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 23 June 2017
Qualitative Research Participants - Office for National Statistics
£100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 June 2017
7667 Evaluating the impact of Historic England
£35,000
- Closed tenderPublished 12 June 2017
P2909 SMDC Local Plan Public Consultation Analysis
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 9 June 2017
DFID 7984 CDC Longitudinal Study : To what extent does CDC activity crowd-in private sector investment?
£3,200,000
- Closed tenderPublished 9 June 2017
SMDC Local Plan Public Consultation Analysis
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 9 June 2017
SMDC Local Plan Public Consultation Analysis
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 8 June 2017
NIC Social Research Procurement
£19,500
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 7 June 2017
Social research services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 6 June 2017
Residents Survey 2017
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 2 June 2017
Construction-related services
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 1 June 2017
UK SBS PS17056 Provision of Personal & Professional Development Training
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 25 May 2017
Education and training services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 25 May 2017
Bakerloo Line Extension Consultation Analysis
£49,800
- Expired contractPublished 8 May 2017
Wirral Residents Survey 2017
£30,000
- Expired contractPublished 3 May 2017
UK SBS PS17069 Executive Search for the following position: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Chief Executive Officer/ Executive Chair
£30,000
- Expired contractPublished 1 May 2017
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Chief Executive Officer/Executive Chair
£24,000
- Closed tenderPublished 28 April 2017
005795 - Residents' Survey 2017
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 28 April 2017
005795 - Residents' Survey 2017
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 28 April 2017
Social research services
£2,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 April 2017
GB-Coventry: Professional Support Services
£37,500
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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