Research services

1054260192 T1420 and T1421 Preliminary Market Engagement Briefing – Freight Vehicle Braking Research

RSSB

RSSB is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to two proposed and interdependent research procurements, T1420 and T1421, concerning variability in freight vehicle braking-system components. The overall research programme is expected to include the identification of representative wagons, development of a static brake-testing plan, undertaking of static brake testing and detailed analysis of the resulting data. RSSB currently intends to procure the programme through two separate competitive tender exercises. The precise allocation of the phases and associated activities remains under consideration and may be informed by the responses received through this engagement. The purpose of the engagement is to: • understand supplier interest and capability across the proposed phases; • test whether the proposed procurement and delivery timescales are achievable; • understand how additional testing or information requirements arising during delivery should be managed; and • obtain feedback on data handover, communication, governance and coordination where different suppliers are appointed. RSSB has established the fundamental objectives and proposed technical scope of the research. This engagement is not intended to redesign the core requirement. Further information and the questions on which RSSB is seeking feedback are contained in the T1420 and T1421 Preliminary Market Engagement Briefing – Freight Vehicle Braking Research, available through the Delta eSourcing portal. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./K9Q57CQDEN To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K9Q57CQDEN

West Yorkshire District Travel Diary Survey

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) and Local Authorities require high-quality, robust data on the travel behaviour of residents across West Yorkshire to inform policy-making; support the development, appraisal and evaluation of transport strategies and schemes; and to understand the wider impacts of transport investment and policy decisions. The Combined Authority, therefore, seeks to engage competent Consultants (Consultancy firms) to provide a comprehensive market intelligence on transport research to help deliver a successful West Yorkshire District Travel Survey (WY TRADS) contract.

The Practice Education Facilitator role in Return to Practice

NHS England

A national commission to understand and strengthen the Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) role in supporting HCPC returners, identifying learning needs and delivering recommendations to improve consistency, quality, and outcomes of return-to-practice experiences across England.

STARI EOJN - USLUGE UPRAVLJANJA I KONTROLE NAD POPULACIJOM INVAZIVNIH RIBLJIH VRSTA

Javna ustanova Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera, Plitvička Jezera

Program praćenja stanja u slatkovodnom ribarstvu u 2026. godini

MINISTARSTVO POLJOPRIVREDE, ŠUMARSTVA I RIBARSTVA, Grad Zagreb

Palladium Silver Membranes Tensile and Fatigue Testing

UK Fusion Energy Ltd

The scope of this procurement is to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to undertake a programme of mechanical testing on palladium-silver membrane assemblies to generate design data that supports their application in hydrogen purification systems for the STEP fuel cycle. The supplier shall provide the specialist facilities, equipment, technical expertise, and personnel necessary to conduct slow strain rate tensile (SSRT) testing and strain-controlled fatigue testing under representative operating conditions. Testing shall be carried out at elevated temperatures between 400 °C and 500 °C in gaseous hydrogen at pressures of up to 10 bar. Where required, the supplier shall also undertake in-situ hydrogen permeation testing before and during mechanical loading to assess membrane performance under operational conditions. The supplier shall be responsible for collecting, analysing, and reporting all test data, including the mechanical properties and performance characteristics of the membrane assemblies, and shall provide comprehensive test reports containing the test methodology, raw and processed data, analysis, observations, and conclusions suitable for engineering assessment and future design activities. All testing shall be undertaken using appropriately equipped laboratory facilities capable of safely operating under elevated temperatures and pressurised hydrogen environments, in accordance with recognised industry standards or agreed test procedures, with appropriate quality assurance and full traceability throughout the programme. The outputs from this procurement will provide STEP-relevant mechanical property data to support the development, qualification, and future deployment of palladium-silver membrane technology for hydrogen purification applications. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Technical-testing%2C-analysis-and-consultancy-services./YM5VB3NDJJ

1049366347 T1418 Opportunities for battery-powered trains to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network

RSSB

This research explores the opportunities that retrofitting modest capacity traction batteries to EMUs present to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./BDVX695X5H To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/BDVX695X5H

