Report writing tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
274 report writing tenders and contracts, 47 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£60k
- Contracts a month2.2
- Won by SMEs50%
- Frameworks and DPSs1
- Live now2See them →
Report writing contracts
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53 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
2 report writing opportunities are open now
- OpenCloses in 5 daysLocal Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social CareImprovement and Development Agency for Local GovernmentEst.£50k
- Pre-market3 Sep 2026Standards DevelopmentWaste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) · South EastEst.£200k
- Awarded10 Sep 2026SE1278 - Martyn's Law and Good Security Practice Guidance for Community Sports ClubsSport England · East MidlandsWon by Continuum Sport & Leisure Ltd£60k
- Awarded18 Aug 2026ORT0191 - Operational Technology Standards and Specifications (Work Package 3 - Manual for Development of Documents - MDD Authoring)National HighwaysWon by AtkinsRéalis£170k
- Awarded18 Aug 2026Staged Pathway Guidance: Consolidation, Editing, Design and InfographicCheshire West and Chester Council · North WestWon by Tomlinson Design Limited£25k
- Awarded29 Jul 2026DSF-Overhaul/Refresh of Scottish Government Fire Safety GuidesScottish Government · ScotlandWon by C S Todd & Associates Ltd£75k
- Awarded21 Jul 2026Writer services for training content development (tranche 2)Department for EducationWon by Forge Academy£53k
- Awarded21 Jul 2026Writer services for training content development (tranche 2)Department for EducationWon by E James Consultancy Ltd£76k
- Awarded10 Jul 2026CSP26661 - The Answer 2026 Technical WritingUK Research and Innovation (UKRI)Won by The Answer£37k
- Awarded29 Jun 2026Provision of Technical Author SupportNuclear Restoration Services · North WestWon by Blargoans£146k
- Awarded17 Apr 2026Road Safety Education GuidanceDepartment for Transport · LondonWon by Agilysis£13k
- Awarded6 Mar 2026PAS 4010 guidanceDepartment for Transport · LondonWon by Institution of Civil Engineers£65k
- Awarded5 Mar 2026Development of the Daily Active8 Domains ResourceNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · WalesWon by Youth Sport Trust£32k
- Awarded26 Feb 2026Shared Ownership Content DesignThe Leasehold Advisory Service · LondonWon by Content Design London£98k
- Awarded16 Feb 2026Production of O&M ManualsFife Council · Scotland
- Awarded23 Jan 2026Drafting Guidance for Cybersecurity TestingDepartment for Business and Trade · LondonWon by University of Warwick£23k
- Awarded21 Jan 2026Security by DesignDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) · LondonWon by National Nuclear Laboratory£30k
- Awarded19 Dec 2025MCS User ManualDefence Infrastructure Organisation · West MidlandsWon by ATG Airports Limited£28k
- Awarded11 Dec 2025UID 121 Tools and Resources for Community Engagement in PlacesHistoric England · South WestWon by Courage Works Ltd£17k
- Awarded27 Nov 2025Award of DECC: Procurement of Guidance for Net Zero AssessmentScottish Government · ScotlandWon by WSP£5k
- Awarded20 Nov 2025QW Development of Guidance on Quality Assurance processes for Qualification AssessmentsQualifications Wales · WalesWon by AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd£7k
- Awarded22 Sep 2025Accessing England's Protected Wrecks: Guidance Notes for Divers and Archaeologists (Third Edition) (NP358) - AWARDHistoric England · South WestWon by MSDS Marine£7k
- Awarded25 Aug 2025FSS-2025-020 Online Guidance on Charcuterie SafetyFood Standards Scotland (FSS) · ScotlandWon by Hutchison Scientific Ltd£59k
- Awarded22 Aug 2025NEC Design ConsultantSheffield City Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Gravitas Recruitment Group£47k
- Awarded21 Jul 2025P3 - Provision of technical author supportNuclear Restoration Services · ScotlandWon by NSG Environmental Ltd£90k
- Awarded7 Jul 2025The Provision for a Professional Medical / Science Writing ServiceUK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by Ashfield Health£1m
- Awarded4 Jul 2025CSP25126 - Content DesignerUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · South WestWon by Content Design London£20k
- Awarded2 Jul 2025App Guide for FamiliesLlywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · WalesWon by Internet Matters£33k
- Awarded1 Jul 2025NHS Estates Technical Standards & Guidance ProgrammeNHS England · LondonWon by Archus£7.9m
- Awarded18 Jun 2025P2 - Provision of technical author supportNuclear Restoration Services · ScotlandWon by AtkinsRéalis£77k
- Awarded16 Jun 2025Technical Authoring ServicesPost Office Limited · LondonWon by 2T Security Ltd£100k
- Awarded19 May 2025International Resource – Delivery of the 2025/2026 International AI Safety ReportDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) · LondonWon by Mila Quebec AI Institute (Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms)£720k
Where to bid
Where report writing tenders are run
Panacea4 44%
Atamis1 11%
In-Tend1 11%
ProContract1 11%
Proactis1 11%- Other portals (1)1 11%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Archus won the most report writing contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
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| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | AtkinsRéalis Scotland · See every contract | 2 | £247k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Content Design London London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £117k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Progress Educational Trust London · See every contract | 2 | £89k | 1 | ||
