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# Ofcom · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofcom-gov-ot385). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Ofcom is a Other public body based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 133 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Ofcom
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PQQZ-1663-NWMN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 133
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £5.6m (median award: £100k) across 28 of 28 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Ofcom)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofcom-gov-ot385

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 13 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 31% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 3% below the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 99 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 46 (46%), Limited / restricted: 27 (27%), Open: 16 (16%), Route not published: 6 (6%), Selective: 4 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 10 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
2. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 4 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
3. **[Financial and insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/financial-and-insurance-services-66000000) (CPV 66):** 3 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
4. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 3 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 3 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Rohde and Schwarz UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rohde-and-schwarz-uk-ltd-coh-00539607):** 5 procedures (12 awards)
2. **[Child Rescue Coalition](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/child-rescue-coalition-GB-FTS-160494):** 3 procedures
3. **[Ipsos MORI](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ipsos-mori-coh-01640855):** 3 procedures
4. **[MTM London Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mtm-london-ltd-coh-05025878):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Analysys Mason Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/analysys-mason-limited-coh-05177472):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Barb Audiences Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/barb-audiences-limited-coh-03611026):** £1.2m · [Provision of Industry TV Audience Viewing Data](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-industry-tv-audience-viewing-data-ocds-h6vhtk-04ddd4)
2. **[Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/broadcasters-audience-research-board-barb-GB-PPON-PMTZ-3499-ZWHM):** £1.0m · [Provision of industry TV audience viewing data](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-industry-tv-audience-viewing-data-ocds-h6vhtk-0607bc)
3. **[Gallagher Risk & Reward Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gallagher-risk-reward-limited-coh-03265272):** £388k · [Provision of Benefits Brokerage and Support Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-benefits-brokerage-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04de7a)
4. **[Parent and Family Consulting Limited (Parent Zone)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/parent-and-family-consulting-limited-parent-zone-coh-06495282):** £386k · [Informed Voices: Developing Critical Skills for Democracy](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/informed-voices-developing-critical-skills-for-democracy-ocds-h6vhtk-059487) · Awarded: 11 Dec 2025
5. **[Accenture UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/accenture-uk-limited-coh-04757301):** £375k · [Online Threat Assessment SErvices](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c20262746-online-threat-monitoring-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0693f1) · Awarded: 26 Aug 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 21
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 33
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Ofcom intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofcom-gov-ot385#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofcom-gov-ot385
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt