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Promoting Compliance - Business Discovery / Alpha Research

OFCOM

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15 Nov 2023 at 11:22

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Summary of the contracting process

The buying organisation Ofcom has awarded a contract for the tender titled "Promoting Compliance - Business Discovery / Alpha Research" in the services industry category. The procurement stage was completed with a total contract value of £124,805 GBP. The contract period runs from October 26, 2023, to March 31, 2024. The deadline for the tender period was September 26, 2023. The location for the procurement is in London, England.

This tender, awarded to Strat7 Limited trading as Jigsaw Research, offers opportunities for businesses, especially SMEs, and market research service providers to engage in user-centric digital support service delivery. Businesses well-suited to compete would need expertise in market research services and the ability to support regulated businesses in complying with the Online Safety Act requirements while promoting compliance within the industry.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Promoting Compliance - Business Discovery / Alpha Research

Notice Description

Ofcom requires international reaching research, primarily to support Ofcom's work for the upcoming Online Safety regime, specifically to support to creation of a user-centric long-term end-to-end digital support service to help regulated business to comply with their new duties set out in the Online Safety Act and promote compliance amongst this group. We need user research to underpin the design of the digital support service - first of all to understand the needs of these businesses through a discovery phase, before moving into alpha testing of early prototypes of the service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ec52480a-f6c6-43e4-8eb9-cf0d653b74e5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/198a0224-ff37-4611-973d-765d4f7b94ef
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79310000 - Market research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£124,805 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£124,805 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Sep 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Oct 20232 years ago
Contract Period
25 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 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
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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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

STRAT7 LIMITED, TRADING AS JIGSAW RESEARCH

Further Information

Notice Documents

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