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 9 April 2018
Personal Support Package Evaluation
£626,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 6 April 2018
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
£1,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 3 April 2018
EHRC 1718-99 Research into Grenfell residents’ access to public services and support
£19,197
- Expired contractPublished 1 April 2018
Mini Competition For Economic and Social Research Institute – Mailroom Equipment
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 1 April 2018
Public Attitudes Survey for An Garda Síochána.
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 29 March 2018
UK SBS PS17028 DIT Survey Methods Training
£10,000
- Expired contractPublished 28 March 2018
Strategies for Success - Women's Experiences of Selection and Election in UK Parliament
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 26 March 2018
Provision of Fraud and Error Deterrence and Prevention Message Testing
£35,230
- Closed tenderPublished 26 March 2018
Research and development services and related consultancy services
€750,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 March 2018
Life in Wyre Residents' Survey 2018
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 19 March 2018
Evaluation of the Early Adoption Fund 2017
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 19 March 2018
Attitudes to Air Quality
£37,500
- Expired contractPublished 19 March 2018
Exploring patient and public attitudes towards consent and decision making in health and care.
£70,000
- Expired contractPublished 19 March 2018
1718CSTD27 High Income Child Benefit Charge Awareness
£48,850
- Expired contractPublished 19 March 2018
Evaluation of Regional Adoption Agencies (RAAs)
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 16 March 2018
Community Organisers Expansion Programme - Evaluation Social Researcher
£78,752
- Closed tenderPublished 13 March 2018
Schools experiences of hosting trainees and employing newly qualified teachers (NQTs)
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 9 March 2018
Social Work England digital user research, user experience, accessibility and content
£550,000
- Closed tenderPublished 8 March 2018
England's Waterways Visitor Survey
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 8 March 2018
Personal Tax Account (PTA) Campaign Evaluation and Development: Qualitative Research
£32,402
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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