--- title: "Online Harms Data Transformation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3160eb9d-cc67-4a0d-9699-044a358e3984" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3160eb9d-cc67-4a0d-9699-044a358e3984" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3160eb9d-cc67-4a0d-9699-044a358e3984.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3160eb9d-cc67-4a0d-9699-044a358e3984.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT" published: "2020-11-10" --- # Online Harms Data Transformation Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3160eb9d-cc67-4a0d-9699-044a358e3984 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3160eb9d-cc67-4a0d-9699-044a358e3984) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3160eb9d-cc67-4a0d-9699-044a358e3984.json) ## Summary The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is currently managing a tender titled "Online Harms Data Transformation." This project aims to enhance the data infrastructure within the safety tech market in the UK, critical for addressing online harms. The procurement process is in the active tendering stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 7 December 2020. The total value of the contract is £2,435,250, with the contract period expected to run from 18 January 2021 to 30 March 2022. The tender falls under the category of development consultancy services, and it is open for organisations across the United Kingdom, including the Isle of Man, Guernsey, and Jersey. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialising in data science, social science, and technological development. Companies that provide innovative solutions for data interoperability and online safety technologies would be well-positioned to compete. Through the two phases of the project, organisations can expect to collaborate with public and private sector stakeholders, offering pathways to contribute to cutting-edge developments in the safety tech market, ultimately helping to enhance user safety online. ## Notice The lack of adequate data infrastructure is hindering the emergence of a competitive UK market in innovative products and services that detect and address online harms. There is an urgent need to support the development of a more mature safety tech market, in which organisations of all sizes have access to the tools they need to keep users safe online. This will help to ensure companies are able to comply with the new statutory duty of care with the lowest possible burden. The sector, however, remains at an early stage of development. Multiple interviews and consultations with stakeholders have consistently underlined that lack of access to high-quality data is among the most significant constraints to the growth of a mature and competitive market. This project will explore how best to overcome the barriers outlined above and better enable the innovative use of data to support the development of technologies that keep users safe online. It will help move us from a data landscape where data is not shared effectively to one that supports competition, innovation and improved online safety for UK citizens. It will primarily do this by appointing a provider to work with public and private sector stakeholders to gather together existing information, and explore and test innovative ways of addressing these barriers. Work will fall into two main phases: - Phase 1 - Data infrastructure discovery. To produce a report outlining the current data landscape, and the economic and social benefits of opening up online harms data. The report will set out how online harms data can be made available to a wider number of companies for the purposes of developing innovative online safety technologies. It will develop a longlist of SMART projects in which enhanced cross-sector working could have most impact, and then work with stakeholders to develop a shortlist of projects which the provider will deliver in Phase 2. - Phase 2 - Prototype development and testing. The provider will work with stakeholders to trial and evaluate a set of practical and innovative data and social science projects, based on the shortlist developed in phase 1. This may include testing the feasibility of the two most promising solutions we are currently aware of: the use of common data taxonomies to help data interoperability, and the use of data trusts and federated learning to address issues of data sharing. The output of this work will be a series of open-source prototypes, a report setting out the findings and conclusions, and a set of practical pathways to scale successful approaches beyond the end of this project. The provider will be required to deliver its work through a multidisciplinary project team, including deep data science and social science expertise. It will be essential to consult with a variety of UK-based and international stakeholders to deliver the project ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6162ee8-3e21-46bb-ad54-f97c4ec4dc40 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Nov 2020 | | Submission deadline | 7 Dec 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 18 Jan 2021 - 30 Mar 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,435,250 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 2BQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73220000 - Development consultancy services ## Release History - 10 Nov 2020 at 15:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6162ee8-3e21-46bb-ad54-f97c4ec4dc40 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6162ee8-3e21-46bb-ad54-f97c4ec4dc40 10th November 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Development-consultancy-services./P7HD2763PC Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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