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# Ofcom Local Media Project

Buyer: OFCOM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d0d7f1ee-4fb4-4506-bf2b-18e1902dede2

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## Summary

The Ofcom Local Media Project, conducted by OFCOM, involves market research services with a total contract value of £107,772 GBP. The tender, part of the Other procurement method category, is at the Award stage. The contract period is from December 3, 2023, to May 31, 2024, with a tender deadline on November 7, 2023. The project is based in London, United Kingdom, and falls under the Services industry category.

This tender presents an opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs interested in market research services to engage with OFCOM. Businesses that specialise in understanding local media consumption habits and can deliver valuable insights are well-suited to compete. The competitive process, involving a Mini Competition via the Ofcom Market Research Framework Agreement, offers potential growth prospects for firms aiming to provide quality market research services in the local news and media sector.

## Notice

Local news and media is a space that is rapidly changing, and with 92% of adults reporting using or following at least one form of local news, an area that is important for us to understand in more detail. Ofcom's research found that social media (54%) and television (53%) were reported as being the main sources used for local news and media, while 34% of adults used local radio sources for local news and information in 2023, down from over half of adults in 2009. Only 22% of adults reported using local newspapers for local news and information in 2023, again, down from over half the population in 2009. In the same timeframe, use of online resources for local news and information has grown from one in five in 2009, to just under 90% of adults. Recent local news and media changes from the BBC, such as its October 2022 announcement to introduce greater programme-sharing across BBC local radio, its plans to boost online provision for 43 areas across the country, and to enhance local audio services on BBC Sounds, as well as many other local newspapers, radio stations and TV channels shutting down have caused significant upheaval in the local news and media space. In our statement Modernising the BBC's Operating Licence we stated our intention to commission research "to better understand audiences' experience of, and views on, the provision of local content." Additionally, in a letter to the BBC regarding planned changed to BBC provision of local content and news, we announced we would commission new research "to better understand what audiences need and value from local services" as well as "what audiences expect from local content." Research Aims The overall aims of this piece of research fall under two key objectives: 1. To better understand how audiences use and value local media and the public value local media delivers. 2. To consider the BBC's impact on competition in the local news sector.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/352fa08f-47c1-421f-8ff4-dd83b7ab2e63 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Mini Competition via Ofcom Market Research Framework Agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 3 Dec 2023 - 31 May 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £107,772 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £107,772 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 8 Jan 2024 at 11:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/352fa08f-47c1-421f-8ff4-dd83b7ab2e63

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/352fa08f-47c1-421f-8ff4-dd83b7ab2e63
  8th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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