Notice Information
Notice Title
s121 Technology Notices Accreditation Feasibility Study
Notice Description
This research pertains to section 121 of the Online Safety Act, which enables Ofcom to give tech notices to services to identify CSEA or terrorism content and swiftly take it down. Ofcom has a requirement to assess how Ofcom can effectively establish a technology accreditation process to accredit technologies against the proposed minimum standards of accuracy (MSoA) outlined in our consultation paper.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-89c340d6-2120-4687-9f4b-93bc0776cae0
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2d08518-3fe3-459b-9cb0-0bf591c2dd9a
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73210000 - Research consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £124,825 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £124,825 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 14 Apr 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 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
-
- 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/a2d08518-3fe3-459b-9cb0-0bf591c2dd9a
11th June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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