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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-01Updated 2026-08-01

£867.3M

Total spend

6,875

Contract awards

2,179

Unique suppliers

£129K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION has awarded 6,875 contracts worth £867.3M to 2,179 suppliers between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, at an average contract value of £129K, with the top five suppliers holding 28% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

Top-five suppliers hold 28% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Orskov Yard A/S3£80.4M
Matrix Offshore Services, LLC3£71.4M
Lenovo Global Technology UK Limited2£31.7M
NSG Environmental Ltd4£30.0M
EDF Energy2£29.3M
LGC Limited3£28.7M
Houlder Limited13£20.2M
Global Defense Logistics UK Ltd3£15.4M
Photonic Solutions Ltd22£13.3M
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP3£12.4M
European Asbestos Services Limited3£12.0M
Cenergist Limited5£10.2M
Stanley Services Ltd16£9.6M
RAND Europe Community Interest Company4£9.4M
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST1£9.0M
AtkinsRéalis PPS Limited2£8.7M
Kerv Digital Limited1£7.6M
Ashe Aircraft Enterprises3£6.7M
Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions LLC8£6.7M
Acoustic Research Systems (Europe) GmbH3£5.9M

Procurement categories

What UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment

50240000
18 awards£85.4M

Engineering-related scientific and technical services

71350000
53 awards£81.7M

Detection and analysis apparatus

38430000
215 awards£34.2M

Astronomical and optical instruments

38630000
128 awards£33.1M

Data-processing machines (hardware)

30210000
28 awards£32.6M

Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services

90520000
14 awards£31.5M

Patent and copyright consultancy services

79120000
7 awards£29.4M

Electricity

09310000
2 awards£29.3M

Business and management consultancy services

79410000
73 awards£29.0M

Management-related services

79420000
3840 awards£26.9M

Petroleum and distillates

09130000
40 awards£25.6M

Marine services

98360000
9 awards£20.1M

Consultative engineering and construction services

71310000
69 awards£19.5M

Systems and technical consultancy services

72220000
49 awards£19.0M

Electronic equipment

31710000
106 awards£18.5M

Transport agency services

63520000
11 awards£16.8M

Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery

42510000
42 awards£16.7M

Specialist training services

80510000
77 awards£16.6M

Research services

73110000
83 awards£16.4M

Support services for water transport

63720000
26 awards£14.7M

Recent contracts

Latest UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

UKRI-6009 BAS HVO uplift in Harwich July 2026 by RRS Sir David Attenborough

CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED · 2026-07-31

£2.3M

ITT for project 10198339

STARMED CONSULT LIMITED · 2026-07-31

£12K

ITT for project 10196558

LYN DUTTON CONSULTING · 2026-07-31

£8K

ITT for project 10194853

AVIATION & RAIL MANAGEMENT · 2026-07-31

£12K

ITT for project 10198854

AVIATION & RAIL MANAGEMENT · 2026-07-31

£8K

UKRI-6009 BAS HVO uplift in Harwich July 2026 by RRS Sir David Attenborough

CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED · 2026-07-31

£2.3M

ITT for project 10198898

TUV SUD (UK) LIMITED · 2026-07-31

£6K

ITT for project 10198316

TUV SUD (UK) LIMITED · 2026-07-31

£6K

CSP26717 - Chiller and Installation

MB AIR SYSTEMS LIMITED · 2026-07-31

£21K

UKRI-6013 MRC LMB Ground Source Heat Pump Servicing

ADCOCK REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED · 2026-07-31

£170K

ITT for project 10186424

Innix Limited · 2026-07-31

£4K

ITT for project 10191584

PANOPLYTICS LIMITED · 2026-07-31

£3K

ITT for Project 10192967

BISKIT LIMITED · 2026-07-30

£7K

ITT for Project 10194417

VERITA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-07-30

£19K

ITT for Project 10186762

19 Consult Limited · 2026-07-30

£5K

ITT for Project 10189699

19 Consult Limited · 2026-07-30

£4K

ITT for Projects 10193753 10193577 10193340 10193562

MEDIATE HEALTH CONSULTING LIMITED · 2026-07-30

£74K

ITT for Project 10193024

A2F ASSOCIATES LIMITED · 2026-07-30

£11K

ITT for Project 10184578

DNA IOT Limited · 2026-07-30

£6K

ITT for Project 10184068

Braintomic Ltd · 2026-07-30

£3K

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Funding opportunity: Pre-announcement: Enhancing resilience to wildfires in the wildland-urban interface

£10.0M

UKRI-5955 Venture Builder

£1.2M

Market intelligence - Data and reports

£80K

Market intelligence - Data and reports

£80K

DDaT25380 - UKRI - BGS Web Application Firewall (WAF)

