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title: "Understanding the tech accreditation landscape"
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published: "2023-09-06"
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# Understanding the tech accreditation landscape

Buyer: OFCOM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9577e12a-304a-4e79-82e5-e2fd6286f4e6

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## Summary

The public procurement contracting process for the tender titled "Understanding the tech accreditation landscape" is being undertaken by Ofcom, located in London, England. The procurement falls under the industry category of Research and development services and related consultancy services. The procurement stage is at the award phase, with key dates including the tender period end date on 3rd April 2023 and the contract period from 17th April 2023 to 29th May 2023.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses, especially SMEs and VCSEs, involved in providing research and development services and consultancy. Companies well-suited to compete are those with expertise in technology evaluation and accreditation processes. Ofcom's interest in understanding various accreditation approaches makes this tender ideal for businesses looking to contribute to the development of innovative technology accreditation processes for potential tech recommendations in the future.

## Notice

Ofcom has a requirement to develop its knowledge and evidence base on how technologies are currently being evaluated and accredited. This would inform the development of a robust and effective accreditation process. To support this work, it would like to draw on evidence of how existing accreditation processes have been developed, evaluated, and operationalised in practice. Whilst we are interested in understanding a range of different approaches to accreditation, we are most interested in understanding approaches that are likely to inform our work on developing an accreditation process for technologies that we may wish to recommend in tech notices

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63c05396-fb0e-479c-b127-8f4219bc39b7 |
| 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 | 6 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | 16 Apr 2023 - 29 May 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £33,288 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £33,288 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PUBLIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Sep 2023 at 09:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63c05396-fb0e-479c-b127-8f4219bc39b7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63c05396-fb0e-479c-b127-8f4219bc39b7
  6th September 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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