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 31 January 2022
Neurodiversity Children & Young People Evaluation
£120,000
- Expired contractPublished 31 January 2022
CDEI Public Attitudes Tracking Survey
£57,850
- Expired contractPublished 31 January 2022
R&M104a Qualitative Research
£1,200,000
- Closed tenderPublished 28 January 2022
Qualitative research on attitudes to family planning
£25,000
- Expired contractPublished 26 January 2022
DHSC OHID Early Years Work force Qualitative Research
£59,600
- Closed tenderPublished 26 January 2022
2021-173 Non-Domestic Consumers Survey
£107,500
- Closed tenderPublished 24 January 2022
User Research Capability
£3,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 21 January 2022
Market Engagement - Residents Surveys
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 20 January 2022
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£120,000
- Expired contractPublished 19 January 2022
Maternity Pathways Research
£97,075
- Expired contractPublished 18 January 2022
Social research project to understand farmer current/ future attitudes to cattle and badger TB vaccination in Britain
£74,571
- Closed tenderPublished 17 January 2022
Lambeth Annual Residents' Survey
£58,500
- Closed tenderPublished 14 January 2022
DoF NISRA - SPSS Licenses
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 14 January 2022
DoF NISRA - SPSS Licenses
£170,676
- Awarded contractPublished 13 January 2022
SQL Database Specialist
£230,000
- Expired contractPublished 12 January 2022
LRF Pilots Evaluation
£49,800
- Expired contractPublished 6 January 2022
Resident Survey
£220,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 January 2022
Design, implement and support Hart District Council's website using the LocalGov Drupal platform
£32,500
- Expired contractPublished 30 December 2021
Qualitative project examining disabled people's experiences with activities and services.
£105,210
- Expired contractPublished 30 December 2021
Qualitative Project Exploring School Experiences of Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
£39,880
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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