Research and development contracts expiring in North West England: 72 worth £110m
Public sector research and development contracts held by buyers in North West England 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.
Expiring next
- Capital Investment to Transform Educational Outcomes in Barrow-in-Furness ("Barrow") Research ExerciseWestmorland and Furness CouncilEnds 30 Nov 2026, £118k
What this market looks like
72 research and development contracts in North West England carry a published end date, worth £110m between them. They are held across 25 buyers, and the typical one is worth £64k.
55 of them expire within twelve months, and 23 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 76% of this market back in play inside a year.
76 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 16% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
5 are frameworks 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 Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (22), Greater Manchester Combined Authority (9), Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (7).
The contracts here are most often held by TUV SUD LTD (8), TUV SUD Ltd (3), METRO DYNAMICS LIMITED (3).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 4. User Research Studios and Participants North West England | Crown Commercial Service | £60m | 29 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Strategy Framework North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £10m | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| PSI Lab Phase 2 - Innovation Support for Prototype Projects supporting Children and Young People Services North West England | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | £444k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| National Framework Agreement for Provision of Biomedical and Clinical Research Support North West England | COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £10m | 01 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Liverpool City Region Transport Model Update North West England | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | £937k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Public Health Institute Programme LJMU North West England | Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside | £200k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Invitation to Tender for the Delivery of an Evidence Led Policy Research and Engagement Programme Supporting the FISC - EIUG Campaign North West England | GLASS FUTURES LTD | £75k | 12 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Sprint Rounds 2026/27 North West England | Sellafield Limited | £150k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| ESF DCT consensus support North West England | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence | £37k | 26 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| C29663.011 – NRTF Support to ‘Radical Reset’ Collaboration Exercise North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £179k | 09 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| VP Chemical Testing Phase III North West England | UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED | £103k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| EHRC 2627-03 Technical Guidance for Schools Consultation Analysis North West England | Equality and Human Rights Commission | £32k | 12 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| C29663.010 - PuIP QA - QC Strategy North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £89k | 20 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Nuclear Industry Association 2026/2027 Membership North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £89k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| C29663.013 - Residues Disposition Characterisation North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £81k | 18 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| C29663.002 - SF R&D Support North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £137k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| C29663.017 - PFAS Technology Review North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £77k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| EAG mini RUA North West England | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence | £99k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Consultant in Public Health Capacity North West England | Wigan Council | £74k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| C29663.016 - Evolving the NDA’s Grand Challenges for 2035 North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £70k | 25 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Copyright Public Administration Licence for the NDA group North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £63k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| C29663.014 - PFSP Interim State-Foamed Grout Learning Plan North West England | Sellafield Limited | £61k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| C29663.009 - Review of the Radioactive Waste Strategy 2019 Project North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £57k | 08 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| ONR1150 - Provision of a Graphite Technical Advisory Committee (GTAC) and Research in the Area of Nuclear Graphite Structural Integrity North West England | Office for Nuclear Regulation | £4.8m | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| GMCA 2188 Developing the business case for upland restoration in Greater Manchester North West England | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | £50k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| NIRAB Chair North West England | UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED | £47k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Multi-spectral self contained Asbestos Detection System. North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £784k | 13 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| GMCA 1920 Consultancy Support for off site BNG market North West England | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | £45k | 29 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| SPS Medicines Horizon Scanning Service North West England | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence | £120k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| SOMEP Barometer 2026 North West England | General Medical Council (GMC) | £130k | 29 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Telecoms Network and Infrastructure Framework North West England | Procurement for Housing | £10m | 22 Feb 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 2: Flexible Growth Fund North West England | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | £35k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Multi Spectral self contained asbestos detection system North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £784k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| i3P Membership 2026 North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £30k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 1: LYVA Labs (phases 1 and 2) North West England | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | £31k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| GMCA 1634 Support for the Social Economy Evaluation North West England | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | £46k | 18 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Capital Investment to Transform Educational Outcomes in Barrow-in-Furness ("Barrow") Research Exercise North West England | Westmorland and Furness Council | £118k | 30 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 3: Baltic Ventures Tech Accelerator North West England | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | £39k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Neighbourly North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £23k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| RAICo Phase 2 programme North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £7.5m | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
32 more in this view
The full list, the named incumbent on every line and the computed re-tender window are on the expiry radar.
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Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.