The What Works Centre for Children's Social Care, which has been backed with £20m in government funding, has issued the call ahead of its official launch, which is expected to take place in 2020.
The successful bidders will be expected to help test out research programmes aimed at reducing the need for children to come into care and improved supervision and "decision-making" in children's services, the centre's programme director Greg Wilkinson said.
They will also be asked to link up with each other to compile evidence and share it in the sector, with a focus on online media including peer-to-peer networking and toolkits.
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