National Centre for Social Research

National Centre for Social Research (Companies House no. 04392418) appears as the supplier on 98 public contracts in our data, worth £330.4m as published. 5 of them end between 8 Jan 2027 and 8 Apr 2028.

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Buyers

H M Revenue & Customs (6)Ministry of Justice (6)Department for Education (5)DfTc - Department for Transport (5)Department for Work and Pensions (4)Department of Health and Social Care (4)Scottish Government (4)Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (4)Ofcom (3)Office for National Statistics (3)

Contracts ending in the radar window

Contract	Buyer	Incumbent supplier(s)	Value	Ends	Region
Ofcom Market Research Framework 2024 - 2028 framework · 33 suppliers Contracts Finder · CPV 79310000	Ofcom	2CV Limited, Accent Marketing and Research Ltd., BDRC Continental Ltd. (trading as BVA BDRC) +30 more	£20.0m	31 Mar 2028 re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2027	London
Mental Health of Children and Young People Follow Up 22/23 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79315000	NHS Digital	NatCen Social Research	£2.6m	31 Mar 2028 re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2027	Yorkshire and the Humber
Get Britain Working Trailblazers call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Department for Work and Pensions	NatCen Social Research	£1.5m	30 Nov 2027 re-tender likely from ~30 May 2027	London
Provision of the Family Resources Survey (FRS) 2024 - 2027 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Office for National Statistics	NatCen Social Research	£13.5m	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	Wales
Research Framework for DfT Roads Directorate (LRTA & REME) framework · 3 suppliers Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	DfTc - Department for Transport	Frontier Economics Ltd, Ipsos, National Centre for Social Research	£5.0m	5 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	London

