Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc5-4a5f-7035-b6b6-9df8a7037df7/political-finance-research pending GB open procedure # Political Finance Research [The Electoral Commission](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-electoral-commission) Estimated value Not stated Published 9 Oct 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender ### 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 ### Show less description 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. ## CPV classification Research services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05ac15-2025-10-09T16:53:40+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05ac15-2025-10-09T16:53:40+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile The Electoral Commission: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-electoral-commission) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [NCC1999 NE Rural Growth Programme Evaluation · Northumberland County Council · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-464d-73d3-9c3e-e81aa703d9f0/ncc1999-ne-rural-growth-programme-evaluation) [Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritage · Natural England · 25 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4787-7110-ab3a-3a405c46164b/nature-recovery-and-intangible-cultural-heritage) [Local Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social Care · Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4947-728c-ad83-59c066944fda/local-government-data-sharing-playbook-multi-agency-sharing-in-childrens-socia) [Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector · Tewkesbury Borough Council · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-6446-722b-9ec6-44e39018b2f6/specialist-adviceadvisor-service-for-gloucestershires-advanced-engineering-and) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Forschungsprojekt - DZSF - Mobilitätskettenanalyse - Wie Verkehrsdaten den ländlichen Schienenverkehr stärken können · Eisenbahn-Bundesamt · 100 days left · 27 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2140-73b5-8807-5ad43f7122d9/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-f) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Begleitforschung Städtebauförderung - Wissenstransfer: Anwendungsleitfaden des Bundes zur Praxis Städtebauförderung · Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR) · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4375-730a-9135-c6d6d211cb68/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-b)