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# Political Finance Research

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/political-finance-research-ocds-h6vhtk-05ac15). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Electoral Commission: "Political Finance Research". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Electoral Commission](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-electoral-commission-gov-im1203)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ac15`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/political-finance-research-ocds-h6vhtk-05ac15#tl-md)

## 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
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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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 fi...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F063908-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-09T15:53:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T12:37:26.929Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ac15