Research and development contracts expiring in Wales: 55 worth £9.6m
Public sector research and development contracts held by buyers in Wales 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
- Delivery of Infuse (Innovation Future Services) Innovation Collision Space 2026South East Wales Corporate Joint CommitteeEnds 16 Nov 2026, £80k
What this market looks like
55 research and development contracts in Wales carry a published end date, worth £9.6m between them. They are held across 25 buyers, and the typical one is worth £66k.
43 of them expire within twelve months, and 15 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 78% of this market back in play inside a year.
59 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 10% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
2 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 Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (13), South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee (6), Wrexham County Borough Council (4).
The contracts here are most often held by Samkat Consulting Ltd (3), ProMed Pharma, LLC (2), CPC PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED (1).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Case: Development of a Joint Specialist Childrens Assessment Centre Provision Wales | Wrexham County Borough Council | £248k | 19 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Investment Zone Skills Programme Wales | South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee | £4.1m | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| National Assessment and Future Design of the Gambling Harms Prevention, Treatment and Recovery System in Wales Wales | Public Health Wales NHS Trust | £367k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Service Design for Embedding Positive Cultures in Residential Care across Wales - Lot 1: Co-design and Test Leadership Support Programme & Tools for nurturing positive cultures in Wales | Social Care Wales | £119k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study (Proc-26-128) Wales | Wrexham County Borough Council | £69k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| EMBED 3.0 Contraceptive Microneedle Development Wales | Cardiff University | £325k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| AI Enable Programme Wales | South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee | £100k | 28 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Regional Care Home Contracting Framework Wales | Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC | £47k | 01 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| AGILE DELIVERY TECHNICAL SUPPORT Wales | Digital Health & Care Wales | £200k | 27 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Sutton Consulting Ltd Wales | South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee | £93k | 21 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Provision of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of the TATA Steel Transition in Neath Port Talbot Wales | Swansea Bay University Health Board | £83k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Independent Review of Public Space CCTV Provision in South Wales Wales | Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales | £26k | 25 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| NCC202600032 - Project Management Wales | Newport City Council | £25k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Development of Economic Strategy Wales | Flintshire County Council | £65k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| EMBED 3.0 – Improvement of Formulations Wales | Cardiff University | £188k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Venture Into Innovation Programme Wales | South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee | £53k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Review of BSL data collection and barriers Wales | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | £65k | 02 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Research to Inform the Development of Policy on Assessment, Categorisation, Monitoring and Inspection of Disused Tips Wales | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | £60k | 08 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Culture and Sport Strategy Evidence Review Wales | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | £47k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Evaluation of Creative Wales Funded Skills Projects Wales | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | £45k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Delivery of Infuse (Innovation Future Services) Innovation Collision Space 2026 Wales | South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee | £80k | 16 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Assessing the likely impact of sand wave clearance on near bed sediment transport through numerical modelling Wales | Natural Resources Wales | £40k | 22 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Visitor Services & FM for Strata Florida Wales | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | £33k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| STA25-0058 - Community Development Consultancy Wales | Tai Calon Community Housing Ltd | £30k | 15 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| STA25-0058 - Community Development Consultancy Wales | Tai Calon Community Housing Ltd | £30k | 15 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| STA25-0058 - Community Development Consultancy Wales | Tai Calon Community Housing Ltd | £30k | 15 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| TfW Accessibility Modelling Tool Wales | Transport for Wales (TfW) | £100k | 05 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Mine Water Heating Feasibility Study Wales | Carmarthenshire County Council | £50k | 30 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Proc-26-187 Leadership Coaching and Sufficiency Planning Support for Social Care Wales | Wrexham County Borough Council | £25k | 28 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| LIONNS-D2 Trial CDMO Services Wales | Cardiff University | £212k | 01 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Proc-26-138 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Wales | Wrexham County Borough Council | £9k | 16 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Organisational Development Partner Wales | Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board | £150k | 25 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Heat Network Procurement Project Wales | South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee | £28k | 08 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Pilot of Carbon & Biodiversity considerations in business case Wales | WLGA | £15k | 20 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Review of Cultural Infrastructure in Wales Wales | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | £94k | 18 May 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Review of the Business Finance Landscape in Wales Wales | Development Bank of Wales | £125k | 25 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Consultancy Services - Institute of Health Equity Wales | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | £630k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Evaluation of the Landfill Tax Disposal Communities Scheme (LDTCS) 2022-2026 Wales | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | £74k | 31 May 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Market Research on Healthy Ageing Wales | Hywel Dda University Health Board | £48k | 30 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Ymgynghorydd Adnoddau Mathemateg a Rhifedd I Mathematics and Numeracy Resources Adviser Wales | Adnodd Cyfyngedig | £5k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
15 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.