Gambling Research Services

Gambling Commission

In April 2025, the UK government introduced a statutory levy on gambling operators to provide 'independent and sustainable funding for gambling-related harms research, prevention and treatment'. A small portion of this funding has been allocated to the Gambling Commission so that it can procure research into gambling-related harms in line with its licensing objectives. Consequently, the Commission wishes to undertake some early market engagement to help it determine how best it might structure an invitation to tender for the provision of research services that will enable it to accelerate the process by which it can fill the evidence gaps that have been identified within the Evidence Roadmaps that the Commission's Research and Statistics Team have developed. About the Commission The Gambling Commission is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. The Commission is responsible for issuing personal gambling licences for individuals and gambling operating licences for businesses operating in Great Britain and we are responsible for ensuring all licensing applications meet the following objectives: • preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime • ensuring that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way • protecting children and other vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling. Also, as an evidence-based regulator, the Commission provides evidence-informed advice to the government about gambling behaviour in Great Britain. About Research & Statistics The Research and Statistics Team is responsible for the management and delivery the Commission's Research activity via a range of contracts procured in line with public sector procurement regulations, policy and practice. Under these contracts, the Team work collaboratively with a number of research organisations to collect and analyse data to: • monitor

UKRI-6004 Genotyping Services

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

The provision of Genotyping services.

Building Standards Research and Technical Services Framework

Scottish Government

The Authority intends to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of research and technical services across seven lots. The Framework Agreement will be available for use by Scottish Government, Building Standards Division only and will enable the procurement of specialist support in the following areas: Lot 1: Fire Lot 2: Safety/Accessibility Lot 3: Energy (Software, Tools and Methodology) Lot 4: Energy (Policy and Research) Lot 5: Environment and Sustainability Lot 6: Structure Lot 7: Non-technical Economic operators may bid for one, several, or all lots. No guarantee is given as to the volume or value of services that may be awarded under the Framework Agreement. Call-off contracts will be awarded in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement. The estimated maximum framework value is GBP 4,000,000. Call-off contracts under the Framework Agreement may be awarded by either direct award or mini-competition in accordance with the framework terms and conditions. The Authority reserves the right to use either method as appropriate to the specific requirement.

Homes for Net Zero Phase 3 (HfNZ P3)

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

DESNZ is seeking to procure a contractor/s to deliver Phase 3 of the Homes for Net Zero research programme (HfNZ P3). This is a continuation of our multiyear, largescale research and demonstration trial, building on the existing cohort of approximately 1,250 owner-occupied homes. Among other tasks the appointed contractor(s) will be responsible for trial management and coordination, longitudinal monitoring, data collection and processing, and participant engagement – including physical measurements in homes and social research with occupants. It will include research on practical, scalable pathways to decarbonising owner-occupied homes, particularly complex-to-decarbonise and space constrained properties, with a focus on low carbon heating. This includes evaluating the real-world performance, costs, and user experience of heat pumps (including reversible air-to-air systems), alternative electric heating and domestic hot water solutions. Consumer engagement approaches, and measures to improve resilience to a future climate, such as overheating mitigation, are also key elements of HfNZ P3. The programme will require delivery through competitively procured work packages (lots); • Lot 1: Trial management and co-ordination – including programme management of whole trial, collecting data from monitoring devices and ensuring high data quality, managing trial participants, supporting additional technology trials through an innovation test bed; • Lot 2: Data analysis and research – including technical analysis of in-home monitoring data to answer the research questions, and collaboration with Lots 3 and 4 to ensure methods are designed to address those questions. • Lot 3: Consumer engagement and social research – establishing best practice consumer engagement approaches to transition homes to low carbon heating and using these to support the delivery of measures in Lot 4, carrying out social research to support the research objectives in collaboration with Lot 2. • Lot 4: De

