Brief your market
Who could bid the next time DEFRA 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.
Ring 1
Proven with you
Suppliers already holding a published DEFRA award in this category.
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)7 awards · latest Mar 2024
RDE 518 - Developing new guidance for Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans
- RSK ADAS Limited7 awards · latest Mar 2024
RDE 523 - Building the evidence base on the impacts of the UK Timber Regulations
- ICF Consulting Services Limited5 awards · latest Mar 2024
RDE 505 - Developing a shortlist of potential Area Based Management Tools
- ABPmer4 awards · latest Jan 2024
RDE 390 - Evaluating intervention points for circularity in plastics
- APEM Ltd3 awards · latest Aug 2024
ReSCUE (Procurement for the provision of Lidar-coupled digital aerial
- Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd3 awards · latest Mar 2024
RDE 544 - Phase 2 Review of English Marine and Fisheries Grant Scheme
- Imperial College Projects Ltd3 awards · latest Mar 2024
RDE 530 - Regional modelling of the annual air quality compliance 2022
- Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd.3 awards · latest Nov 2023
RDE292 - Co-design for the information reporting system for End-of-Life vehicles
- Ricardo-AEA Ltd3 awards · latest Jul 2023
Review of Radon and Tritium in Drinking Water in the UK
- Ove Arup & Partners Limited2 awards · latest Jan 2026
Modernising Environmental Permitting for Industrial Clusters - DEM0013784
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Ring 2
Proven with buyers like you
Suppliers who have won this category with other Central Gov buyers — ranked by how many different buyers they've won with. This is the shortlist that widens your field.
- National centre for Social Research51 awards · 21 buyers · latest May 2026
Provision of Evidence Reviews and Secondary Data Analysis
- Deloitte LLP23 awards · 15 buyers · latest Dec 2023
Evolve Managed Service Provider
- IFF research67 awards · 14 buyers · latest Jul 2026
Employer Skills Survey 2026/2028 (con_31795)
- ipsos (Market Research) Ltd34 awards · 14 buyers · latest Jul 2026
Provision of Evaluation Research Support - Lot 2
- Ipsos Mori64 awards · 13 buyers · latest May 2026
Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders 2027-2031 con_31575
- Ipsos Mori UK Limited22 awards · 13 buyers · latest Feb 2023
Youth Investment Fund Phase 2 Evaluation
- Natcen Social Research22 awards · 12 buyers · latest Feb 2026
Connect to Work
- Behavioural Insights Ltd12 awards · 12 buyers · latest Dec 2025
Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Officer Uptake and Lifetime Use of Technology in Operational Environments
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP18 awards · 11 buyers · latest Apr 2026
Dormant Assets Scheme Quantum Review
- ICF Consulting Services Limited30 awards · 10 buyers · latest Nov 2025
Assessing the drivers of non-compliance within the fishing industry
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Ring 3
Proven in the field
Suppliers winning this category anywhere in UK public procurement (excluding those already listed above).
- YouGov plc42 awards · 30 buyers · latest Mar 2025
EHRC 2425-30 Understanding EHRC Compliance Products
- Kpmg Llp39 awards · 26 buyers · latest Mar 2026
GMCA 1812 Phase 4: Alignment and scoping of full Place Based Appraisal (PBA) model build
- IFF Research Ltd71 awards · 24 buyers · latest Jun 2026
Reducing Parental Conflict - National Offer User research
- BMG Research Ltd42 awards · 24 buyers · latest Mar 2026
Survey of age assurance circumvention by young people
- WSP UK Limited64 awards · 23 buyers · latest Jul 2026
S30127 Technical Support for European Engagement
- Gartner UK limited27 awards · 23 buyers · latest Apr 2026
Executive Programs Member (EPMEM) License for CDIO
- RSM UK Consulting LLP49 awards · 22 buyers · latest Oct 2025
PS25146 - Evaluation of the Warm Homes Local Grant (WHLG)
- Ernst & Young lLP31 awards · 20 buyers · latest Jul 2025
GMCA 1481 GM Academy - Options and Deep Discovery
- Aecom Limited33 awards · 19 buyers · latest Mar 2026
Traffic Thresholds Tool
- Rand Europe Community Interest Company37 awards · 18 buyers · latest Jun 2026
Extension 1 - External Quality Reviews Contract 2 (CPT_22_102)
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The full list — for members
All 1,931 Central Gov 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.