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Media literacy activities for children and young people in Northern Ireland

OFCOM

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Award

10 Nov 2025 at 12:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

12 Aug 2025 at 09:28

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for media literacy activities aimed at children and young people in Northern Ireland was carried out by Ofcom, a prominent public authority acting as the buyer. The contract, awarded on 7th November 2025, initiated on 9th October 2025, and ending on 8th October 2026, includes the option for renewal. The main focus is on developing critical thinking about online content. This procurement, marked as complete, was conducted through an open competition below the threshold, highlighting media literacy services in the market research sector. The Nerve Centre, selected as the supplier, will collaborate with local stakeholders and Ofcom to implement and evaluate these initiatives, with project completion expected by September 2028.

This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for businesses specialising in educational services, media literacy, and critical thinking program delivery, especially those comfortable working within a community-centric approach. The open competition coupled with a clearly defined set of evaluation criteria ensures transparency and competitiveness, favouring SMEs and possibly VCSEs, which are well-positioned to provide innovative approaches to the outlined objectives. The engagement with stakeholder entities, provisions for stakeholder and expert input, and ongoing collaboration with Ofcom’s evaluation adviser offer a robust platform for businesses to gain visibility and impactfully expand their service offerings in Northern Ireland.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Media literacy activities for children and young people in Northern Ireland

Notice Description

Ofcom has a requirement for media literacy activities that develop critical thinking about online content for children and young people in Northern Ireland. As a minimum, the following must be delivered by September 2028: * Embed critical thinking into delivery of content creation activities with children and young people and their parents in formal or informal education contexts * We expect any activities or resources to be co-produced with target participants * Organisations will ensure activities are embedded into existing activities, for example, delivering training, events, support or any other means necessary. * There is an expectation of stakeholder engagement which will include: o Promoting media literacy activities to relevant community organisations, schools or youth groups o Supporting activities intended to inform policy development, which will be led by Ofcom o Seeking input from expert steering group, which will be led by Ofcom o Working in partnership with any other organisations commissioned by Ofcom in relation to media literacy in Northern Ireland * Organisations will work with Ofcom's evaluation adviser to produce a theory of change, key evaluation questions and data collection tools following the approach outlined in our evaluation toolkit * Organisations will be willing to share learnings with Ofcom's Making Sense of Media network

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Any contract(s) awarded following the conclusion of the tender process will be for an initial duration of one year. At Ofcom's sole discretion, the contract may be extended for up to two further periods of up to twelve months each. The maximum length of the contract is therefore three years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0585c3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072361-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
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
£175,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£175,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£174,480 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
8 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Nov 20253 months ago
Contract Period
7 Nov 2025 - 8 Oct 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

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
TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NERVE CENTRE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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