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.
2,393 results
- Closed tenderPublished 22 November 2022
SD0509 REA Evaluating the impact of environmental policies on complex systems
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 22 November 2022
PRO004373 Customer Market Research Services
6,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 22 November 2022
Exotic Disease Compensation Review:Behaviours Project - Part 2(Primary Research)
£100,000
- Awarded contractPublished 18 November 2022
Market Research Services
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 17 November 2022
Local and Regional Transport Analysis (LRTA) and Roads Economics, Modelling and Evaluation (REME) Call-off Contract
£5,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 16 November 2022
Two Year Defined Term Agreement for KAI EU Borders Research Projects
£2,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 16 November 2022
Impact of a flexible model of calculation for the IYC pilot and future timely payment
£180,000
- Closed tenderPublished 15 November 2022
Wildlife Management in Scotland Consultation Analysis
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 15 November 2022
DHSC:COMMS: Qualitative Research Marketing, Communications and Policy - Lot 2
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 15 November 2022
Physical Gift Cards for the CSO’s Household Surveys Incentivised Participation Scheme
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 14 November 2022
Customer Lab Training & Support
£80,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 November 2022
UK SBS DDaT22463 Discovery for Help to Heat: Home Upgrade Grant– Consumer Led Route (HUG CLR)
£286,750
- Closed tenderPublished 10 November 2022
Land for housing and development: Research on transparency of Options Agreements
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 9 November 2022
NCF: Deer management strategy consultation
£25,637.5
- Awarded contractPublished 3 November 2022
Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme Monitoring and Evaluation: Consumer Research
£99,466
- Expired contractPublished 1 November 2022
Understanding experiences of ageism
£80,950
- Awarded contractPublished 1 November 2022
Research with schools and learners on early implementation of Curriculum for Wales
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 31 October 2022
Anti-Racist Wales: Further Education Learner and Staff Research
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 28 October 2022
Consultation analysis
£483,500
- Closed tenderPublished 28 October 2022
Digital Travel Diary for the National Travel Survey (NTS) - Public Beta
£800,000
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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