Research and development services and related consultancy services contracts in North West England
1 live and 19 total public-sector opportunities matched to CPV 73000000 in North West England.
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Procuring research and development services and related consultancy services in North West England
This page tracks public-sector demand for research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000) published by contracting authorities in North West England. Tendarix has indexed 19 matching contracts here, 1 of which is open for bids right now.
Division 73 covers research and development services and related consultancy — commissioned research, evaluations of programmes and pilots, clinical research support and experimental development. Policy consultancy overlaps with divisions 79 and 75.
The North West is anchored by Greater Manchester (ten boroughs plus the GMCA, which runs joint procurement through STAR Procurement for several boroughs) and the Liverpool City Region, with Lancashire, Cumbria and Cheshire adding county-scale spend. It has one of the largest NHS footprints in the country and active combined-authority commissioning in transport, housing retrofit and adult education.
Notices are aggregated from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, then summarised in plain English. Suppliers working in North West England use the chart below to gauge how active this category is month-to-month, and the list to find live opportunities to bid on.
Procurement activity over the last 12 months
8 contracts worth £59.8m in disclosed value were published for Research and development services and related consultancy services in North West England in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
Research and development services and related consultancy services opportunities in North West England
Non-Planar Surface Characterisation and Swabbing Using the Spot Robot
C0185 Scotland Governance and Finance
T/CAB060/26 - ROV Decontamination
C0150 - Together for Families Support Programme
£59200kGB-Liverpool: Evaluation Partner - to Evaluate the Impact that Torus Foundation has across Torus Neighbourhoods and Communities
£25k–50kRu volatilisation PDRA
£153kTHE PROVISION OF RESEARCH INTO FIRE SAFETY ACCESS AND FACILITIES IN BUILDINGS
£131kIntegrated Intelligent Safe Environment Phase 2
£300kBATS Corrosion on Carbon Steel
Provision of Land Based Coastal Monitoring Services
£321kPIN Peer Review of Initial Site Evaluations
£50kPIN Peer Review of Initial Site Evaluations
£500kPIN Peer Review of Initial Site Evaluations
£500kPIN Peer Review of Initial Site Evaluations
£500kCCIN Consultancy DPS
£30000kChildren’s Services - Delivering Better Value in SEND Transformation and Strategic Programme Support
EU Supply / CTM Tender Detail
€10k–50kT/067CAB/26 - Remote Teleoperation Robotic Systems & End Effector Tooling
C0186 - Evaluation & Impact
Frequently asked questions
How many Research and development services and related consultancy services tenders are live in North West England?
There are 1 live Research and development services and related consultancy services opportunities in North West England right now, out of 19 indexed in total. This page updates daily as buyers publish new notices.
Who buys Research and development services and related consultancy services in North West England?
The most active buyers in North West England for this category on Tendarix include Nuclear Waste Services Limited, UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED, Torus Foundation. Central departments and their arm's-length bodies (Defra, DHSC, DfE research units), UKRI and research councils, the NIHR, and larger councils commissioning service evaluations are the steady buyers.
What does CPV code 73000000 cover?
Division 73 covers research and development services and related consultancy — commissioned research, evaluations of programmes and pilots, clinical research support and experimental development. Policy consultancy overlaps with divisions 79 and 75.
How do I win Research and development services and related consultancy services contracts in North West England?
Evaluation tenders are scored on methodology rigour: named research leads with publication records, realistic sampling/recruitment plans and ethics handling decide outcomes. Departments reuse trusted suppliers via research frameworks and DPS lists, so getting onto those (and delivering the first small study impeccably) compounds into repeat awards. The Chest (ProContract) is the region's dominant portal — most councils and many NHS and blue-light buyers advertise there, including sub-threshold quotes that never reach Contracts Finder. Greater Manchester's social-value framework is the most developed in England (weighting commonly 20%+): prepare GM-specific social-value answers rather than recycling generic ones.
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