All contracts

Contract	Buyer	Incumbent supplier(s)	Value	Ends	Region
Connect to Work call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Department for Work and Pensions	NatCen Social Research	£4.3m	22 Nov 2031 re-tender likely from ~22 May 2031	London
project_9776 - SEN Longitudinal Study call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Education	National Centre for Social Research	£14.5m	31 Mar 2030 re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2029	London
National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2023-2030 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)	National Centre for Social Research	£21.1m	31 Mar 2030 re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2029	London
Framework Contract Lot 3 framework · 8 suppliers Find a Tender · CPV 73100000	College of Policing Limited	CORDIS BRIGHT LIMITED, Ecorys UK Limited, ITAD LIMITED +5 more	£188k	31 May 2029 re-tender likely from ~30 Nov 2028	UK-wide
National Travel Survey 2027+ call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79311400	DfTc - Department for Transport	National Centre for Social Research	£14.5m	31 May 2029 re-tender likely from ~30 Nov 2028	London
Provision of External Research Providers Find a Tender · CPV 79310000	Nursing And Midwifery Council	Community Research Ltd, I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED, National Centre for Social Research +1 more	value not published	31 Mar 2029 re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2028	UK-wide
Provision of External Research Providers Find a Tender · CPV 79310000	Nursing And Midwifery Council	I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED, ICE CREATES LIMITED, National Centre for Social Research +1 more	value not published	31 Mar 2029 re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2028	UK-wide
Education & Outcomes Panel Study B (EOPS-B) con_15420 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Education	Natcen	£5.0m	20 Mar 2029 re-tender likely from ~20 Sep 2028	London
Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers Con_3654 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Education	National Centre for Social Research	£2.1m	31 Dec 2028 re-tender likely from ~30 Jun 2028	London
Education and Outcomes Panel Studies: Panel C (EOPS-C) - con_17224 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Education	National Centre for Social Research (NatCen)	£6.0m	10 Oct 2028 re-tender likely from ~10 Apr 2028	London
Ofcom Market Research Framework 2024 - 2028 framework · 33 suppliers Contracts Finder · CPV 79310000	Ofcom	2CV Limited, Accent Marketing and Research Ltd., BDRC Continental Ltd. (trading as BVA BDRC) +30 more	£20.0m	31 Mar 2028 re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2027	London
Mental Health of Children and Young People Follow Up 22/23 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79315000	NHS Digital	NatCen Social Research	£2.6m	31 Mar 2028 re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2027	Yorkshire and the Humber
Get Britain Working Trailblazers call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Department for Work and Pensions	NatCen Social Research	£1.5m	30 Nov 2027 re-tender likely from ~30 May 2027	London
Provision of the Family Resources Survey (FRS) 2024 - 2027 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Office for National Statistics	NatCen Social Research	£13.5m	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	Wales
Research Framework for DfT Roads Directorate (LRTA & REME) framework · 3 suppliers Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	DfTc - Department for Transport	Frontier Economics Ltd, Ipsos, National Centre for Social Research	£5.0m	5 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	London
Provision of the English Housing Survey & Associated Research call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities	National Centre for Social Research	£25.5m	31 Dec 2026 re-tender may already be under way	London
Evaluation of Community Diagnostic Centre Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	National Centre for Social Research	£89k	2 Nov 2026 re-tender may already be under way	UK-wide
The Big Listen call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Ofsted	IFF Research Ltd, National Centre for Social Research	£956k	31 Aug 2026 re-tender may already be under way	London
Defined Term Agreement Compliance and Debt Qualitative Research call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	H M Revenue & Customs	National Centre for Social Research	£2.8m	4 May 2026 re-tender may already be under way	North West
RDE952 - The People and Nature Survey's for England - Analysing children's data call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73200000	Natural England	The National Centre for Social Research	£42k	31 Mar 2026 re-tender may already be under way	London
Aviation Noise & Health Study call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	The Department for Transport	Natcen	£1.4m	31 Mar 2026 re-tender may already be under way	London
RDE965 - Assessing the impact of a short film about lowland raised bogs in Cumbr call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73200000	Natural England	The National Centre for Social Research	£33k	31 Mar 2026 re-tender may already be under way	London
RDE998 - Literature Review: What factors mediate wellbeing impacts on CBRN opera call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73200000	Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs	The National Centre for Social Research	£48k	31 Mar 2026 re-tender may already be under way	London
Anti-Social Behaviour Pilots Monitoring and Evaluation Phase 2 Contracts Finder · CPV 79315000	DfTc - Department for Transport	National Centre for Social Research	£224k	14 Sep 2025 re-tender may already be under way	Yorkshire and the Humber
BEIS - PS22235 - Evaluation of the £12m Regulators' Pioneer Fund (RPF) round 3 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy	The National Centre for Social Research	£249k	31 Aug 2025 re-tender may already be under way	South West
Evaluation of the behaviour hubs programme (con_22656) call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Education	The National Centre for Social Research	£225k	31 Jul 2025 re-tender may already be under way	London
Drug Testing on Arrest (DToA) Evaluation call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Home Office	National Centre for Social Research	£453k	31 Mar 2025 re-tender may already be under way	London
PS23396 - Inspiration Programme Evaluation call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	UK SBS	National Centre for Social Research	£246k	28 Mar 2025 re-tender may already be under way	South West
Online Survey Find a Tender · CPV 79300000	Financial Conduct Authority	The National Centre for Social Research	£2.5m	24 Mar 2025 re-tender may already be under way	UK-wide
Defra Research Development and Evidence Framework Award framework · 29 suppliers Contracts Finder · CPV 73100000	Defra Network eTendering Portal	AECOM Limited, Air Quality Consultants ltd, Anderson Acoustics Ltd +26 more	£80.0m	28 Jan 2025 re-tender may already be under way	South West
Planning and Preparing for Later Life call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Work and Pensions	Natcen	£450k	15 Jan 2025 re-tender may already be under way	London
