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 28 June 2022
Provision of a Sport Physiology Senior Consultant
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 28 June 2022
Residents' survey 2022
£42,340
- Closed tenderPublished 28 June 2022
Police Complaints, Investigations and Misconduct: Consultation Analysis on Legislative Proposals
£100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 28 June 2022
Proposal writing and bid development services / support
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 27 June 2022
Residential Rehabilitation Market Appraisal and Commissioning Review
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 27 June 2022
Covid Ethnographic Study Health & Social Care Workforce
£50,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 June 2022
GLA -27232 -Civic Strength Index Data Innovation Challenge Support
£40,000
- Expired contractPublished 23 June 2022
Improving Health & Safety in the Waste and Recycling Industry
£99,999
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 22 June 2022
Communications and Professional Services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 20 June 2022
Capital Allowances
£170,000
- Closed tenderPublished 17 June 2022
CA10695 - Tender Ref: 26/2022 - Newry, Mourne and Down Residents Survey and Associated Facilitated Workshops
£25,000
- Closed tenderPublished 16 June 2022
STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
£64,117
- Expired contractPublished 14 June 2022
Provision of social research into public willingness for further measures to reduce the impacts of surface water flooding
£50,350
- Closed tenderPublished 13 June 2022
Evaluation and research support NCS Trust
£15,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 June 2022
Consultation Analysis - Cancer Strategy
£20,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 June 2022
PQ0381 - Ethnographic research on digital exclusion for the Director of Public Health Annual Report
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 10 June 2022
Research into Provision for Pupils with Complex Additional Support Needs in Scotland
£88,700
- Awarded contractPublished 8 June 2022
Public Health Bill - Consultation Analysis
150,000
- Awarded contractPublished 8 June 2022
Public Health Bill - Consultation Analysis
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 7 June 2022
Mandatory Calorie Labelling in the Out Of Home Sector in Scotland – Consultation Analysis
£27,211
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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