Tender

Untold Stories - a media literacy response to mis & dis information

OFCOM

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09 Dec 2024 at 09:21

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Summary of the contracting process

Ofcom is seeking proposals for a programme titled "Untold Stories - a media literacy response to mis & dis information," focusing on improving media literacy skills to better identify misinformation. This tender is categorised under training programme services and is available to SMEs and VCSEs. The programme, with an estimated value of £150,000, will run from 21 January 2025 to 20 January 2027 and addresses various regions including the UK, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, and Europe. The tender is currently in the stage of inviting tenders, with the deadline for submissions being 6 January 2025, and it's being conducted under an Other - Under threshold ITT procurement method.

This opportunity allows businesses specialising in media and news literacy to contribute to societal improvements by enhancing public skills in discerning reliable news sources. It is particularly well-suited for organisations with existing media literacy programmes that can be adapted to meet Ofcom’s requirements. Qualified businesses can benefit from increased engagement in the educational sector and the potential to foster community ties through the promotion of critical thinking and local media collaboration. This tender also offers an excellent opportunity for growth and diversification within the training programme services industry.

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Notice Title

Untold Stories - a media literacy response to mis & dis information

Notice Description

Under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom has media literacy duties including a responsibility to commission activities that support women and girls, help people spot and avoid misinformation, and understand how platforms use our personal data. This ITT sets out our requirements to help people spot and avoid mis and disinformation through understanding how stories become news. This will build their media literacy knowledge, skills and behaviour and their engagement with news. Media literacy has a role to play in supporting people to possess the critical thinking skills to better spot mis and disinformation and identify news and information they can trust. literacy, sometimes known as news literacy, teaches audiences how to judge the reliability and credibility of news and information, and distinguish professionally produced news from other forms of content. Our research showing that 44% of people agreed with the statement "the more a story is edited, the less it is likely to be true" suggests that enhancing understanding of how stories become news could better equip people to make more informed judgements about mis and disinformation. At the same time, local media has a vital role to play in the social fabric of the UK. Local media, and particularly the local public interest news it produces, can help to deliver important benefits to society by supporting local democracy and holding councils and other local institutions to account. Local media is also an important way for many communities to stay informed about local information and events, which in turn can help to promote social cohesion and community engagement. It can give a voice to people from a variety of backgrounds and beliefs, reflect an entire community back to itself and promote greater mutual understanding. It also has the potential to stimulate local economies by promoting local businesses and events that bring people into an area. As a result, effective local media provision has previously been described as an important element of the glue that can help build and bind communities together. Research also points to the commitment of local journalists to create a sense of community and to defend it, suggesting that engagement with local media could be part of the solution to countering wider hatred, disinformation and polarisation. We require an organisation or organisations who can deliver a programme that improves adults' media literacy skills, specifically that they are better able to identify mis and disinformation and that they have a better understanding of how news is produced, ideally through having produced their own local news reports. It is likely that your organisation has already developed a media/news literacy programme, although it may require some adaptation to meet the requirements of this tender.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3dee3a8c-a9ad-4b34-9e95-1d4cbffc0693
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Under threshold ITT
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80521000 - Training programme services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 Jan 2025 - 20 Jan 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OFCOM
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 9HA
Post Town
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Further Information

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