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.
2,393 results
- Expired contractPublished 29 May 2018
Provision of an Integrated Defence Public Attitudes Research Programme
£390,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 May 2018
Research Partners Framework
£3,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 23 May 2018
Education and training services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 21 May 2018
Market research services
£3,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 18 May 2018
QU105 - Clean Air Zone Consultation Analysis
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 17 May 2018
Elective home education: call for evidence - government consultation analysis
£25,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 May 2018
Behavioural Insight Testing qualitative research
£35,270
- Expired contractPublished 8 May 2018
Small Employer Offer Evaluation
£335,510
- Expired contractPublished 26 April 2018
NLFF 2019-2014 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
£50,000
- Awarded contractPublished 26 April 2018
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
£119,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 25 April 2018
SCC AGC Social Prescribing - citizen engagement and co-design of pathway - AWARD
£22,500
- Expired contractPublished 17 April 2018
Environmental engineering consultancy services
£1,269,544
- Expired contractPublished 17 April 2018
UK SBS Professional Doctorates: research to understand demand for and the characteristics of the range of professional doctorates in English higher education
£38,333
- Closed tenderPublished 13 April 2018
Qualitative research project: child sexual exploitation perpetrators in organised networks
£82,500
- Closed tenderPublished 12 April 2018
Cabinet Office user researcher
GBP/DAY 650
- Closed tenderPublished 12 April 2018
Cabinet Office user researcher
GBP/DAY 650
- Awarded contractPublished 11 April 2018
Provision of Academic-Level Qualitative Research Services
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 11 April 2018
Social research services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 10 April 2018
Rail Employee Engagement Scoping Research
£24,882
- Closed tenderPublished 9 April 2018
Market research services
€20,000,000
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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