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 20 July 2021
GB-Swindon: UKRI-1490 Impact Evaluation of Understanding Society - The UK Household Longitudinal Study
£75,000
- Awarded contractPublished 19 July 2021
The Provision of Qualitative Research
£996,000
- Awarded contractPublished 19 July 2021
Communications Project in Nigeria
£142,109
- Closed tenderPublished 15 July 2021
Provision of the Glasgow Household Survey
£266,470
- Closed tenderPublished 15 July 2021
Azure Migration Specialist
GBP/DAY 530
- Closed tenderPublished 15 July 2021
Heritage Sector Workforce Diversity Research
£17,500
- Expired contractPublished 15 July 2021
NICE Reputation Research Survey
£39,816
- Closed tenderPublished 14 July 2021
A digital community management approach to support our research, data and evidence offer
£87,500
- Closed tenderPublished 14 July 2021
Technical Third Party Support (TTPS) for the Net-Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP)
£14,300,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 July 2021
Technical Third Party Support (TTPS) for the Net-Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP)
£14,300,000
- Closed tenderPublished 12 July 2021
GB-London: Patient & Public Engagement and Social Research Specialists
£300,000
- Closed tenderPublished 9 July 2021
Private Cloud and Azure Infrastructure Specialist for Analytical Platform
GBP/DAY 600
- Expired contractPublished 8 July 2021
Behavioural Insight Training
£9,070
- Closed tenderPublished 8 July 2021
EHRC 2122-07 Challenging adult social care decisions in England and Wales
£59,046
- Expired contractPublished 7 July 2021
PS21027 Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme - Process Evaluation
£64,975
- Awarded contractPublished 6 July 2021
Procurement for Services related to COVID-19
£710,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 5 July 2021
8873- Tameside and Glossop Insight Survery
£140,000
- Closed tenderPublished 5 July 2021
Acas17202.2 Digital Advice and Corporate User Researcher
GBP/DAY 600
- Closed tenderPublished 5 July 2021
STAR (Survey of Tenants and Residents) Survey Programme
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 5 July 2021
STAR (Survey of Tenants and Residents) Survey Programme
£180,000
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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