Brief your market

Who could bid the next time Highways England tenders for research & development — from published contract awards, not directories. A tender that reaches more proven suppliers gets more bids; more bids is the evidence of value for money.

Research & Development (858)Construction (333)Engineering & Architecture (218)Business Services (64)Transport Equipment (41)IT Services (30)Repair & Maintenance (20)Financial & Insurance Services (18)

Ring 1

Proven with you

Suppliers already holding a published Highways England award in this category.

arup211 awards · latest Sept 2022
T0355 Pavement Technical Support 2022-2025
wsp157 awards · latest Sept 2022
T0382 Health, Safety and Wellbeing Assurance Service for HS2 works
Atkins69 awards · latest Jul 2022
T0335 Safer Road Design Technical Support - Supplier 1
trl53 awards · latest Aug 2020
1-1059 DfT TLOT10047 - Inclusive Mobility and Tactile Paving guidance redraft
Atkins Jacobs Joint Venture27 awards · latest Oct 2022
T0353 Technical Expertise to Support Development of RIS3 (Road Investment Strategy 3)
Turner & Townsend24 awards · latest Dec 2021
P0010 Specialist Bridges Inspection and Maintenance Contract
Atkins Jacobs23 awards · latest Mar 2022
T0278 Improving our freight customer service
WSP UK Ltd22 awards · latest Nov 2022
T0340 Update of Departures Manual
Atkins/CH2M22 awards · latest May 2019
National Air Quality Barrier Programme - Feasibility Work Package 4
Pell Frischmann21 awards · latest Sept 2020
1-1144 ITS for Mitigating the risk of Wrong Way Drivers

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Ring 2

Proven with buyers like you

Suppliers who have won this category with other Other buyers — ranked by how many different buyers they've won with. This is the shortlist that widens your field.

Deloitte LLP29 awards · 19 buyers · latest Mar 2026
SE1218 - Climate Change Impact on Sport & Physical Activity
YouGov plc25 awards · 18 buyers · latest Mar 2025
EHRC 2425-30 Understanding EHRC Compliance Products
Iff Research42 awards · 16 buyers · latest Jul 2025
FE Learner Destination Research Via CCS RM6126
BMG Research Ltd30 awards · 16 buyers · latest Mar 2026
Survey of age assurance circumvention by young people
IFF Research Ltd35 awards · 14 buyers · latest Jun 2026
Reducing Parental Conflict - National Offer User research
Ove Arup & Partners Limited74 awards · 13 buyers · latest Jun 2026
S30128 Asset delivery asset maintenance (GM701) & inspection (GS801) update
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd18 awards · 13 buyers · latest Jun 2026
Borders Research Defined Term Agreement
Ipsos Mori57 awards · 12 buyers · latest Jul 2026
Tax Education Segmentation Research
WSP UK Limited47 awards · 11 buyers · latest Jul 2026
S30127 Technical Support for European Engagement
RSM UK Consulting LLP26 awards · 11 buyers · latest Oct 2025
PS25146 - Evaluation of the Warm Homes Local Grant (WHLG)

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Ring 3

Proven in the field

Suppliers winning this category anywhere in UK public procurement (excluding those already listed above).

National centre for Social Research84 awards · 33 buyers · latest May 2026
Provision of Evidence Reviews and Secondary Data Analysis
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp46 awards · 26 buyers · latest Apr 2026
Dormant Assets Scheme Quantum Review
Kpmg Llp39 awards · 26 buyers · latest Mar 2026
GMCA 1812 Phase 4: Alignment and scoping of full Place Based Appraisal (PBA) model build
Behavioural Insights Ltd36 awards · 25 buyers · latest Dec 2025
Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Officer Uptake and Lifetime Use of Technology in Operational Environments
Ipsos Mori UK Limited59 awards · 24 buyers · latest Jun 2026
National Highways - Reputational Monitoring
Gartner UK limited27 awards · 23 buyers · latest Apr 2026
Executive Programs Member (EPMEM) License for CDIO
ICF Consulting Services Limited61 awards · 22 buyers · latest Nov 2025
RDE882 - Aquatrace: Following the flow of data value
Natcen Social Research35 awards · 21 buyers · latest Feb 2026
Connect to Work
Aecom Limited34 awards · 20 buyers · latest Mar 2026
Traffic Thresholds Tool
Ernst & Young lLP31 awards · 20 buyers · latest Jul 2025
GMCA 1481 GM Academy - Options and Deep Discovery

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The full list — for members

All 3,293 Other suppliers in ring 2 (capped at 400, widest-proven first), copyable as a spreadsheet — so every proven supplier can hear about your next tender, not just the usual three.

Sources: published UK contract award notices in the rfp.quest corpus. “Proven” means a citable award — nothing here is inferred or scraped from directories. Award values are not summed because framework ceilings would inflate them.