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Informed Voices: Developing Critical Skills for Democracy

  • First published: 07 January 2026
  • Last modified: 07 January 2026
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-059487
Published by:
OFCOM
Authority ID:
AA20551
Publication date:
07 January 2026
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
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-PPON

Address 1: Unit 1, 80-82 White Lion Street

Town/City: London

Postcode: N1 9PF

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHYY-4298-CXXD

NUTS code: UKI43

Email: info@parentzone.org.uk

Type:

  • SME

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract

Informed Voices: developing critical skills for democracy

ID: 1

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

06 January 2026, 00:00AM

Contract dates (estimated)

06 January 2026, 00:00AM to 30 November 2026, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 30 November 2029

Can this contract be extended?: Yes

Renewal description:

The contract will be for an initial duration of 12 months subject to the right of Ofcom (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the contract by up to 36 months (three lots of 12 months). The maximum length of the contract is therefore 48 months.

Justification for not setting key performance indicators

KPIs are not mandated for reporting on contracts below £5,000,000 (inc VAT).

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1 Status: Complete

Documents

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Conflict of interest

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Not published

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80521000 Training programme services Training facilities

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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