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
- Awarded contractPublished 11 October 2017
Social research services
£114,925
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 10 October 2017
UK SBS PS17202 UKRI Public Affairs and Political Monitoring
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 9 October 2017
DFID 7984 CDC Longitudinal Study: To what extent does CDC activity crowd-in private sector investment? - Contract Award
£3,177,373
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 9 October 2017
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
£225,000
- Expired contractPublished 6 October 2017
Survey services
£15,600,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 October 2017
Recording systems and exploration devices
£1
- Expired contractPublished 1 October 2017
Mini Competition for Lot 1 Personal and Notebook Computers for The Economic and Social Research Institute.
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 1 October 2017
Mini Competition for Lot 1 Personal and Notebook Computers for The Economic and Social Research Institute.
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 27 September 2017
Voicebox Resident Survey
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 25 September 2017
Social research services
€45,000
- Closed tenderPublished 21 September 2017
EHRC 1718-33 Prejudice and unlawful behaviour: Developing and running a national barometer of prejudice and discrimination
£65,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 September 2017
Provision of fieldwork to support young people in custody qualitative research
£35,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 15 September 2017
Social research services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 7 September 2017
Kingston's Community Safety Resident Survey 2017-18
£40,000
- Closed tenderPublished 6 September 2017
Kingston's Community Safety Resident Survey 2017-18
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 1 September 2017
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 1 September 2017
Customer centric design, co-production and digital prototyping
£260,000
- Expired contractPublished 21 August 2017
Audience Strategy Development - Call Off Contract
£100,000
- Expired contractPublished 18 August 2017
1718CSTD03 Tax credits compliance interventions: customer experiences of High Risk Renewals 2017
£47,101
- Closed tenderPublished 17 August 2017
Social research services
£200,000
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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