# Research & development in London public sector tenders (11 open)

Research & development in London: 11 open tenders, 1 coming soon, 93 contracts ending within 12 months. Median bids at these buyers: 4.

## Closing first
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [1067273293 T1419 Creating neuroinclusive principles to maximise train driver performance](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-077464) | RSSB | 2026-10-12 | £80k | a typical contest |
| [Biomass Research Programme](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-051852) | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | 2026-10-13 | £4.1m | few bidders |
| [CSP26751 - Delegates for International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Programme](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0775ad) | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | 2026-10-13 | £148k | few bidders |
| [From Local Shocks to Systemic Impacts: A Multi-hazard, Systems-based View of Physical Climate Risk](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06fb0e) | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | 2026-10-14 | £100k | few bidders |
| [Understanding the V&A's Impact on the Creative Industries](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-077b3c) | Victoria and Albert Museum | 2026-10-19 | £60k | few bidders |
| [PS26239 - RAF015/2627 - Plug-in batteries safety study](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06e54c) | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | 2026-10-21 | £300k | few bidders |
| [2026-065 -Generation Market Study](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-077e08) | Ofgem | 2026-10-26 | £417k | few bidders |
| [Research relating to the impacts of the minimum wage, 2-year projects (open call)](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06c9b4) | Low Pay Commission | 2026-10-27 | £100k | not enough history to rate |
| [Flight Schedules Data](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-078016) | Department for Transport | 2026-10-30 | £25k | a typical contest |
| [Technology Fund Horizon Scanning](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-07836e) | FAIR4ALL Finance Limited | 2026-11-04 | not stated | crowded |
| [Department for Transport Shared Research, Evaluation and Analysis](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06b362) | Department for Transport | 2026-11-12 | not stated | a typical contest |

## Largest open tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Biomass Research Programme](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-051852) | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | 2026-10-13 | £4.1m | few bidders |
| [2026-065 -Generation Market Study](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-077e08) | Ofgem | 2026-10-26 | £417k | few bidders |
| [PS26239 - RAF015/2627 - Plug-in batteries safety study](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06e54c) | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | 2026-10-21 | £300k | few bidders |
| [CSP26751 - Delegates for International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Programme](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0775ad) | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | 2026-10-13 | £148k | few bidders |
| [From Local Shocks to Systemic Impacts: A Multi-hazard, Systems-based View of Physical Climate Risk](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06fb0e) | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | 2026-10-14 | £100k | few bidders |

## Buyers here that usually draw the fewest bids
| Buyer | Usual bids | Open here |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Ofgem](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/ofgem) | 2.5 | 1 |
| [Department for Energy Security & Net Zero](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero) | 4 | 4 |
| [Victoria and Albert Museum](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/victoria-and-albert-museum) | 4 | 1 |
| [Department for Transport](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/department-for-transport) | 5 | 2 |
| [RSSB](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/rssb) | 6 | 1 |
| [FAIR4ALL Finance Limited](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/fair4all-finance-limited) | 11 | 1 |

## Buyers
- [Department for Energy Security & Net Zero](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero): 4
- [Department for Transport](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/department-for-transport): 2
- [RSSB](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/rssb): 1
- [Victoria and Albert Museum](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/victoria-and-albert-museum): 1
- [Ofgem](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/ofgem): 1
- Low Pay Commission: 1
- [FAIR4ALL Finance Limited](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/fair4all-finance-limited): 1
- [Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/mayor-s-office-for-policing-and-crime): 1

Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, Open Government Licence v3.0. Updated 2026-10-09. Bid counts describe a buyer's history, not a forecast. Method: https://bidcount.co.uk/about. Page: https://bidcount.co.uk/tenders/research-and-development/london