Additional Analytical Methods for NDNS Biomonitoring

Food Standards Agency

Tenders are invited to undertake a research project to identify suitable biomarkers of priority (groups of) additives (Lot 1) and contaminants (Lot 2), Metals (Lot 3) and develop and validate analytical chemistry methods for their quantitative measurement in human urine. In addition, an approach for estimating systemic exposure and theoretical dietary intake of each chemical of interest, from measured urinary excretion of the biomarker(s), should be derived. The FSA is requesting that methods and approaches are determined, and proven for feasibility, for substances from the following food additive and other chemical contaminant groups, below or up to the estimated budget of £100,000 (exc. VAT) Lot 1 and £50,000 (exc VAT) each for lot 2 and 3. The substance groups have been prioritised in accordance with the FSA’s food safety remit and specific priorities. All documents and communication for FSA funded projects must be submitted through the health-family single e-Commercial System (Atamis), using the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Phase 4 - Road Accident In-Depth Studies (RAIDS) programme

Department for Transport

DfT is seeking Suppliers to carry out in depth investigations of road vehicle collisions.

Phase 4 - Road Accident In-Depth Studies (RAIDS) programme

Department for Transport

The main deliverable of the programme is accurate completed anonymous collision investigations and the necessary infrastructure and agreements to enable data collection. Further detail can be found in the tender documentation on the e-sourcing portal Jaggaer. https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/83394939019F2740659E

Highways and Infrastructure Professional Services Contract

Norfolk County Council

As many organisations will be aware, Norfolk County Council ("NCC") recently conducted a procurement exercise for its highways professional services contract ("PSC") which it was unfortunately unable to conclude, and therefore it could not proceed to award a contract. NCC is currently reviewing the approach taken to that competition with the intention that it will, in due course, commence a new competition to replace the current PSC Contract, which is currently provided by WSP and expires on or before 31 March 2028 (the "Opportunity"). The intention is that the newly appointed PSC provider will work closely with Kier, NCC's recently mobilised term maintenance contractor (since April 2026). NCC expects that the PSC will provide for professional services relating to topics including but not limited to highways, bridges and structures, travel and transport, spatial planning, economic development and strategy, environment, waste and infrastructure associated with NCC's estate and carbon assessments. NCC anticipates that the services required under the PSC will be carried out collaboratively with NCC's in-house teams and will include: - Highway design services, project delivery studies, stakeholder consultation studies, and specialist expertise required for the development of highway maintenance, asset management, and capital improvement schemes - Design Services (feasibility, preliminary and detailed) - Bridges and structures design and advisory services - Business Case development in support of funding applications to funders such as DfT and Homes England (e.g., cost benefit analysis, carbon analysis, etc.) - Archaeology and heritage advisory services - Transport planning advisory services - Intelligent transport services and Future Mobility Services design and advisory services - Spatial planning (including master planning, planning applications, statutory services, carbon assessments and environmental impact assessments) - Maritime services (including supporting desi

Road & Freight Research & Analysis Framework Reprocurement

Department for Transport

The Department for Transport (the Authority) is looking for suppliers to deliver timely social research, monitoring, evaluation, and economic analysis on behalf of the internal research teams relating to roads and freight. The contract will be structured as a Framework agreement, once the Framework is in place and individual commissions will be allocated to Suppliers as and when required using a call-off methodology which may be a taxi-rank style. Suppliers will need to have technical expertise in a range of analytical methods including but not limited to primary qualitative and quantitative research, secondary data analysis, evidence reviews, process, impact and value for money evaluation, and economic analysis – such as economic literature reviews, cost-benefit analysis and modelling. They will also need to have or be able to access subject matter expertise on transport-related matters throughout the lifetime of the contract (e.g., through sub-contracting arrangements). Outputs from this Framework and subsequent call-offs will be used to inform policy and operational decisions and to build the evidence base on a range of transport policy areas.

