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.
2,392 results
- Expired contractPublished 6 October 2022
HMCTS Reform Evaluation Social Researcher for Rapid Evidence Assessments
£60,992.5
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 6 October 2022
Strategic Needs Assessment
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 5 October 2022
FS900296 Social Research Call Off
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 5 October 2022
Science Festival Evaluations 2022-2025 - AWARD
£24,000
- Closed tenderPublished 5 October 2022
FS900269 Social Research Call Off
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 5 October 2022
Provision of a Sports Physiology Senior Consultant
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 5 October 2022
Population Surveying Support - Social Care, Carers and General Population 2022 - 2025
£65,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 30 September 2022
Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry’s Listening Project Engagement and Consultation Analysis
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 30 September 2022
Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry’s Listening Project Engagement and Consultation Analysis
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 27 September 2022
Provision of Services in Relation to the Family Resources Survey (FRS)
£40,000,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 27 September 2022
Scottish Household Survey (SHS) and the Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) 2024
£27,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 27 September 2022
Award of C608369 Mental Health Consultation Analysis
£20,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 September 2022
Provision of Research to Support the National Wellbeing Framework
£45,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 September 2022
GB-London: Social Research Study into Understanding and evaluating early careers dental professionals' experiences of the GDC
£75,000
- Closed tenderPublished 23 September 2022
Leadership Academy Faculty Framework 2022
£30,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 23 September 2022
HRB 2022 Independent Programme Evaluation of the states investment in an Irish national longitudinal study of ageing (TILDA)
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 21 September 2022
Prior Information Notice for the Provision of an LGBTQ+ Youth-Led Mental Wellbeing Service Pilot Market Engagement Event
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 21 September 2022
Digital platforms, Identity and Access Management services (IDAM)
£5,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 September 2022
FS900283 Understanding SME Provision of Allergen Information in the Non-Prepacked Sector
£62,200
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 20 September 2022
Commissioning possible external providers to conduct research and analytical projects
Value not stated
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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