How do I bid for UK Research and Innovation contracts?

Find an open UK Research and Innovation tender that fits your business, read its requirements and eligibility, and submit before the deadline through the buyer's e-procurement portal. Bidvane lists UK Research and Innovation's open tenders and shows the requirements alongside your profile.

Where does UK Research and Innovation publish tenders?

UK Research and Innovation publishes on the UK public procurement portals (Contracts Finder, Find a Tender and the devolved portals). Bidvane collects them daily into one place with the deadline and category for each notice.

How can I hear about UK Research and Innovation tenders early?

UK Research and Innovation often publishes a planning notice before a tender opens. Bidvane surfaces those planning notices and lets you track the buyer, so a new notice reaches you as soon as it is published rather than after you go looking.

UK Research and Innovation tenders & contracts

buying since 2022 · mainly business services, laboratory · updated Sep 2026

Award activity · last 12 months

827 awards in the last year · 8801 recorded overall

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What they buy

Awards by category, all recorded history

Business services6076£193.8m
Laboratory525£90.6m
Software package and in…267£33m
Repair and maintenance…252£95.2m
Architectural201£78.5m
Other1480£591.2m

Known published values only · framework ceilings excluded · members see the awards behind every slice.

11Open now

31Planning

711Contracts ending

8,801Awarded

1,891Suppliers

1Frameworks

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Open tenders

UKRI-5492 - Future Leaders Fellowships Development Network Supplier Contract 3 consulting·View source 07 Sep
UKRI 5830 - High and Low Voltage Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing Contract maintenance·View source 07 Sep
BAS - Rothera - Meteor Detection Radar supplies·View source 14 Sep
UKRI-5477 Disposal of Radioactive Combustible Waste cleaning·View source 17 Sep

7 more open now — the full live list is in the member dashboard.

History

Recently awarded

ITT for project 83037917 View source Mar 2026
10183436 View source Mar 2026
ITT for projects 10187092, 10185814, 10184022 View source Mar 2026
ITT for project 10184302 View source Mar 2026
UKRI-5867 BGS Supply of gas (both rental and supplies) 2026-2027 View source Mar 2026
UKRI-5767 STFC All Sites Gas View source Mar 2026
UKRI-5073 IUK Business Growth Full Evaluation (April 2022 - March 2025) View source Feb 2026
UKRI-5182 Cleaning Services at UKATC View source Feb 2026

Members also see the winning suppliers, known values, and the likely incumbent for their own field.