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 the following tender opportunity:

Evaluation of the Home Listening Volunteering Pilot: Invitation for Proposals (deadline for applications 3rd June 2026 at 0900)

We are looking for a consultant to work with us as an Impact and Learning Partner to evaluate our Home Listening Volunteering Pilot. The evaluation will help us understand the impact of the pilot, including the experience and wellbeing of volunteers and the impact it has on our ability to answer more calls. The findings from the evaluation will help us determine whether we should continue this type of home listening. See the document below for full details, including contact information for any questions.