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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: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d220943e-47e7-482e-80c9-32a70d8f4993

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## Summary

The procurement process is initiated by OFCOM for a tender titled "Children's exposure to harmful content online - pilot study," focusing on market research services. The contract, located in London, UK, has an estimated total value of £150,000, with individual modules costing up to £50,000. The open procurement method allows submissions for one or more modules, with the tender period ending on 10 March 2022, and the contract period starting on 11 April 2022 and concluding on 10 April 2023.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in market research, child psychology, or digital safety, particularly those capable of providing innovative methodologies for gathering data on children's online experiences. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to compete, fostering inclusive competition that can lead to impactful business growth in the evolving landscape of online content regulation.

## 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/eabfef9d-69a2-44a4-ac30-155583a4d6e6 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 Apr 2022 - 10 Apr 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| 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 | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 10 Feb 2022 at 16:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eabfef9d-69a2-44a4-ac30-155583a4d6e6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eabfef9d-69a2-44a4-ac30-155583a4d6e6
  10th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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