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title: "Informed Voices: Developing Critical Skills for Democracy"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059487"
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# Informed Voices: Developing Critical Skills for Democracy

Buyer: OFCOM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059487

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## Summary

The public procurement process, led by Ofcom, focuses on delivering a programme titled "Informed Voices: Developing Critical Skills for Democracy." Spanning the UK, this project aims to enhance media literacy coinciding with significant elections over the next four years. Initially focused on the Scottish and Welsh elections in May 2026, Ofcom retains the discretion to extend activities for additional regional and general elections in the UK. The contract has been awarded to Parent and Family Consulting Limited (Parent Zone) and is set within the "services" industry category under an open procurement method, marking the completion stage of the process. Key dates include the start of the contract on 6th January 2026 and its initial conclusion on 30th November 2026, with potential extension up to November 2029.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for SMEs involved in media literacy and training programme services to expand their business by participating in significant public initiatives. Companies with experience in delivering media literacy or community action programmes stand to gain by supporting Ofcom's objectives within the educational and social sectors. The open procedure allows a wide range of businesses to compete, fostering innovation and growth while meeting Ofcom's criteria for service delivery, stakeholder engagement, and outcome evaluation. Successful suppliers can leverage this contract to establish or solidify their market presence within the UK’s educational services industry.

## Notice

Ofcom is tendering for an organisation or consortium to deliver media literacy activities across the UK in the lead up to key elections over the next four years. The contract will initially run for one year delivering a media literacy campaign and supporting activities in relation to the Scottish and Welsh elections in May 2026. At Ofcom's sole discretion, additional activities are likely to take place in subsequent years, for example relating to elections in Northern Ireland, regional mayoral elections and a UK general election. As a minimum, the service must deliver the following: * Consultation activities with at least 2 Scottish and Welsh youth organisations. * Development/adaptation of existing materials for an online campaign. * Ongoing stakeholder engagement with at least 2 youth organisations in Scotland and Wales. * Support of existing campaign weeks with online campaign activity. * Evaluation and activity reporting against key outcomes (Area 3 of Ofcom's outcomes bank 'Critical thinking about content').

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Contract to be awarded following the conclusion of this Procurement will be for an initial duration of 12 months subject to the right of Ofcom (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 36 months (three lots of 12 months). The maximum length of the Contract is therefore 48 months.

### Planning Information

Ofcom published a presentation recording entitled: Ofcom presentation: Informed Voices: developing critical thinking skills for democracy on 4th September 2025. The link to which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOa3aCdMSeI
This presenation is slao avaialble in a Welsh language transcription and slide pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH6dKxavqLg 
No supplier response is required. 
Suppliers can pre-register on Ofcom's Jaggaer eTendering portal in advance of the publication of the ITT documents: https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000618-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Award date | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 6 Jan 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £490,000 |
| Lots value | £490,000 |
| Awards value | £463,050 |
| Contracts value | £385,875 |

## 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PARENT AND FAMILY CONSULTING LIMITED (PARENT ZONE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 85322000 - Community action programme

## Release History

- 6 Jan 2026 at 11:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000618-2026
- 11 Dec 2025 at 14:31 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082061-2025
- 22 Sep 2025 at 12:48 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058504-2025
- 4 Sep 2025 at 16:08 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054082-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000618-2026
  6th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082061-2025
  11th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058504-2025
  22nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054082-2025
  4th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ofcom.org.uk
- https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOa3aCdMSeI
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH6dKxavqLg

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