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
- Closed tenderPublished 27 July 2022
Population Surveying Support - Social Care, Carers and General Population 2022 - 2025
£65,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 July 2022
GLA -27239 Advice and Support Infrastructure for Migrants Experiencing Labour Abuse and Exploitation
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 26 July 2022
Provision of Services for Survey of Mental health and well-being practices in Swedish and Irish firms
£170,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 July 2022
Provision of Services for Survey of Mental health and well-being practices in Swedish and Irish firms
£170,000
- Awarded contractPublished 26 July 2022
Consultation Analysis - Cancer Strategy
£20,000
- Closed tenderPublished 22 July 2022
Provision of Blackpool Residents Telephone Survey
£10,000
- Expired contractPublished 20 July 2022
Award of RESAS/008/22 - Hunting with Dogs Consultation Analysis
£39,125
- Closed tenderPublished 20 July 2022
Pre Employment Management Platform - Discovery
£100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 July 2022
Cornwall Council Residents Survey 2022-25
£90,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 July 2022
User Research on the National Digital Channels
£83,000
- Expired contractPublished 18 July 2022
Elective Care Bounce Back Research
£366,000
- Closed tenderPublished 18 July 2022
SOCIAL RESEARCH SERVICES: RESIDENT SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS TO CO-DESIGN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FIT FOR THE FUTURE
£55,000
- Awarded contractPublished 15 July 2022
Mandatory Calorie Labelling in the Out Of Home Sector in Scotland – Consultation Analysis
£27,211
- Closed tenderPublished 15 July 2022
Waltham Forest 2022 Staff Survey
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 14 July 2022
Provision of services relating to the development of child abuse questionnaire and safeguarding procedure market engagement.
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 14 July 2022
Provision of services relating to the Development of a Child Abuse Questionnaire and Safeguarding Procedure
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 13 July 2022
Recruitment & Research Qualitative Services
£40,599
- Closed tenderPublished 11 July 2022
Understanding experiences of ageism
£80,500
- Closed tenderPublished 6 July 2022
PS22182 - Assessing the impacts of recent increases in the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage
£60,000
- Expired contractPublished 5 July 2022
Vaccine hesitancy research and responsive campaign development
£40,000
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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