Provision of Evidence Reviews call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Crown Commercial Service	National Centre for Social Research	£900k	10 Jan 2025 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Intelligent Prompts Research call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	H M Revenue & Customs	National Centre for Social Research	£60k	22 Dec 2024 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Employment Status in the UK call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	H M Revenue & Customs	Natcen	£185k	14 Dec 2024 re-tender may already be under way	North West
25789 Cost of living Payments Evaluation call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Work and Pensions	Natcen	£525k	25 Nov 2024 re-tender may already be under way	London
Consumer Protection Study 2024 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Competition and Markets Authority	National Centre for Social Research	£216k	30 Sep 2024 re-tender may already be under way	London
RDE 521 - Hen Harrier brood management - social science survey call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73200000	Natural England	The National Centre for Social Research	£50k	30 Sep 2024 re-tender may already be under way	London
National Travel Survey 2023 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	DfTc - Department for Transport	National Centre for Social Research	£9.6m	30 Jul 2024 re-tender may already be under way	London
PS23228 - Collective Conciliation Evaluation call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	UK SBS	National Centre for Social Research	£121k	28 Jun 2024 re-tender may already be under way	London
The supply of Ethics Training to the Home Office Contracts Finder · CPV 92312212	Home Office	National Centre for Social Research	£11k	28 Jun 2024 re-tender may already be under way	London
PHE - Corporate - National Adult Oral Health Survey 2021 - Clinical Fieldwork Contracts Finder · CPV 75122000	DHSC	National Centre for Social Research	£1.8m	31 Mar 2024 re-tender may already be under way	London
TIG Media Attendance Pilot Evaluation call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Ministry of Justice	National Centre for Social Research	£30k	31 Mar 2024 re-tender may already be under way	London
PR 2023 071 Evaluation Services call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	CPS	National Centre for Social Research	£346k	31 Mar 2024 re-tender may already be under way	London
RDE 417 - Bowland Fells multi stakeholder workshop and visioning project call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73200000	NE	The National Centre for Social Research	£42k	31 Mar 2024 re-tender may already be under way	London
Gambling Act Review Monitoring and Evaluation Plan call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Culture, Media and Sport	National Centre for Social Research	£89k	31 Mar 2024 re-tender may already be under way	London
TIG Data Strategy Group call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Ministry of Justice	National Centre for Social Research	£20k	31 Dec 2023 re-tender may already be under way	London
Online Time Use Survey (OTUS)- Wave 5 - AWARD Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Office for National Statistics	NatCen Social Research	value not published	31 Oct 2023 re-tender may already be under way	Wales
The Walking and Cycling Index Residents' Survey 2023 Contracts Finder · CPV 79311000	Sustrans Limited	National Centre for Social Research	£609k	31 Oct 2023 re-tender may already be under way	South West
Offshore Service Providers research SR688385120 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	H M Revenue & Customs	National Centre for Social Research	£65k	17 Oct 2023 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Tackling Loneliness with Transport Pilot Evaluation call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79315000	DfTc - Department for Transport	National Centre for Social Research	£500k	12 Oct 2023 re-tender may already be under way	London
British Social Attitude Survey (BSAS) 2022 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79300000	Crown Commercial Service	National Centre for Social Research	£69k	10 Oct 2023 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Key attributes and experiences of cyberbullying, online abuse and harassment among children Contracts Finder · CPV 79310000	Ofcom	NetCan	£93k	31 Aug 2023 re-tender may already be under way	London
Research to understand customers' appetite and preferences towards engaging with HMRC digitally call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	H M Revenue & Customs	National Centre for Social Research	£180k	28 Aug 2023 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Health Science support framework call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 71317200	Health and Safety Executive	NatCen Social Research	£100k	16 Aug 2023 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Rapid Evidence Assessment: Adult Rape in the Context of Domestic Abuse call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Ministry of Justice	National Centre for Social Research (NatCen)	£49k	31 Jul 2023 re-tender may already be under way	London
Review of the Presumption of Parental Involvement call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Ministry of Justice	National Centre for Social Research	£115k	28 Jul 2023 re-tender may already be under way	London
Health Science support framework call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Health and Safety Executive	NatCen Social Research	£100k	19 Jul 2023 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Additional payment for UK component of the European Social Survey Contracts Finder · CPV 72000000	UK Shared Business Services Limited	National Centre for Social Research	£20k	30 Apr 2023 re-tender may already be under way	South West
Early Legal Advice Pilot Evaluation call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79315000	Ministry of Justice	National Centre for Social Research	£1.2m	30 Mar 2023 re-tender may already be under way	London
Online Survey Find a Tender · CPV 79300000	Financial Conduct Authority	The National Centre for Social Research	£2.2m	24 Mar 2023 re-tender may already be under way	UK-wide
Defra awarded contract for Partnership working evaluation framework and guidance call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Defra Network eTendering Portal	Natcen	£23k	17 Mar 2023 re-tender may already be under way	South West
CCDE21A09 - Provision of British Social Attitudes Survey 2021 - STA Contracts Finder · CPV 79311400	Crown Commercial Service	National Centre for Social Research	£71k	3 Feb 2023 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Hidden Economy In Great Britain Second Wave call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	H M Revenue & Customs	National Centre for Social Research	£150k	22 Jan 2023 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Understanding the Presumption of Parental Involvement in Private Law Judgements call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79315000	Ministry of Justice	NatCen Social Research	£98k	30 Nov 2022 re-tender may already be under way	London
Asylum seeker decision making call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Home Office	National Centre for Social Research	£199k	31 Oct 2022 re-tender may already be under way	London