| 1joint | WSP Scotland · See every contract | 2 | £25k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Co-Labb SLU London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £25k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Archus London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £7.9m | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Ashfield Health London · See every contract | 1 | £1m | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Mila Quebec AI Institute (Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms) London · See every contract | 1 | £720k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | LSE Consulting | 1 | £250k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Blargoans North West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £146k | 1 |
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Who buys
Central government bodies award 60% of report writing contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
9 buyers bought report writing more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many report writing contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many report writing contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Central governmentTransport and utilitiesCouncilsNHS and healthEducationOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear Restoration Services | 4 | £382k |
| 2 | NHS England | 3 | £8m |
| 3 | Department for Education | 3 | £165k |
| 4 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | 3 | £161k |
| 5 | Scottish Government | 3 | £88k |
| 6 | Department for Business and Trade | 2 | £273k |
| 7 | Department for Transport | 2 | £78k |
| 8 | Genomics England Ltd | 2 | £25k |
| 9 | Historic England | 2 | £24k |
| 10 | UK Health Security Agency | 1 | £1m |
150 report writing contracts awarded since 2021
- 202021
- 352022
- 212023
- 242024
- 342025
- 162026 so far
Prices
Half of report writing contracts are worth less than £36k
Central governmentTransport and utilitiesCouncilsNHS and healthEducationOther buyers
The 10 biggest report writing contracts
- NHS EnglandArchus · 1 Jul 2025
- UK Health Security AgencyAshfield Health · 7 Jul 2025
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)Mila Quebec AI Institute (Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms) · 19 May 2025
- Nuclear Waste ServicesAmentum Clean Energy, Galson Sciences Limited., Quintessa · 1 May 2025
- Department for Business and TradeLSE Consulting · 3 Feb 2025
- National HighwaysAtkinsRéalis · 18 Aug 2026
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsWinner not published · 1 Feb 2025
- Nuclear Restoration ServicesBlargoans · 29 Jun 2026
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)Allan Webb Ltd · 12 Nov 2024
- Post Office Limited2T Security Ltd · 16 Jun 2025
Renewing contracts
No report writing contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
The 9 report writing contracts ending are one-off work, which is not re-let as it was.
Where and when
London awards the most report writing contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0 | 17 | £10.2m | £45k | Progress Educational Trust and Co-Labb SLU (2 each) | NHS England (3) | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 9 | £406k | £64k | – | Nuclear Restoration Services and Scottish Government (3 each) | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 5 | £137k | £32k | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 4 | £77k | £18k | – | Historic England (2) | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 3 | £501k | £146k | – | – | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | £8k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 1 | £47k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 1 | £60k | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 1 | £28k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 1 | 1 | £103k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £60k a month
of report writing contracts awarded.
Typical contract £30k x 2 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2.2
report writing contracts are awarded in a typical month.
53 contracts in the last 2 years. - 1
framework or DPS is running for report writing work.
0 open to join now. - 50%
of report writing contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 42 award notices.
How many report writing tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 47 | 274 |
| Contracts awarded | 23 | 131 |
13 report writing contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months. In the last two years, 38 buyers awarded report writing contracts to 47 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many report writing contracts does the UK public sector award?
53 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 38 public buyers.
How long are report writing tenders open for?
The median report writing tender is open for 23 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector report writing contract worth?
The median is £36k, and 90% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most report writing contracts?
Central government bodies award 60% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most report writing contracts?
London: 17 of 53 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Scotland (9) and Wales (5).
What is included
Technical authors and writers who produce technical documents, guidance and evidence-based reports of publishable quality.
- Technical writing
- Writing annual evidence reports
- Guidance and procedure writing
- Clinical content authoring by clinical subject matter experts for digital health services
What is not included
- Marketing copy, case studies and editing of text written by others (see Copywriting, editing and proofreading)
- Research that produces the evidence (another industry:
- E-learning course content (another industry:
- Technical documentation software (another industry: