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UK6

Informed Voices: Developing Critical Skills for Democracy

  • First published: 12 December 2025
  • Last modified: 12 December 2025
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-059487
Published by:
OFCOM
Authority ID:
AA20551
Publication date:
12 December 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
UK6
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Ofcom is tendering for an organisation or consortium to deliver media literacy activities across the UK in the lead up to key elections over the next four years. The contract will initially run for one year delivering a media literacy campaign and supporting activities in relation to the Scottish and Welsh elections in May 2026. At Ofcom’s sole discretion, additional activities are likely to take place in subsequent years, for example relating to elections in Northern Ireland, regional mayoral elections and a UK general election. As a minimum, the service must deliver the following:• Consultation activities with at least 2 Scottish and Welsh youth organisations.• Development/adaptation of existing materials for an online campaign. • Ongoing stakeholder engagement with at least 2 youth organisations in Scotland and Wales.• Support of existing campaign weeks with online campaign activity. • Evaluation and activity reporting against key outcomes (Area 3 of Ofcom’s outcomes bank ‘Critical thinking about content’).

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

C20252446

Procurement description

Ofcom is tendering for an organisation or consortium to deliver media literacy activities across the UK in the lead up to key elections over the next four years. The contract will initially run for one year delivering a media literacy campaign and supporting activities in relation to the Scottish and Welsh elections in May 2026.

At Ofcom’s sole discretion, additional activities are likely to take place in subsequent years, for example relating to elections in Northern Ireland, regional mayoral elections and a UK general election.

As a minimum, the service must deliver the following:

• Consultation activities with at least 2 Scottish and Welsh youth organisations.

• Development/adaptation of existing materials for an online campaign.

• Ongoing stakeholder engagement with at least 2 youth organisations in Scotland and Wales.

• Support of existing campaign weeks with online campaign activity.

• Evaluation and activity reporting against key outcomes (Area 3 of Ofcom’s outcomes bank ‘Critical thinking about content’).

Contracting authority

Ofcom

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road

Town/City: London

Postcode: SE1 9HA

Country: United Kingdom

Website: http://www.ofcom.org.uk

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQQZ-1663-NWMN

NUTS code: UKI44

Email: procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Supplier

Parent and Family Consulting Limited (Parent Zone)

Identification register:

  • GB-COH

Address 1: 95 White Lion Street

Town/City: London

Postcode: N1 9PF

Country: United Kingdom

Companies House: 06495282

NUTS code: UKI43

Email: info@parentzone.org.uk

Type:

  • SME

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract

1

Status: Pending

Related lots

1

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

29 December 2025, 23:59PM

Can this contract be extended?: Yes

Value

463050.00 GBP Including VAT

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80521000 - Training programme services

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

05 January 2026, 00:00AM to 04 January 2027, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 04 January 2030

Suppliers

  • GB-COH-06495282

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80521000 Training programme services Training facilities

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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