Published date: 23 December 2025
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Contract summary
Industry
Research services - 73110000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£1 to £95,000
Procurement reference
WP126
Published date
23 December 2025
Closing date
16 October 2025
Closing time
8pm
Contract start date
30 November 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2026
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Summary
The Electoral Commission invites suppliers appointed to the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) RM6126 - Research & Insights DPS to express their interest in delivering a UK-wide qualitative research project exploring public attitudes towards political finance.
This research will help the Commission better understand public awareness, knowledge, and perceptions of the UK's political finance regime and provide insight to inform future policy and reporting work.
Scope of Work
The successful supplier will design and conduct qualitative research to explore:
Public understanding of political donations and party funding rules.
Attitudes to transparency, regulation, and potential reforms (e.g. donation caps).
Trade-offs and perceptions around public vs. private funding of political parties.
The work will include research design, sampling, fieldwork, analysis, and a final report and debrief presentation.
About the buyer
Address
3 Bunhill Row
LONDON
EC1Y8YZ
England
Telephone
020 7271 0615
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