Top suppliers
Top suppliers to UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Top-five suppliers hold 28% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.
Procurement categories
What UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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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
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