related risks London | Natural England | £40k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| ES RDE 054 - Microplastics as radionuclide transport vectors in the UK aqueous environment London | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY | £115k | 19 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
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The full list, the named incumbent on every line and the computed re-tender window are on the expiry radar.
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