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Informed Voices: Developing Critical Skills for Democracy

Ofcom

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

06 Jan 2026 at 11:52

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

11 Dec 2025 at 14:31

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

22 Sep 2025 at 13:48

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

04 Sep 2025 at 17:08

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process, led by Ofcom, focuses on delivering a programme titled "Informed Voices: Developing Critical Skills for Democracy." Spanning the UK, this project aims to enhance media literacy coinciding with significant elections over the next four years. Initially focused on the Scottish and Welsh elections in May 2026, Ofcom retains the discretion to extend activities for additional regional and general elections in the UK. The contract has been awarded to Parent and Family Consulting Limited (Parent Zone) and is set within the "services" industry category under an open procurement method, marking the completion stage of the process. Key dates include the start of the contract on 6th January 2026 and its initial conclusion on 30th November 2026, with potential extension up to November 2029.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for SMEs involved in media literacy and training programme services to expand their business by participating in significant public initiatives. Companies with experience in delivering media literacy or community action programmes stand to gain by supporting Ofcom's objectives within the educational and social sectors. The open procedure allows a wide range of businesses to compete, fostering innovation and growth while meeting Ofcom's criteria for service delivery, stakeholder engagement, and outcome evaluation. Successful suppliers can leverage this contract to establish or solidify their market presence within the UK’s educational services industry.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Informed Voices: Developing Critical Skills for Democracy

Notice Description

Ofcom is tendering for an organisation or consortium to deliver media literacy activities across the UK in the lead up to key elections over the next four years. The contract will initially run for one year delivering a media literacy campaign and supporting activities in relation to the Scottish and Welsh elections in May 2026. At Ofcom's sole discretion, additional activities are likely to take place in subsequent years, for example relating to elections in Northern Ireland, regional mayoral elections and a UK general election. As a minimum, the service must deliver the following: * Consultation activities with at least 2 Scottish and Welsh youth organisations. * Development/adaptation of existing materials for an online campaign. * Ongoing stakeholder engagement with at least 2 youth organisations in Scotland and Wales. * Support of existing campaign weeks with online campaign activity. * Evaluation and activity reporting against key outcomes (Area 3 of Ofcom's outcomes bank 'Critical thinking about content').

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Contract to be awarded following the conclusion of this Procurement will be for an initial duration of 12 months subject to the right of Ofcom (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 36 months (three lots of 12 months). The maximum length of the Contract is therefore 48 months.

Planning Information

Ofcom published a presentation recording entitled: Ofcom presentation: Informed Voices: developing critical thinking skills for democracy on 4th September 2025. The link to which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOa3aCdMSeI This presenation is slao avaialble in a Welsh language transcription and slide pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH6dKxavqLg No supplier response is required. Suppliers can pre-register on Ofcom's Jaggaer eTendering portal in advance of the publication of the ITT documents: https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059487
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000618-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

80521000 - Training programme services

85322000 - Community action programme

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£490,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£490,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£463,050 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£385,875 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jan 20267 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
18 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
11 Dec 20258 months ago
Contract Period
6 Jan 2026 - 30 Nov 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 9HA
Postcode Area
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

Parent and Family Consulting Limited (Parent Zone)

Further Information

Notice Documents

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