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 21 April 2022
Digital platforms, Identity and Access Management services (IDAM)
£5,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 21 April 2022
Landscapes Consultation Analysis
£189,000
- Expired contractPublished 21 April 2022
GB-91000: 102693 Qualitative research project to investigate the impact of online harms on children
£91,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 April 2022
Residents, Survey - Life in Wyre
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 19 April 2022
Setting Leadership Portfolio
£9,400,000
- Awarded contractPublished 19 April 2022
Provision of a Private Sector House Condition Survey
£88,700
- Expired contractPublished 12 April 2022
Creative Industries Sector Vision Research
£30,112.5
- Expired contractPublished 8 April 2022
FS107010 Social Research Call off Contract WP28 - Improving Consumer Adherence to Use-By dates
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 8 April 2022
Sandwell Residents Survey
£20,000
- Closed tenderPublished 6 April 2022
PROVISION OF EXPORT PROMOTION AND INWARD INVESTMENT SURVEY EVALUATION 2022
£70,675
- Closed tenderPublished 5 April 2022
Research to identify and explore the impact of the Government’s COVID-19 bespoke supports to the Irish early years sector on structural quality and children’s experiences in settings
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 4 April 2022
Provision of a Primary Research Provider for DfT
£2,500,000
- Expired contractPublished 31 March 2022
Local Resilience Fund (LRF) Funding Pilots Evaluation
£6,525
- Expired contractPublished 30 March 2022
Nature Recovery Green Paper Consultation Analysis
£99,720
- Expired contractPublished 29 March 2022
22FND005 Impact Improvement Project: Customer Research
£63,200
- Awarded contractPublished 29 March 2022
LATIS MFA LOT 4 - COVID-19 PUBLIC ATTITUDES SURVEY
£74,901
- Expired contractPublished 28 March 2022
Hackney Residents' Survey 2022
£65,000
- Expired contractPublished 28 March 2022
Qualitative research
£240,011
- Expired contractPublished 28 March 2022
Qualitative research
£100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 25 March 2022
Recruitment & Research Qualitative Services
£40,599
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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