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 22 March 2019
Wider World of Film - Research Project
£85,000
- Expired contractPublished 21 March 2019
ELM Social Research
£49,934
- Awarded contractPublished 21 March 2019
User Testing and Qualitative Research Participant Recruitment
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 21 March 2019
Testing the impact of language on public attitudes to ageing and demographic change
£87,500
- Closed tenderPublished 20 March 2019
Cloud Automation Script Developer
GBP/DAY 500
- Closed tenderPublished 18 March 2019
Cultural Education in Outstanding Schools
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 18 March 2019
Cultural Education in Outstanding Schools
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 14 March 2019
Research and Evaluation Services in Relation to Problem Solving in Policing
£360,000
- Expired contractPublished 13 March 2019
ESRC - Subject ESRC Call for Evidence - survey methodological innovation - retention rate innovation
£20,000
- Expired contractPublished 13 March 2019
ESRC Call for Evidence - survey methodological innovation - innovative survey questions administration
£20,000
- Awarded contractPublished 12 March 2019
Framework Agreement for Provision of Academic-Level Qualitative Research Services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 12 March 2019
Evaluation consultancy services
£309,918
- Awarded contractPublished 11 March 2019
Discovery for the Office of Civil Society Safeguarding Referral Decision Tool
£25,000
- Expired contractPublished 5 March 2019
EHRC 1819-33 The experiences of disabled defendants at the pre-trial stage in England and Wales.
£22,500
- Closed tenderPublished 5 March 2019
Mixed Methodology Segmentation Research
£40,000
- Expired contractPublished 4 March 2019
VAT Filing Upfront Honesty Declaration Research
£25,395
- Expired contractPublished 1 March 2019
Home Learning Environment Proposition Testing
£40,000
- Awarded contractPublished 28 February 2019
Prj_2167 Strategic service design and digital experience strategy for urgent and emergency care
£203,940
- Expired contractPublished 25 February 2019
Qualitative research for Crime, Policing and Fire Group
£800,000
- Expired contractPublished 21 February 2019
Qualitative research for IE, UKVI and BF
£600,000
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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