Provision of Planning Pipeline Data

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

MHCLG is looking to appoint a supplier of high-quality local planning data. From a functional perspective, the supplier is required to deliver an end-to-end data service covering the collection, enhancement, management, and provision of planning application and development pipeline data across England. This includes gathering site-level data from Local Planning Authorities or third-party sources, enriching it with additional intelligence on development progress, and maintaining accurate records throughout the lifecycle of each site-from application through to construction and completion. A key requirement is the provision of multiple data outputs, including an initial full dataset, monthly updates capturing changes and new entries, quarterly analytical reports, and historical datasets extending as far back as possible. The supplier must also provide API access to enable continuous data updates and integration with the Authority's systems, alongside supporting documentation such as a detailed data glossary and metadata definitions. Additionally, the supplier must support ad hoc analytical queries to meet urgent policy or ministerial needs. Suppliers must ensure that all data provided is accurate, validated, and fit for purpose, with clearly documented methodologies and consistent application of definitions. Data completeness and quality are emphasised as central to the contract, with obligations to notify and resolve any quality issues within agreed timeframes. It is critical that the supplier must meet delivery schedules, such as providing monthly datasets and reports on agreed dates and ensuring that outputs remain current and reflective of real-world data. The supplier must also demonstrate robust data management practices, including secure storage, GDPR compliance, and appropriate use of IT systems. The outputs / deliverables for this proposed contract are as follows: Planning pipeline dataset covering current residential and mixed-use sites in the planning syste

Highways and Infrastructure Professional Services Contract

Norfolk County Council

As many organisations will be aware, Norfolk County Council ("NCC") recently conducted a procurement exercise for its highways professional services contract ("PSC") which it was unfortunately unable to conclude, and therefore it could not proceed to award a contract. NCC is currently reviewing the approach taken to that competition with the intention that it will, in due course, commence a new competition to replace the current PSC Contract, which is currently provided by WSP and expires on or before 31 March 2028 (the "Opportunity"). The intention is that the newly appointed PSC provider will work closely with Kier, NCC's recently mobilised term maintenance contractor (since April 2026). NCC expects that the PSC will provide for professional services relating to topics including but not limited to highways, bridges and structures, travel and transport, spatial planning, economic development and strategy, environment, waste and infrastructure associated with NCC's estate and carbon assessments. NCC anticipates that the services required under the PSC will be carried out collaboratively with NCC's in-house teams and will include: - Highway design services, project delivery studies, stakeholder consultation studies, and specialist expertise required for the development of highway maintenance, asset management, and capital improvement schemes - Design Services (feasibility, preliminary and detailed) - Bridges and structures design and advisory services - Business Case development in support of funding applications to funders such as DfT and Homes England (e.g., cost benefit analysis, carbon analysis, etc.) - Archaeology and heritage advisory services - Transport planning advisory services - Intelligent transport services and Future Mobility Services design and advisory services - Spatial planning (including master planning, planning applications, statutory services, carbon assessments and environmental impact assessments) - Maritime services (including supporting desi

Gambling Research Services

Gambling Commission

In April 2025, the UK government introduced a statutory levy on gambling operators to provide 'independent and sustainable funding for gambling-related harms research, prevention and treatment'. A small portion of this funding has been allocated to the Gambling Commission so that it can procure research into gambling-related harms in line with its licensing objectives. Consequently, the Commission wishes to undertake some early market engagement to help it determine how best it might structure an invitation to tender for the provision of research services that will enable it to accelerate the process by which it can fill the evidence gaps that have been identified within the Evidence Roadmaps that the Commission's Research and Statistics Team have developed. About the Commission The Gambling Commission is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. The Commission is responsible for issuing personal gambling licences for individuals and gambling operating licences for businesses operating in Great Britain and we are responsible for ensuring all licensing applications meet the following objectives: • preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime • ensuring that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way • protecting children and other vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling. Also, as an evidence-based regulator, the Commission provides evidence-informed advice to the government about gambling behaviour in Great Britain. About Research & Statistics The Research and Statistics Team is responsible for the management and delivery the Commission's Research activity via a range of contracts procured in line with public sector procurement regulations, policy and practice. Under these contracts, the Team work collaboratively with a number of research organisations to collect and analyse data to: • monitor

Connected and Automated Mobility Standards Programme - Phase 4

Department for Transport

The Depart for Transport is seeking to appoint the British Standards Institute (BSI) to deliver the next phase of its Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) Standards Programme. The requirement will build on the previous three phases of the programme which have been delivered since 2019. It will continue the work done by BSI to deliver a suite of technical standards to inform industry on best practice with regard to CAM technology development, testing, trialling and deployment. It will do so with the objectives of accelerating CAM deployments in the UK, supporting UK leadership in CAM, informing and aligning with international standards, and strengthening collaboration across the UK CAM ecosystem.