£800K

STFC EPAC 2 -150J Laser Pump Diode System

UKRI-4971 Compressed Air and Nitrogen Generator Systems

UKRI-5244 Next National Supercomputing Service

£275.0M

DDaT25381 - 3D Visualisation Facility LED upgrade

£220K

CSP25191 Specialist Business Support Services

£392K

PS25158 - Eastern Europe Accelerator Programme - Round 2

£833K

CSP25236 - Medical Provision for the British Antarctic Survey

£1.2M

UKRI-4496 - Synchrotron Arbitrary Waveform Generators

UKRI-5020 STFC High Voltage (HV) - maintenance, reactive, remedial and project works

UKRI-4496 - Synchrotron Arbitrary Waveform Generators

STFC Security CCTV Monitoring and Access Control Equipment Maintenance, Call Off Reactive, Remedial & Project Works

UKRI-4971 Compressed Air and Nitrogen Generator Systems

£1.6M

STFC Construction Partner

£800.0M

STFC Programme Partner

£16.0M

ISIS Power Supply System

£2.0M

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

UKRI-6009 BAS HVO uplift in Harwich July 2026 by RRS Sir David Attenborough

Expires: 2026-08-01

£2.3M

UKRI-6147 Benchtop Flow Cytometer

Expires: 2026-08-03

£79K

UKRI-3885 HiLUX Infrared Detector

Expires: 2026-08-07

£234K

UKRI-4149 EPAC Spectrometer Dipole Magnets

Expires: 2026-08-12

£202K

GB-London: UKRI-4291 MRI Repair and Maintenance Service

Expires: 2026-08-23

£433K

ITT for Project 10146550

Expires: 2026-08-30

£4K

ITT for project 83010405

Expires: 2026-08-31

£9K

ITT for project 830298

Expires: 2026-08-31

£9K

ITT for projects 10161921 10161773, 10161772, 10161762, 10161350, 10161180, 10161146

Expires: 2026-08-31

£21K

ITT for Projects 10130540, 10131210

Expires: 2026-08-31

£10K

ITT for project 10179178

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4K

ITT for project 10179071

Expires: 2026-08-31

£3K

ITT for projects 10157605, 10158430, 10157262,

Expires: 2026-08-31

£12K

ITT for projects 10174126, 10171200

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6K

ITT for project 83012386

Expires: 2026-08-31

£8K

ITT for project 10121913

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6K

ITT for projects 10176375, 10174713

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6K

ITT for projects 10158735, 10158421

Expires: 2026-08-31

£7K

ITT for project 10154260

Expires: 2026-08-31

£8K

ITT for project 10155628

Expires: 2026-08-31

£3K

ITT for 10158402

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4K

ITT for project 10157587

Expires: 2026-08-31

£3K

ITT for projects 10179023, 10179590

Expires: 2026-08-31

£5K

ITT for Project 10146928

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4K

GB-Swindon: UKRI-4179 Servicing of Technical Testing Instruments

Expires: 2026-08-31

£34K

ITT for Project 10160987

Expires: 2026-08-31

£3K

ITT for Project 10144283, 10146423

Expires: 2026-08-31

£8K

ITT for Project 10134363

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6K

ITT for Project 10141073

Expires: 2026-08-31

£5K

ITT for projects 10174500, 10172003, 10175566

Expires: 2026-08-31

£11K

ITT for project 10176199

Expires: 2026-08-31

£3K

ITT for Project 10159829

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6K

ITT for project 10165372

Expires: 2026-08-31

£10K

ITT for project 10174570

Expires: 2026-08-31

£3K

ITT for project 10122615

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6K

ITT for Project 10121616

Expires: 2026-08-31

£9K

ITT for project 10168185

Expires: 2026-08-31

£13K

ITT for project 10155896

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4K

ITT for Project 10146216

Expires: 2026-08-31

£6K

ITT for project 10154564

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4K

ITT for Project 10144716

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4K

ITT for Project 10108534

Expires: 2026-08-31

£8K

ITT for Project 10141066

Expires: 2026-08-31

£8K

ITT for project 10151579

Expires: 2026-08-31

£5K

ITT for projects 10174745, 10171883

Expires: 2026-08-31

£7K

ITT for Projects 10087571 10088165

Expires: 2026-08-31

£18K

ITT for projects 10172547, 10174251, 10174299, 10175445

Expires: 2026-08-31

£12K

ITT for projects 10174382, 10176257

Expires: 2026-08-31

£7K

ITT for project 10178935

Expires: 2026-08-31

£2K

ITT for project 900324

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4K

Market analysis

Bidding into UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

28%

Top-5 supplier share

35d

Avg response window

33d

Median response window

14mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

How much does UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION spend on procurement?

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION awarded 6,875 contracts totalling £867.3M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 2,179 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £129K.

Who are UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION by total award value are Orskov Yard A/S, Matrix Offshore Services, LLC, Lenovo Global Technology UK Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 28% of contract value.

What does UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION buy from suppliers?

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION's procurement is concentrated in repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment, engineering-related scientific and technical services, detection and analysis apparatus, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION contracts?

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION tenders?

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION typically gives suppliers a median of 33 days to respond (average 35 days). Standard contract duration is around 14 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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