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
- Closed tenderPublished 3 August 2020
Opportunity Areas (OA) - Place-Based Evaluation
£200,000
- Closed tenderPublished 3 August 2020
Opportunity Areas (OA) - Place-Based Evaluation
£200,000
- Closed tenderPublished 31 July 2020
The Provision of Retail Market Intelligence
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 31 July 2020
CR20039 Review of the Health Systems Research Initiative
£150,475
- Closed tenderPublished 31 July 2020
CR20039 Review of the Health Systems Research Initiative
£160,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 July 2020
Leading Greater Essex
£120
- Closed tenderPublished 24 July 2020
Children of the 2020's - Longitudinal panel study
£6,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 23 July 2020
EHRC 2021-09 Evaluating the Socio-Economic Duty in Scotland and Wales
£26,919
- Closed tenderPublished 23 July 2020
EHRC 2021-09 Evaluating the Socio-Economic Duty in Scotland and Wales
£27,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 July 2020
Exploring active travel to increase levels of physical activity among people in mid-life
£73,750
- Closed tenderPublished 20 July 2020
Understanding the experiences of physically inactive people in mid-life
£55,000
- Expired contractPublished 15 July 2020
CR20049 Commissioning external analysis of responses to UKRI's Open Access consultation
£86,425
- Closed tenderPublished 13 July 2020
Research Stakeholder Confidence Survey
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 13 July 2020
Cloud Project Manager for Analytical Platform
£70,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 July 2020
Qualitative Research
£200,000
- Expired contractPublished 9 July 2020
QU329 - Ethnographic research for the Director of Public Health Annual Report 20/21: the impact of Covid-19 on Birmingham - AWARD
£37,100
- Awarded contractPublished 8 July 2020
Research services
€1,056,200
- Expired contractPublished 8 July 2020
COVID-19: Urgent Request GCSI Tunisia
£21,244
- Awarded contractPublished 7 July 2020
Research services
£200,000
- Closed tenderPublished 6 July 2020
UKRI CS19429 Expert Advisory Services for ESRC's Education - Improving Outcomes Research Priority
£83,300
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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