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# Media Consumption Pathways and Trust

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/105016-media-consumption-pathways-and-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-06d487). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Culture, Media and Sport: "Media Consumption Pathways and Trust". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: dcms.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 18 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Culture, Media and Sport](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-culture-media-and-sport-GB-PPON-PJGD-5581-JPGD)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 November 2026 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/105016-media-consumption-pathways-and-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-06d487#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d487`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/105016-media-consumption-pathways-and-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-06d487#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [dcms.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcms.my.site.com%2Flogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/105016-media-consumption-pathways-and-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-06d487#participate

## Description
DCMS is seeking to commission a two-phase research project to investigate UK media consumption habits and public trust in media. Phase 1 would consist of a behavioural cohort study (or another appropriate methodology) to map the specific "user pathways" audiences take to find, consume, and value information across different media sources, such as traditional news broadcasts and social media, across different demographics. Building on these findings, Phase 2 would explore how individuals perceive trust in different media sources due to their own perception of mis/disinformation, assess the broader effects of these consumption pathways on factors such as viewer retention and wider social cohesion, as well as overall integrity of the UK's information ecosystem.
This is part of the DCMS Science and Analysis R&D Programme, which supports R&D capability within the department. This project will run concurrently alongside three other large projects across 2027-2030; these include 'what works' research into AI adoption in DCMS sectors; a continuation of previous research to develop data-intensive approaches for capturing engagement at unticketed cultural, heritage, and sporting events/activities/locations, e.g. using mobile app data to model how people participate in our events; and a continuation of previous research to design and improve methods for holistically tracking the long-term impact of major events, tested on a major event.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2027 to 28/02/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F095400-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-08T15:43:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T08:13:44.334Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d487