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 June 2019
EHRC 1920-10 Research project - Understanding Gender Identity
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 26 June 2019
Research Services on the Use of Personal Data for Social and Economic Research - Public Engagement - AWARD
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 25 June 2019
Research and development services and related consultancy services
£1,500,000
- Expired contractPublished 24 June 2019
Social research services
£135,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 June 2019
SQL Database Specialist for Analytical Platform
GBP/DAY 500
- Closed tenderPublished 21 June 2019
British Election Study - in-person post-election survey 2019-2023
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 20 June 2019
Qualitative research into adequacy of income and wealth in retirement
£132,000
- Closed tenderPublished 18 June 2019
Public-opinion polling services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 18 June 2019
IP19012 - Resident Research: Strategic Statement and Medium Term Financial Plan
£25,000
- Closed tenderPublished 14 June 2019
GB-London: Membership Research
£17,500
- Expired contractPublished 14 June 2019
Qualitative Research Services
£300,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 June 2019
Public-opinion polling services
£400,000
- Closed tenderPublished 7 June 2019
Review of ESRC-DFID Impact Support, Synthesis and Cohort-Building Services, used to support ESRC-DFID Joint Programmes
£83,333
- Expired contractPublished 7 June 2019
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
£5,700,000
- Closed tenderPublished 31 May 2019
EU Exit Communications Research
£40,000
- Expired contractPublished 31 May 2019
NIC social research
£98,600
- Expired contractPublished 24 May 2019
UK SBS CR18158 Qualitative research to support the evaluation of Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme and the review of the right to request flexible working
£60,000
- Expired contractPublished 23 May 2019
Evaluation of the Master's Degree Loan
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 23 May 2019
Research services
£207,650
- Closed tenderPublished 21 May 2019
Skills Advisory Panels – Data Analysis (SAPs)
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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