PS22024 - Public dialogue on the uses and implications of biomass and BECCS call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73200000	UK Shared Business Services Limited	National Centre for Social Research	£152k	31 Oct 2022 re-tender may already be under way	London
Research on skills gaps and opportunities call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73210000	Defra Network eTendering Portal	National Centre for Social Research	£50k	26 Aug 2022 re-tender may already be under way	South West
Overcrowding in South Asian Households Research - CONTRACT AWARD call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities	National Centre for Social Research	£112k	13 Jul 2022 re-tender may already be under way	London
DHSC: ASC: Research on Demand for L&D within the ASC Workforce call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79310000	Department of Health and Social Care	National Centre for Social Research	£103k	30 Jun 2022 re-tender may already be under way	London
British Social Attitudes Survey Contracts Finder · CPV 73110000	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities	National Centre for Social Research	£96k	31 May 2022 re-tender may already be under way	London
2083 ExCo Natcen Social Research SI Pilot Programme: Evaluation Partners call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 98112000	Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)	NatCen Social Research, National Centre for Social Research	£105k	31 May 2022 re-tender may already be under way	London
CBC-1279-T-LS COVID-19 Community Engagement - AWARD Contracts Finder · CPV 79315000	Central Bedfordshire Council	National Centre for Social Research	£89k	28 May 2022 re-tender may already be under way	East of England
Patterns of Play Research Contracts Finder · CPV 73300000	Gambling Commission	National Centre for Social Research	£14k	31 Mar 2022 re-tender may already be under way	West Midlands
PHE - Corporate - National Adult Oral Health Survey 2021 - Questionnaire Data Contracts Finder · CPV 79311300	Atamis Ltd	National Centre for Social Research	£151k	31 Mar 2022 re-tender may already be under way	London
Research Managed Services: Loneliness and Related Civil Society Policy Areas call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	National Centre for Social Research	£200k	31 Mar 2022 re-tender may already be under way	London
Online Time Use Survey (OTUS) - AWARD Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Office for National Statistics	NatCen Social Research	£101k	31 Mar 2022 re-tender may already be under way	Wales
Experiences of people in employment during COVID-19 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79342310	Health and Safety Executive	Natcen	£250k	31 Mar 2022 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Online Harms Research call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 73000000	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	National Centre for Social Research	£80k	18 Mar 2022 re-tender may already be under way	London
Outsourced Laborator Contracts Finder · CPV 71900000	Newcastle University	National Centre for Social Research	£42k	15 Dec 2021 re-tender may already be under way	North East
Qualitative (Adult Minority Groups) framework · 18 suppliers Find a Tender · CPV 79310000	Ofcom	2CV Limited, Blue Marble Research, Continental Research (BVA BDRC) +15 more	£20.0m	end date not published	UK-wide
Provision of a Student Income and Expenditure Survey (SIES) 2023/24 Find a Tender · CPV 73110000	Scottish Government	National Centre for Social Research	£158k	end date not published	Scotland
PHE - Corporate - National Adult Oral Health Survey 2021 – Questionnaire Data Find a Tender · CPV 75122000	Department of Health and Social Care	National Centre for Social Research	value not published	end date not published	London
PHE - Corporate - National Adult Oral Health Survey 2021 – Clinical Fieldwork Find a Tender · CPV 75122000	Department of Health and Social Care	National Centre for Social Research	value not published	end date not published	UK-wide
Evaluation Services for the Spending Review Find a Tender · CPV 73110000	CPS	National Centre for Social Research	£346k	end date not published	London
Independent Evaluation of the under 18s elements of the Distress Brief Intervention Programme Find a Tender · CPV 85311300	Scottish Government	National Centre for Social Research	£140k	end date not published	Scotland
The Walking and Cycling Index Residents’ Survey 2023 Find a Tender · CPV 79311000	Sustrans	National Centre for Social Research	£609k	end date not published	UK-wide
The Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) Find a Tender · CPV 79311000	Scottish Government	National Centre for Social Research	£20.0m	end date not published	Scotland
Nature and Us Citizens Assembly Find a Tender · CPV 79416200	Natural Resources Wales	National Centre for Social Research	£60k	end date not published	Wales
National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2023-2030 Find a Tender · CPV 73200000	Department of Health and Social Care	National Centre for Social Research	£17.6m	end date not published	London
1800000.00 framework · 4 suppliers Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Department for Energy Security & Net Zero	Behavioural Insights Ltd, Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd, National Centre for Social Research +1 more	£1.8m	end date not published	UK-wide
Reducing inequalities in health and social care framework · 15 suppliers Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Care Quality Commission	Healthy Dialogues Ltd, I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED, Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd +12 more	£500k	end date not published	UK-wide
Social Model of Disability Research Find a Tender · CPV 73110000	Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government	National Centre for Social Research	£255k	end date not published	Wales
Involving people in health and social care and understanding people's experiences of care framework · 15 suppliers Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Care Quality Commission	Behavioural Insights Ltd, HEALTH INNOVATION WESSEX LIMITED, HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP +12 more	£500k	end date not published	UK-wide
The Walking and Cycling Index Residents’ Survey 2025 Find a Tender · CPV 79311000	Sustrans	National Centre for Social Research	£600k	end date not published	UK-wide
Social Research framework · 7 suppliers Find a Tender · CPV 73110000	Scottish Government	AECOM Limited, Craigforth, Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd +4 more	£8.1m	end date not published	Scotland
National Survey for Wales 2025 Cognitive Testing and Materials Testing Find a Tender · CPV 79311000	Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government	National Centre for Social Research	£154k	end date not published	Wales
National Survey for Wales, 2026-27 to 2031/2033 Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government	National Centre for Social Research	£12.5m	end date not published	Wales
Evaluation of the LGBTQ+ Action Plan Find a Tender · CPV 73000000	Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government	National Centre for Social Research	£160k	end date not published	Wales

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