Notice Information
Notice Title
Improving democratic education framework
Notice Description
The Electoral Commission and democratic education The Electoral Commission is the independent public body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We work to promote public confidence in the democratic process and ensure its integrity. The Voter Education and Partnership team provides engaging, accurate and impartial information about democracy, elections and voting so that eligible and future voters can cast their votes confidently. Our education work aims to promote greater consistency in democratic education, increase young people's knowledge and understanding of democracy and elections, and increase educators' understanding of and confidence to deliver this topic. Our recent research report, Young Voices on Democracy, highlighted that young people don't currently have the knowledge they need to be confident about politics and voting. Less than a third know a lot about what the UK government does, and only half of those yet to vote feel confident about the process. There is a clear need for more democratic education in schools and colleges to support young people to become informed, engaged voters: only a third of school age children said they learnt about politics at school in the last year, yet almost three quarters told us they wanted more opportunities to do so. We are currently focusing on the following initiatives to help us achieve our aims: * Youth Voice Network: our youth engagement network is made up of 60 young people in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This group of young people feed into our education work and develop resources to support their peers to learn about democracy. * Education resources: we have developed resources - including a scheme of work for schools, and activities for youth groups - aimed at supporting young people across the UK to learn about democracy and elections * Welcome to Your Vote Week: every year we hold Welcome to Your Vote Week, which encourages young people and educators to engage in democratic education and to start the conversation about upcoming elections. We are now looking to work with civil society organisations to develop and evaluate projects that will increase democratic education in schools, colleges and youth settings. Please see attachment for Welsh translation.
Lot Information
Managing service provision - convening and co-ordination
Lead on convening education partners and academics in the democratic education sector, together with the Electoral Commission. Please Note: Value added is indicative and may be subject to change
Renewal: 3+1+1
Education projects, schemes of work and lesson plans for secondary and post 16In line with the citizenship curriculum and current school and college priorities, develop resources that strengthen learners' knowledge and understanding of our democratic system. Please Note: Value added is indicative and may be subject to change
Renewal: 3+1+1
Teacher and youth group trainingUse subject knowledge and expertise to develop and deliver training in line with the latest CPD guidance for teachers and youth practitioners. We are keen to explore both e-learning and traditional learning methods. Please Note: Value added is indicative and may be subject to change
Renewal: 3+1+1
Mis and disinformationDevelop, deliver and evaluate projects that support young people to identify, understand and become resilient to mis- and disinformation about elections and voting. Please Note: Value added is indicative and may be subject to change
Renewal: 3+1+1
Primary educationDevelop, deliver and evaluate projects that increase and improve democratic education in primary schools. Value added is indicative and may be subject to change
Renewal: 3+1+1
SEND provisionDevelop, deliver and evaluate democratic education provision for SEND schools and learners. Value added is indicative and may be subject to change
Renewal: 3+1+1
Provision for Scotland, Northern Ireland and WalesExpand our existing education provision in either Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales, focusing on mapping provision, partner engagement and dissemination of resources. Please Note: Value added is indicative and may be subject to change
Renewal: 3+1+1
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0547a8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033590-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
79315000 - Social research services
80000000 - Education and training services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 26 Aug 2025 - 26 Aug 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@electoralcommission.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC1Y 8YZ
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- Bunhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033590-2025
19th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033360-2025
18th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031916-2025
12th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2337
This is the Expression of Interest translated into Welsh
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