Democratic Engagement Projects 2025-26

Official notice

Authority: THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Call-off from a framework agreement

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services (73000000)

Published contract value£64,440Exc. VAT

Contract ends 31 Aug 2027

Awarded to Royal National Institute Of Blind People

Contract starts 26 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We would like to procure organisations to deliver democratic engagement projects under four themes/lots: Democratic engagement in England, Democratic Engagement in Scotland, Accessible Voting, and Digital Engagement. These projects would support under-registered groups to take part in elections, and would run for up to four years.

Published procurement details

Procedure: Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference: WP132.3
Category: Services
Tender status: Complete
Award status: Active
Suitable for SMEs: No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises: Yes
Min Value: £1.00
Tender deadline: 25 Feb 2026, 23:00 GMT
Procurement method: Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published: EC1Y 8YZ

Key dates

Published dates

Award decision
25 Feb 2026
Contract starts
26 Feb 2026
Notice published
11 May 2026
Contract ends
31 Aug 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE ELECTORAL COMMISSIONContracting authority 3 Bunhill Row, LONDON, EC1Y8YZ, EnglandContact name, email
Identifier
IM1203 · GB-GOR

Suppliers named on the notice

Royal National Institute Of Blind PeopleSupplier Trident Court WC1H 9NE GB
Identifier
RC000500 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
Yes
Business size
Large

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder awardAward noticeen11 May 2026, 04:02 BST

Source record

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice language: en
Release reference: ocds-b5fd17-c615d428-68a7-4fcc-bb92-9f40abcca389-2026-05-11T04:02:36+01:00
Published: 11 May 2026
Latest update: 11 May 2026
Procedure reference: ocds-b5fd17-c615d428-68a7-4fcc-bb92-9f40abcca389
Contract reference: ocds-b5fd17-c615d428-68a7-4fcc-bb92-9f40abcca389-1