Current tenders for research and evaluation projects

From humble beginnings with just one phone line over 70 years ago, Samaritans volunteers now respond to a call for help every 10 seconds.

To make sure we can be there for everyone who needs us, in the right way for them, we must innovate and respond to the changing needs of our callers, and those people who provide our life-changing service. To help us do that, we generate and use evidence gathered from research and evaluation projects to inform our work.

So that we can gather the evidence we need, we commission numerous research and evaluation projects each year, from large- to small-scale. If you’re interested in working with us, and you've got the skills we need, please take a look at the current opportunities below and send us your proposal. We'd love to hear from you.

We currently have two tender opportunities, both with application deadlines of 22nd December 2025. Please read the documents below for full details, including how to apply.

If you have any questions about a tender, please email [email protected] .

If you want to know more about our research and evaluation work, please visit our policy and research page.