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title: "Children's exposure to harmful content online - pilot study"
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# Children's exposure to harmful content online - pilot study

Buyer: OFCOM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-47bbc915-7fb3-45c4-8c7d-c0d018d2f892

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## Summary

The public procurement process, initiated by OFCOM, involves a tender titled "Children's exposure to harmful content online - pilot study" located in London, UK. This procurement falls under the market research services industry category and is currently at the Award stage. The tender period ended on 10th March 2022, with a total estimated contract value of £150,000, divided into three modules, each potentially valued at up to £50,000. The contract is set to commence on 11th April 2022 and conclude on 10th April 2023.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses, especially smaller enterprises, interested in contributing to research methodologies related to children's online safety. Firms specialising in survey research, data collection, and market analysis would be particularly well-suited to submit proposals for one or more of the modules. As the approach requires distinct skill sets for each module, this opens the door for a diverse range of companies to engage in collaborative efforts to provide comprehensive insights into online harm for children.

## Notice

The estimated value given is for all 3 modules of the contract. The estimated module value is therefore up to c.PS50,000 each Ofcom wish to explore the feasibility of estimating the prevalence of (user generated) online harm for children on platforms which host user generated content including social media, gaming and search engines. - We are interested in trialling a range of approaches to collecting this data, before we decide how we wish to gather this data in the future. However, we recognise that each approach will require different specialist skills. Consequently, we have split the requirement into three modules. Module 1: Undertaking survey research through schools / classrooms Module 2: Undertaking the research using passive measurement of content viewed on web/ through apps Module 3: Other methods (open) to help understand what children see - Tenderers can submit a proposal for one, two or all three of the modules. Tenderers must be clear within their proposal as to which modules they wish to be considered and evaluated for. Each module will be evaluated and awarded separately by Ofcom. - It is important that the output of each module enables us to compare/contrast the data with that gathered in the other modules to help us decide how to proceed. - Each Module will address the same objectives, but using different methodological approaches

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7972407c-d4c7-4dc2-bef5-ce1b479cb2eb |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Apr 2022 |
| Contract period | 4 May 2022 - 30 Apr 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFCOM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 9HA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | Borough & Bankside |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ESRO; SOCIAL FINANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 13 Jul 2022 at 10:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7972407c-d4c7-4dc2-bef5-ce1b479cb2eb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7972407c-d4c7-4dc2-bef5-ce1b479cb2eb
  13th July 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk

## Provenance

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