Notice Information
Notice Title
Children and Adults Trial Default Safety Settings
Notice Description
Research to test how adults and under 18s respond to various default safety settings on a simulated online platform. Of specific interest are interventions to reduce the likelihood that safety defaults are overridden. Objective: To explore how children and adults respond to default safety settings on a simulated online platform. Of specific interest are interventions to reduce the likelihood that safety defaults are overridden
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-4bc64096-cd52-4fe1-b43d-1ce26d007b85
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3214fdb5-8d23-44a1-8d8d-3a557aaeba52
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Other - Mini Competition via Ofcom Market Research Framework Agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79310000 - Market research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £115,655 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £115,655 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OFCOM
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3214fdb5-8d23-44a1-8d8d-3a557aaeba52
11th September 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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