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Informed Voices: Developing Critical Skills for Democracy

Ofcom · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 08:56.

Opportunity overview

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’).

Awarded to

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Contract value
£385.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£463.1k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PHYY-4298-CXXD
Location
London, UKI43, N1 9PF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C20252446
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Ofcom
Id
GB-PPON-PQQZ-1663-NWMN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQQZ-1663-NWMN

Address

Street Address
Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 9HA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Parent and Family Consulting Limited (Parent Zone)
Id
GB-PPON-PHYY-4298-CXXD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHYY-4298-CXXD

Address

Street Address
Unit 1, 80-82 White Lion Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1 9PF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI43

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80521000
Description
Training programme services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHYY-4298-CXXD
Name
Parent and Family Consulting Limited (Parent Zone)

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Informed Voices: developing critical skills for democracy
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
6 Jan 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
KPIs are not mandated for reporting on contracts below £5,000,000 (inc VAT).

Period

Starts
6 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Nov 2026, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Nov 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract 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.

Value

Including VAT
463,050
Amount
385,875
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
000618-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Jan 2026, 11:52
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 9HA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 000618-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·