Notice Information
Notice Title
Exploring Digital Disadvantage
Notice Description
This research seeks to take an exploratory, qualitative approach to the topic of digital disadvantage. By talking to people who are - or may be at risk of being - digitally disadvantaged, and hearing more about their lived experiences of accessing and using digital services, we hope to improve our understanding of what policy interventions might be needed to better serve them and consider how we might measure and monitor digital disadvantage over the longer-term. The research should look at experiences of digital disadvantage across sectors we regulate (in particular telecoms, media, news and online safety), considering the gateways and connectivity services that facilitate the consumption of communications by consumers. We are interested in understanding consumer experiences with digital communications services through the lenses of: accessibility, ability, affordability, attitude and awareness. Key research aims are: 1. To understand lived experiences of digital disadvantage and how these manifest for different people, depending on demographics and personal characteristics. 2. To explore how these experiences can or might lead to poorer short- or long- term outcomes, and so build understanding of what issues there might be within existing digital services. 3. To understand how current protections and policy initiatives for consumers and citizens fail to address - or potentially worsen - outcomes. In addition, we want to use the findings of this research to inform how we carry out research with digitally disadvantaged groups, to help us improve Ofcom's research practice in the future.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8279b74d-40e7-41ea-8ce8-0c1ea4b17119
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6bf8dcad-5963-4da2-ae24-e30b7ed1b318
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £68,585 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £68,585 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Jul 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 May 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Jun 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Jun 2024 - 30 Aug 2024 1-6 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 9HA
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
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- 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/6bf8dcad-5963-4da2-ae24-e30b7ed1b318
4th July 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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