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.
2,391 results
- Expired contractPublished 15 September 2020
Market Research - Stakeholder Research
£400,000
- Closed tenderPublished 15 September 2020
PQ0256 - Ethnographic Research Study for the Birmingham Children's Partnership
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 14 September 2020
Social research services
£350,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 September 2020
BEIS Business Insights Panel
£3,280,000
- Awarded contractPublished 9 September 2020
Research Stakeholder Confidence Survey
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 4 September 2020
PRJ 959 - Fast-Track Cities Initiative - Public Knowledge & Attitudes Survey.
£60,000
- Expired contractPublished 3 September 2020
Insights Programme for HS2 Ltd
£1,966,000
- Closed tenderPublished 28 August 2020
ABSS Summative Evaluation Services
£250,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 August 2020
Longitudinal Study of Teachers (LSoT)
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 23 August 2020
Public Confidence Strategy Expertise
£49,250
- Expired contractPublished 18 August 2020
UK SBS CR20071 - Net Zero Societal Change Citizen Research
£79,607
- Expired contractPublished 14 August 2020
Social research for rail needs assessment
£55,000
- Expired contractPublished 14 August 2020
CO0006 Hard Working Families ECC is seeking a provider to lead on work with communities and local partners to develop and rapidly prototype a number of locality-based interventions to systemic problems being experienced by 'Working families that are just about managing', using both intelligence and insight of the ethnographic research, key front-line staff, subject matter experts and 'Working families that are just about managing' themselves. The objectives of this work are to: I. Understanding the issues affecting our target cohorts and we should be about identifying 'and testing' potential solutions II. To identify
250,000
- Awarded contractPublished 7 August 2020
Market research services
£20,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 6 August 2020
FS430602 - Small and micro food business operator (FBO) tracking survey and Audit of display of food hygiene ratings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and business survey
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 6 August 2020
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 5 August 2020
C20190246 - Ofcom Market Research Framework
£20,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 5 August 2020
C20190246 - Ofcom Market Research Framework
£20,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 August 2020
Population Surveying Support - Social Care and General Population 2020
£30,000
- Awarded contractPublished 3 August 2020
Survey Services for Centre for Climate Change Research
Value not stated
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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