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
- Awarded contractPublished 5 May 2020
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
£166,605
- Closed tenderPublished 1 May 2020
QU329 - Ethnographic research for the Director of Public Health Annual Report 20/21: the impact of Covid-19 on Birmingham
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 1 May 2020
QU329 - Ethnographic research for the Director of Public Health Annual Report 20/21: the impact of Covid-19 on Birmingham
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 1 May 2020
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
£166,605
- Awarded contractPublished 27 April 2020
Tester for Analytical Platform
£173,300
- Closed tenderPublished 15 April 2020
TEN-2021-001 Sidecar Savings Trial Qualitative Research
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 12 April 2020
20-106C Digital Collaboration Partner for Money Guidance and Debt Advice
£124,437.5
- Expired contractPublished 7 April 2020
Provision of Market Research Recruitment
£150,000
- Expired contractPublished 1 April 2020
Mini Competition for the Provision of Lot 1 – Quantitative and Qualitative Research/Surveys Services for IDA Ireland
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 25 March 2020
South Cambridgeshire District Council - Ermine Street Options Appraisal
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 16 March 2020
Cloud Infrastructure Specialist for Analytical Platform
£173,300
- Closed tenderPublished 13 March 2020
Tester for Analytical Platform
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 12 March 2020
NHS Business Services Authority Website Discovery
£116,375
- Expired contractPublished 12 March 2020
Research into UCFS claimants 12+ months after making their claim
£294,245
- Closed tenderPublished 9 March 2020
Office for Students Qualitative research to support the expansion of the National Student Survey to previously excluded students
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 6 March 2020
Social research services
£600,000
- Closed tenderPublished 6 March 2020
Research services
£150,000
- Expired contractPublished 5 March 2020
Market Research Training
£63,970
- Closed tenderPublished 5 March 2020
Qualitative Research
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 2 March 2020
COV - Household Survey 2020, 2021 & 2022
£80,000
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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