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 8 October 2021
Cancer Waiting Times User Research
£76,000
- Closed tenderPublished 8 October 2021
Improvement Plan Survey Support
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 7 October 2021
Research into provision for pupils with complex additional support needs in Scotland
£98,000
- Closed tenderPublished 7 October 2021
IT Tester For Analytical Platform
GBP/DAY 570
- Closed tenderPublished 5 October 2021
PS21179 - Consultation Response Analysis for the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund and UK Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard
£50,000
- Expired contractPublished 5 October 2021
EHRC 2122-10 Social Care in Scotland
£42,254.1
- Expired contractPublished 5 October 2021
Strategic Plan Consultation Analysis
£39,960
- Expired contractPublished 27 September 2021
Provision of Population Surveying Support - Social Care, Carers and General Population
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 September 2021
QU529 - Ethnographic research on the built environment for the Director of Public Health Annual Report
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 27 September 2021
Delivering behavioural insight and change
£167,141.38
- Closed tenderPublished 24 September 2021
The provision of qualitative research services
€400,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 September 2021
The provision of qualitative research services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 23 September 2021
Warrington Residents Survey
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 22 September 2021
Academic research: Review of children & adolescent gender identity services
£1,227,114
- Expired contractPublished 21 September 2021
Resident survey
£75,000
- Closed tenderPublished 21 September 2021
The provision of qualitative research services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 20 September 2021
PHE - Corporate - Baseline Assessment of ICS and Local Public Health Plans
£30,000
- Expired contractPublished 20 September 2021
EHRC 2122-07 Challenging adult social care decisions in England and Wales
£59,046.6
- Expired contractPublished 17 September 2021
Contract for the Supply of a Residents' Survey
£50,000
- Closed tenderPublished 17 September 2021
Customer Insights Programme: Market Research Tender
£165,000
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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