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Political Finance Research
The Electoral Commission · Local or regional public body
In brief
The Electoral Commission has announced plans to buy research work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
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Competition
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What the notice says
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.
How to bid
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- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Prior information notice · notice 063908-2025
About the buyer
The Electoral CommissionLast 12 months
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From notice 063908-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 9 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.