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 April 2021
Heritage and place research
£25,000
- Closed tenderPublished 21 April 2021
102423 - App development across various app stores to identify and map security and privacy guidance
£42,500
- Awarded contractPublished 20 April 2021
Consultation Analysis - Scottish Skill Requirements & LCITP
£10,738
- Closed tenderPublished 20 April 2021
Academic research: Review of children & adolescent gender identity services
£650,000
- Awarded contractPublished 20 April 2021
Consultation Analysis - Draft Heat in Buildings Strategy
£24,562
- Expired contractPublished 6 April 2021
Foresight study to inform Agri-Food innovation development and realisation
£119,771
- Expired contractPublished 1 April 2021
ADDER Accelerator Programme (Hackney) - Investigation into the potential benefits of initiating a peer led needle exchange
£16,000
- Expired contractPublished 1 April 2021
Process Evaluation of the Extended and More Flexible Government Traineeships Programme 2020/21
£77,261
- Expired contractPublished 31 March 2021
Qualitative research with audit committee chairs on audit quality
£175,000
- Expired contractPublished 30 March 2021
Consultancy Research - Elective Care
£281,600
- Expired contractPublished 29 March 2021
Award of Consultation analysis for draft Public Engagement Strategy for Climate Change
£14,993
- Awarded contractPublished 29 March 2021
Social Research: Compliance with the test and protect isolation period: barriers and incentives to compliance
£70,000
- Closed tenderPublished 29 March 2021
LONGITUDINAL STUDY: TRACKING THE NEEDS, EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN LEAVING CARE THROUGH PERMANENCE OR SPECIAL GUARDIANSHIP
£1,500,000
- Expired contractPublished 29 March 2021
Award of Connecting Scotland - Organisation Experiences Research
£15,562
- Expired contractPublished 25 March 2021
CR21031 - Online Collective Conciliation
£49,997
- Expired contractPublished 24 March 2021
Bioinformaticians - evaluation and retention study
£48,000
- Expired contractPublished 24 March 2021
Bioinformaticians - evaluation and retention study
50,000
- Expired contractPublished 23 March 2021
Understanding the experiences of physically inactive people in mid-life
£54,485
- Expired contractPublished 23 March 2021
Standby Communications Research Agency
£400,000
- Expired contractPublished 22 March 2021
Social Research Call Off - Work Package 16 - The Impact of Climate Change on Consumer Food Behaviours
£26,650
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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