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title: "Media literacy activities for children and young people in Northern Ireland"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0585c3"
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# Media literacy activities for children and young people in Northern Ireland

Buyer: OFCOM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0585c3

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## Summary

The public procurement process for media literacy activities aimed at children and young people in Northern Ireland was carried out by Ofcom, a prominent public authority acting as the buyer. The contract, awarded on 7th November 2025, initiated on 9th October 2025, and ending on 8th October 2026, includes the option for renewal. The main focus is on developing critical thinking about online content. This procurement, marked as complete, was conducted through an open competition below the threshold, highlighting media literacy services in the market research sector. The Nerve Centre, selected as the supplier, will collaborate with local stakeholders and Ofcom to implement and evaluate these initiatives, with project completion expected by September 2028.

This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for businesses specialising in educational services, media literacy, and critical thinking program delivery, especially those comfortable working within a community-centric approach. The open competition coupled with a clearly defined set of evaluation criteria ensures transparency and competitiveness, favouring SMEs and possibly VCSEs, which are well-positioned to provide innovative approaches to the outlined objectives. The engagement with stakeholder entities, provisions for stakeholder and expert input, and ongoing collaboration with Ofcom’s evaluation adviser offer a robust platform for businesses to gain visibility and impactfully expand their service offerings in Northern Ireland.

## Notice

Ofcom has a requirement for media literacy activities that develop critical thinking about online content for children and young people in Northern Ireland. As a minimum, the following must be delivered by September 2028: * Embed critical thinking into delivery of content creation activities with children and young people and their parents in formal or informal education contexts * We expect any activities or resources to be co-produced with target participants * Organisations will ensure activities are embedded into existing activities, for example, delivering training, events, support or any other means necessary. * There is an expectation of stakeholder engagement which will include: o Promoting media literacy activities to relevant community organisations, schools or youth groups o Supporting activities intended to inform policy development, which will be led by Ofcom o Seeking input from expert steering group, which will be led by Ofcom o Working in partnership with any other organisations commissioned by Ofcom in relation to media literacy in Northern Ireland * Organisations will work with Ofcom's evaluation adviser to produce a theory of change, key evaluation questions and data collection tools following the approach outlined in our evaluation toolkit * Organisations will be willing to share learnings with Ofcom's Making Sense of Media network

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Any contract(s) awarded following the conclusion of the tender process will be for an initial duration of one year. At Ofcom's sole discretion, the contract may be extended for up to two further periods of up to twelve months each. The maximum length of the contract is therefore three years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072361-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | 7 Nov 2025 - 8 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £175,000 |
| Lots value | £175,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £174,480 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| 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 | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NERVE CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 10 Nov 2025 at 12:08 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072361-2025
- 12 Aug 2025 at 09:28 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047904-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072361-2025
  10th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047904-2025
  12th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ofcom.org.uk
- https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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