Official UK procurement notice
Expression of Interest: Engaging deaf people, domestic abuse survivors, young people and New Scots in democracy
Authority: The Electoral Commission (Public body)
The Electoral Commission is the independent public body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We work to promote public confidence in the democratic process and ensure its integrity. Published lot titles: Deaf people, including but not limited to British Sign Language users; Supporting Domestic Abuse Survivors Project; Supporting Young Voices in Democracy Project; Supporting New Scots project.
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAction Research Projects 2026 27
The Electoral Commission is the independent public body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We work to promote public confidence in the democratic process and ensure its integrity.
We also use our expertise to make and advocate for changes to our democracy, aiming to improve fairness, transparency, and efficiency.
Our voter engagement work aims to promote greater consistency in political literacy education, increase knowledge and understanding of democracy, and increase voter confidence to engage in our democratic system.
To date, we have worked with partners to develop and deliver a range of activities and resources designed to educate voters, particularly under-registered groups and others facing barriers to participation, about how to register to vote, ways to vote and changes to elections (such as the introduction of the voter ID requirement).
For further details see attached Expression of Interest form.
CPV: Education and training services · Other community, social and personal services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£172,500 together)Lot #1Deaf people, including but not limited to British Sign Language usersRenewal UKPublished value£80,000
A project to improve access to co-created democratic information, and increase democratic participation among Deaf people. Beneficiaries will include, but not be limited to, British Sign Language users.
Lot #2Supporting Domestic Abuse Survivors ProjectRenewal UKPublished value£50,000
Up to two projects to improve access to democratic information and increase democratic participation among domestic abuse survivors who may benefit from registering to vote anonymously.
Lot #3Supporting Young Voices in Democracy ProjectRenewal North East, North West +7Published value£30,000
A project focused on increasing democratic engagement and participation among young people in England, with a particular focus on healthy democratic debate.
Lot #4Supporting New Scots projectRenewal ScotlandPublished value£12,500
A project focused on supporting refugees and other eligible New Scots to understand and exercise their voting rights.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Sept 2026, 17:11 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 18:04 BST
- Authority reference
WP238- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088428- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774deFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This is an Expression of Interest. No proposals or costings to be submitted at this stage. Tenders will be submitted to: in-tendorganiser.co.uk/electoralcommission/… ↗
Timeline
17 Sept 2026 → 13 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published45 days ago17 Sept 2026, 17:11 BST
- Latest notice published33 days ago29 Sept 2026, 18:04 BST
- Clarification questions by26 days ago7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 days ago28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Today2 Nov 2026
- Contract startsin 10 days13 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2026- Tender notice published17 Sept 2026, 17:11 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Sept 2026, 10:23 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Sept 2026, 13:11 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Sept 2026, 18:04 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Expression of Interest deadline extended to 07 October 2026 12:00hrs due to circumstances beyond our control
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-09: 1 release · 17 Sept 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications Please note deadline for Expression of Interest now extended to Wednesday 07 October 2026 12:00hrs
Notices published for this procedure
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