RFP QuestBeta

Brief your market

Who could bid the next time NHS Improvements 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 NHS Improvements award in this category.

  • ERNST & YOUNG LLP1 award · latest Sept 2020

    Provision of medicines supply chain information: supporting ICU medicines supply during COVID-19 response. Phase Two

  • POSSIBILITY SPACE DT LIMITED1 award · latest Sept 2020

    C10 COVID-19 - Workstream 3 - Self Testing

  • Britain Thinks1 award · latest Sept 2020

    NHSX 25 COVID Contract Tracing App

  • Accenture1 award · latest Feb 2017

    NHS Improvement - Desk Study Review - Carter 2 - Community & Mental Health

Ring 2

Proven with buyers like you

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

  • GARTNER U.K. LIMITED4 awards · 3 buyers · latest Jul 2023

    Gartner Research Services-Finance News&Insight - Subscription based research services and Insight-Subscription based Research Services

  • DELOITTE LLP3 awards · 3 buyers · latest Mar 2024

    1631 Anaplan Professional Services for NHS Arden & GEM

  • UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON UCL2 awards · 2 buyers · latest Jan 2024

    IDPS Data collection and outcomes surveillance service

  • PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED2 awards · 2 buyers · latest Jun 2023

    VPAS 2024 - External consultancy support

  • Kings College London2 awards · 2 buyers · latest Apr 2017

    Tomorrows NHS KCL Student Grant

  • Edge Health2 awards · 2 buyers · latest Apr 2024

    Data for R & D - Benefits reprofiling

  • PricewaterhouseCooper LLP2 awards · 2 buyers · latest Sept 2020

    Analytical personnel into two Cells (Reporting and Clinical) in NHSE/I North West's Incident Coordination Centre for COVID-19.

  • Loughborough University2 awards · 2 buyers · latest Aug 2023

    New Ambulance Vehicle Evaluation

  • Q5 Partners3 awards

    Provision of Leadership and Development Programme And Clinical Education Team development

  • BECKMAN COULTER UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED3 awards · latest Jan 2023

    Primary Blood Grouping MSC

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Ring 3

Proven in the field

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

  • Ipsos Mori133 awards · 34 buyers · latest Jul 2026

    Tax Education Segmentation Research

  • National centre for Social Research84 awards · 33 buyers · latest May 2026

    Provision of Evidence Reviews and Secondary Data Analysis

  • Iff Research118 awards · 31 buyers · latest Jul 2026

    Employer Skills Survey 2026/2028 (con_31795)

  • YouGov plc42 awards · 30 buyers · latest Mar 2025

    EHRC 2425-30 Understanding EHRC Compliance Products

  • ipsos (Market Research) Ltd52 awards · 27 buyers · latest Jul 2026

    Provision of Evaluation Research Support - Lot 1

  • Ove Arup & Partners Limited110 awards · 26 buyers · latest Jun 2026

    S30128 Asset delivery asset maintenance (GM701) & inspection (GS801) update

  • 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

  • IFF Research Ltd71 awards · 24 buyers · latest Jun 2026

    Reducing Parental Conflict - National Offer User research

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The full list — for members

All 181 NHS 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.