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
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 14 October 2016
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 13 October 2016
Individual Technical Advisors Framework
£4,900,000
- Closed tenderPublished 11 October 2016
Milennium Cohort Study - Seventh Sweep
£3,880,000
- Awarded contractPublished 10 October 2016
Environmental issues consultancy services
£4,900,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 October 2016
CCCC16A80 - Provision of Consultancy for Technical Peer Review (Pre Consultation) - Airport Capacity
£20,000
- Closed tenderPublished 5 October 2016
Waltham Forest Local Area Coordination Evaluation
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 5 October 2016
GB-West Yorkshire: HCON00518 - HSCIC IT Research with Social Care
£37,000
- Expired contractPublished 1 October 2016
Mini Competition for Lot 2 Sub-Lot 2 Audit Services for the Economic and Social Research Institute.
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 30 September 2016
Survey services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 29 September 2016
Health and social work services
£3,880,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 September 2016
UK SBS PR16189 HR and Finance Digital Transformation Programme
£15,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 22 September 2016
Enterprise resource planning software package
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 21 September 2016
Provision of qualitative research study on organisational-level interventions reducing the negative effects of restructuring on employees in large company establishments in the EU
€80,000
- Expired contractPublished 20 September 2016
HMRC Stakeholder Engagement Survey 2016
£45,175
- Expired contractPublished 20 September 2016
MTDfB Errors Research - exploring business reporting errors and how these can be addressed within software design
£49,750
- Expired contractPublished 20 September 2016
Local Infrastructure Residents Survey
£80,000
- Expired contractPublished 16 September 2016
DR5115 Tower Hamlets Local Infrastructure Residents Survey
£65,000
- Closed tenderPublished 15 September 2016
Realising the Potential of Demand-Side Response to 2025 – A focus on Small Energy Users.
£80,000
- Expired contractPublished 13 September 2016
Automatic Enrolment: Qualitative Research with small and micro employers
£137,166
- Closed tenderPublished 13 September 2016
ACAS Digital Discovery phase project
£60,000
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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