Social Research Tenders and Contracts
See open social research tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
Social research procurement covers policy and programme evaluations, surveys of public attitudes and experience, resident surveys, qualitative and ethnographic research, consultation analysis, literature reviews, opinion polling and panel research. Fieldwork and analysis can be bought as separate pieces.
Social research is mostly commissioned as call-offs from research and analysis frameworks split into lots, alongside stand-alone evaluations and surveys. UK and devolved government departments, councils, health bodies, regulators, heritage bodies and universities commission social research.
2,391 results
- Expired contractPublished 26 January 2018
Annual Population Survey
£1,620,087
- Closed tenderPublished 26 January 2018
eITT - Welborne garden Village-Passivhaus Housing Brief
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 18 January 2018
Qualitative research with ASD Staff
£39,523
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 16 January 2018
Public Sector Land Analysis
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 15 January 2018
Research Councils, Innovate UK and UK SBS Employee Assistance Programme
£66,489
- Awarded contractPublished 15 January 2018
Provision of survey and analysis services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 15 January 2018
Research services
€350,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 January 2018
Phase 2 of NIA social research
£86,000
- Awarded contractPublished 5 January 2018
Social research services
£200,000
- Expired contractPublished 5 January 2018
Border Force Immigration Enforcement Qualitative Research
£600,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 January 2018
HLF website and online communities redevelopment
£100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 January 2018
EHRC 1718-71 Equality, human rights and the Mental Health Act 1983: the case for change
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 2 January 2018
Update of Guidance on Suicide Clusters
£40,000
- Expired contractPublished 1 January 2018
Mini Competition for the Supply of Desktop and Notebook Computers and Associated Services for The Economic and Social Research Institute.
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 1 January 2018
Mini Competition for Lot 1 Personal and Notebook Computers for The Economic and Social Research Institute.
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 28 December 2017
EHRC 1718-77 Monitoring of key sectors performance against the Public Sector Equality Duty
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 27 December 2017
British Social Attitudes Survey
£31,500
- Awarded contractPublished 20 December 2017
User testing of content changes to the register to vote service
£7,950
- Closed tenderPublished 20 December 2017
Education and training services
£1,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 December 2017
Home Group - Customer Insight Framework (2017)
£700,000
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about social research, qualitative research, public attitudes, longitudinal study, residents survey, consultation analysis, household survey, ethnographic in the UK public sector.
What counts as a social research tender?
A social research tender is a contract commissioned by a public body to study social attitudes, behaviours or the effects of a policy, rather than commercial market research for a private client. Universities and independent research institutes are common suppliers for this work.
Who buys social research services?
Government departments, local authorities, health bodies and universities buy social research services to evaluate policies, understand public attitudes or assess the impact of a programme. These buyers may run the work directly or through a framework agreement.
What work does a social research contract cover?
A social research contract can cover survey design, interviews, focus groups, data analysis and the write-up of findings for a public body. Contracts vary from a single evaluation study to a multi-year framework for ongoing research and analysis support.
What CPV codes cover social research tenders?
Social research notices carry 79315000 (Social research services), 73110000 (Research services) and 79419000 (Evaluation consultancy services).
How do I find social research contracts before they are formally tendered?
Read departmental research and evaluation plans, programme evaluation requirements, residents survey schedules and early market engagement notices for research frameworks, which show work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.
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