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title: "Media literacy training for professionals who work with children"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03e20e"
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# Media literacy training for professionals who work with children

Buyer: OFCOM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03e20e

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## Summary

The Office of Communications (OFCOM) in London has concluded an award process for the provision of media literacy training. The tender titled "Media literacy training for professionals who work with children" falls under the 'services' category and aims to address the gap in Continuing Professional Development related to media literacy. The opportunity involves two lots of training targeting different professional groups, with a particular focus on those supporting children eligible for pupil premium payments, with mental health challenges, or with care experience. The contract requires a minimum of 500 professionals to be trained, outlining specific expected outcomes tied to various competence areas.

This tender by OFCOM presents opportunities for businesses specializing in training programme services focusing on media literacy. Organisations with experience in delivering effective training for education, youth professionals, and health, social work, and community professionals are encouraged to compete. The procurement process is currently in the award stage, with a specific emphasis on meeting outlined competence areas from the DigComp framework. Businesses aiming to bid for this contract should demonstrate expertise in improving media literacy outcomes for children and young people through evidence-based, collaborative, and sustained training approaches.

## Notice

We have identified a gap in Continuing Professional Development related to media literacy for professionals supporting children and young people. This ITT sets out our requirements for media literacy training for professionals who work with children. Through this process we will commission the delivery of two lots of training. We require the development of two training courses for the following professions: * Lot 1: Education and youth professionals * Lot 2: Children's health, social work and community professionals We are particularly interested in reaching professionals who support children eligible for pupil premium payments, with mental health challenges, or with experience of care. We require organisations to demonstrate their experience of delivering effective training for the professionals they aim to work with. It is likely that your organisation has already developed a media literacy training programme, although it may require some adaptation to meet the purpose of this tender. Organisations may tender for more than one of the lots if they have relevant experience with the targeted professionals. A minimum of 500 professionals should be trained within the period of this contract. Organisations may charge for training, using the budget from this contract to subsidise places. Training will be required to outline the outcomes that will be met for the professionals being trained and the children they work with. We will expect to see at least one competence from the Information and data literacy, Communication and collaboration or Digital content and creation areas of the DigComp framework (https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/digcomp_en) met through the training.

### Lot Information

145000.00

Lot 1 - Education and youth professionals We require organisations to demonstrate their experience of delivering effective training for the professionals they aim to work with. It is likely that your organisation has already developed a media literacy training programme, although it may require some adaptation to meet the purpose of this tender. Organisations may tender for more than one of the lots if they have relevant experience with the targeted professionals. A minimum of 500 professionals should be trained within the period of this contract. Organisations may charge for training, using the budget from this contract to subsidise places. Training will be required to outline the outcomes that will be met for the professionals being trained and the children they work with. We will expect to see at least one competence from the Information and data literacy, Communication and collaboration or Digital content and creation areas of the DigComp framework (https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/digcomp_en) met through the training. Training may be delivered online or in person. In order to be effective, it should: * have a focus on improving media literacy outcomes for children and young people * be underpinned by robust evidence and expertise * include collaboration and expert challenge * be sustained over time (e.g. a minimum of two sessions that build on each other) (These principles are adapted from the standards for effective professional development, DFE 2016.)

145000.00

Lot 2: Children's health, social work and community professionals We require organisations to demonstrate their experience of delivering effective training for the professionals they aim to work with. It is likely that your organisation has already developed a media literacy training programme, although it may require some adaptation to meet the purpose of this tender. Organisations may tender for more than one of the lots if they have relevant experience with the targeted professionals. A minimum of 500 professionals should be trained within the period of this contract. Organisations may charge for training, using the budget from this contract to subsidise places. Training will be required to outline the outcomes that will be met for the professionals being trained and the children they work with. We will expect to see at least one competence from the Information and data literacy, Communication and collaboration or Digital content and creation areas of the DigComp framework (https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/digcomp_en) met through the training. Training may be delivered online or in person. In order to be effective, it should: * have a focus on improving media literacy outcomes for children and young people * be underpinned by robust evidence and expertise * include collaboration and expert challenge * be sustained over time (e.g. a minimum of two sessions that build on each other) (These principles are adapted from the standards for effective professional development, DFE 2016.)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029694-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £290,000 |
| Lots value | £290,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £274,295 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | SHOUT OUT; STEM4 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80521000 - Training programme services

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2023 at 12:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029694-2023
- 14 Jul 2023 at 12:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020310-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/digcomp_en
- https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk

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