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# Institute of Development Studies

Public sector contracts won, from published award notices

[Companies House 00877338](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00877338)

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Contracts won

23

since 15 Nov 2010

Total awarded

£69,141,923

where values were published

Buyers

11

public bodies

Latest win

14 Jan 2025

##  Contracts ending soon

Contracts ending in the next 18 months. Buyers usually re-tender before the end date, so these are openings for competitors.

- [DFID 8566 Action on Children's Harmful Work in African Agriculture (ACHA) Contract Award](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c41-456e-7270-8080-9d4df5f921d4/dfid-8566-action-on-childrens-harmful-work-in-african-agriculture-acha-contra)[Department for International Development](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-international-development)

    £9,999,309

    Ends 5 Jan 2027

##  Recent contract awards

- [Contract 13326246: Scoping Study - Lidia Cabral - Institute of Development Studies to 30/9/25](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfd-b323-726b-bb91-46670f1ca6e9/contract-13326246-scoping-study-lidia-cabral-institute-of-development-studi)[University Of The West Of England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-the-west-of-england)

    £39,933

    14 Jan 2025
- [Strengthening Social Accountability for Biodiversity Net Gain](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cee-dd23-70e1-a267-28ed3ef2c0ae/strengthening-social-accountability-for-biodiversity-net-gain)[Natural England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/natural-england)

    £49,991

    9 Jul 2024
- [GB-Swindon: UKRI-3424 ESRC Development and Delivery of ESRC-FCDO RLO Grantholder Event](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ce1-3837-717c-805d-c4f1563425a6/gb-swindon-ukri-3424-esrc-development-and-delivery-of-esrc-fcdo-rlo-grantholder)[UK Research &amp; Innovation](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-research-innovation)

    £199,819

    1 Mar 2024
- [Global Development Delivery Framework (GDD)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba4-5623-70dc-9d9d-e0969762d899/global-development-delivery-framework-gdd)[Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office)

    up to £3,000,000,000 (notice estimate)

    18 Dec 2023
- [PO 7435 - Evidence and Knowledge for Development - Amendment No 3](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c69-b88b-7104-bf5e-c1ef8365e848/po-7435-evidence-and-knowledge-for-development-amendment-no-3)[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office)

    £830,390

    13 Sept 2021
- [PROJ10028 - Better Assistance in Crises (BASIC) Research Contract Award](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c51-261d-7353-9146-22f95c7ca7f4/proj10028-better-assistance-in-crises-basic-research-contract-award)[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office)

    £9,936,270

    16 Oct 2020
- [DFID 8566 Action on Children's Harmful Work in African Agriculture (ACHA) Contract Award](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c41-456e-7270-8080-9d4df5f921d4/dfid-8566-action-on-childrens-harmful-work-in-african-agriculture-acha-contra)[Department for International Development](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-international-development)

    £9,999,309

    25 Sept 2019
- [UK SBS SSAPS18122 - Power Of Partnership: Research to Alleviate Poverty](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c2b-8d91-70e8-a487-95097f576072/uk-sbs-ssaps18122-power-of-partnership-research-to-alleviate-poverty)[UK Shared Business Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited)

    £30,600

    20 Aug 2018
- [Evidence and Knowledge for Development (K4D).](http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:359754-2016:TEXT:EN:HTML)[Procurement and Commercial Department](https://tendernation.io/buyers/procurement-and-commercial-department)

    £7,580,422

    10 Oct 2016
- [PO 7435 - Evidence and Knowledge for Development - Amendment No 3](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c69-b88b-7104-bf5e-c1ef8365e848/po-7435-evidence-and-knowledge-for-development-amendment-no-3)[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office)

    £7,680,423

    13 Sept 2016
- [DFID 7195 Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA Commercialisation, Womenâ&#128;&#153;s Empowerment and Poverty Reduction)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bfe-1dbb-7163-afb1-801c5ed1d993/dfid-7195-agricultural-policy-research-in-africa-apra-commercialisation-womena)[Department for International Development](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-international-development)

    £6,799,997

    24 Jun 2016
- [Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA).](http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:339534-2016:TEXT:EN:HTML)[Procurement](https://tendernation.io/buyers/procurement)

    £6,799,997

    24 Jun 2016
- [DFID 7195 Agriculture Policy Research in Africa (APRA) Contract Amendment No 2](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c4e-28ce-70ae-bac1-435d77b10f83/dfid-7195-agriculture-policy-research-in-africa-apra-contract-amendment-no-2)[Department for International Development](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-international-development)

    Value not counted: looks like a keying error

    31 May 2016
- [DFID 7239 Empowerment &amp; Accountability Research Programme](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c02-76d9-7334-95d1-97159be74a0f/dfid-7239-empowerment-accountability-research-programme)[Department for International Development](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-international-development)

    £5,454,762

    25 Apr 2016
- [DFID 7239 Action for Empowerment &amp; Accountability Research Programme (A4EA) Contract Amendment No 2](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c4f-9a8a-71b3-a0fc-69048b53d7c4/dfid-7239-action-for-empowerment-accountability-research-programme-a4ea-cont)[Department for International Development](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-international-development)

    Value not counted: looks like a keying error

    15 Apr 2016

## Companies House

StatusActive

Incorporated20 Apr 1966 (60 yrs)

AccountsFull

IndustryOther professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

[View filing history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00877338)## Who they win from

- [Department for International Development11 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-international-development)
- [Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office)
- [Procurement and Commercial Department1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/procurement-and-commercial-department)
- [Dept for International Development1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dept-for-international-development)
- [Procurement1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/procurement)
- [Economic and Social Research Council1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/economic-and-social-research-council)
- [Department of International Development1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-of-international-development)
- [UK Research &amp; Innovation1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-research-innovation)

## Registered charity

THE INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (no. 306371): income £23,363,000, spending £26,919,000 in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

[Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/306371)## Bids named on award notices

Bid for 8 contracts: won 8, lost 0.

Award notices have listed every bidder only since the Procurement Act (February 2025).

## Paid by (last 12 months)

- [Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-development-office)£2,536,732
- [Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs)£59,989
- [London Borough of Ealing](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-ealing)£47,946

From councils' published spending over £500.

## What they win

- [Public administration &amp; defence services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/public-administration-defence)16
- [Research &amp; development](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development)4
- [Education &amp; training](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training)1
- [Hospitality, catering &amp; hotel services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/hospitality-catering)1
- [Business services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services)1

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