Research & development in North West
Public sector contract notices in research & development covering North West, from Find a Tender.
Research & development notices in North West
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GMCA 1635 Research into Emerging Drug Trends across Greater Manchester
GMCA wants analytical testing of drug substances and research into emerging drug trends across Greater Manchester. The work supports their Drugs Intelligence System providing information on drug use, emerging risks, alerts, and drug-related deaths.
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Scientific Consultant for Medicines Discovery Catapult
Medicines Discovery Catapult seeks a scientific consultant to keep their partnership team informed about recent scientific developments, innovation opportunities, and commercial advances in drug discovery. The role supports their work across neuroscience, infection, virtual R&D, and complex medicine.
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LW157 Bid Writing and Proposal Development Support
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine seeks support writing and developing funding proposals. The initial focus is European Commission funding (Horizon Europe, EDCTP, ERC) in 2026, with a second lot for other funders like FCDO, UNITAID or NIH.
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ThermoChimie Phase 4
Nuclear Waste Services is seeking specialist and non-technical support for Phase 4 of the ThermoChimie thermodynamic database project, which underpins the environmental safety case for radioactive waste disposal. Work includes desk-based and experimental data generation and selection activities to ensure database traceability, consistency, usability, and completeness.
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Renewable and Low-Carbon Energy Landscape Sensitivity Assessment
Lancaster City Council needs a landscape sensitivity assessment for renewable and low-carbon energy as part of their Local Plan preparation. The assessment will evaluate the district's landscape capacity to accommodate renewable energy development.
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Renewable and Low-Carbon Energy Landscape Sensitivity Assessment
Lancaster City Council needs a landscape sensitivity assessment for renewable and low-carbon energy development as part of their Local Plan preparation. The assessment will evaluate constraints and opportunities for energy projects across the district.
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Renewable and Low-Carbon Energy Landscape Sensitivity Assessment
Lancaster City Council needs a sensitivity assessment of renewable and low-carbon energy opportunities across the district as part of their Local Plan preparation. This is a one-off study to inform planning policy.
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A Health Economic Evaluation Framework And Bespoke Analysis For AMR Diagnostic Technologies
The PACE antimicrobial resistance programme needs a health economist to build an evaluation framework and deliver bespoke analyses for diagnostic technology developers. The work covers care pathway insights, cost analyses, economic modelling and value proposition frameworks for diagnostics in bloodstream, respiratory and urinary tract infections.
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Lancaster District Green Belt Review
Lancaster City Council needs consultants to review the Green Belt within the District and assess whether current designations remain valid and whether any areas should be designated as Grey Belt. The findings will inform decisions on changes to Green Belt boundaries in the Local Plan.
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Development Partner - Wallasey Town Hall Annexes
Wirral Council is seeking a developer to deliver affordable housing on two former annexe sites in Wallasey town centre. The sites form part of a regeneration masterplan and should accommodate up to four storeys.
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Landscape Assessment of Potential Development Sites
Lancaster City Council needs landscape consultants to assess potential development sites and produce evidence to support their Local Plan preparation. The work involves landscape analysis and evaluation of proposed development areas.
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Fuel Cell Test Station
University of Salford is seeking a Fuel Cell Test Station for teaching and research. The equipment will test single-cell and short-stack PEM fuel cells under varied temperature, pressure, and load conditions.
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Overcoming Barriers to Town Centre Housing Conversion - UID 115 NP392
Historic England wants a national review and case study on converting town centre spaces - including upper floors, ground-floor retail, and hospitality units - into homes. The work combines lessons learned, technical feasibility, financial modelling, and stakeholder engagement to produce actionable ideas for policy-makers and developers.
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Research proposals: studying the effects of large gulls on wading bird species in the Forest of Bowland
Natural England wants a contractor to design a field research proposal studying how large gulls affect wading birds in the Forest of Bowland. The study design will support wildlife licensing decisions in the area.
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High geochemical lead survey
The FSA needs sampling and analysis of lead levels in food grown or reared in high geochemical lead areas across GB. The work will establish a baseline of lead contamination in these regions to inform food safety policy.
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Business Demography Study
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority needs a consultant to conduct a Business Demography Study, building on desk-based analysis of published datasets. The work will deepen understanding of the region's business base beyond existing ONS statistics.