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Published 4 Sept 2025, 17:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Informed Voices: Developing Critical Skills for Democracy

Official notice

Authority: Ofcom (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£490,000≈ £490k / year · £490,000 inc. VAT5.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Oct 2025awarded 11 Dec 2025
Awarded to Parent and Family Consulting Limited (Parent Zone)
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Nov 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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’).

CPV: Community action programme · Training programme services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£490,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026 (1 yr) · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensionsValue: £490,000 exc. VAT · £490,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Contract to be awarded following the conclusion of this Procurement 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.
80521000 Training programme services85322000 Community action programme
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Full details of the legal and financial conditions of participation are set out are set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire

  • Technical & professional ability

    Full details of the legal and financial conditions of participation are set out are set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Experience of delivering relevant media literacy/news literacy programmes: 15%
  • Delivery: 20%
  • Knowledge of community: 25%
  • Evaluation: 10%
  • Price: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Experience of delivering relevant media literacy/news literacy programmes: Extent to which the tender proposals give Ofcom confidence that the product delivers and exceeds Ofcom’s preferred features as set out in Annex 1 (Ofcom’s detailed requirement) or, if the features are not delivered, the extent to which appropriate alternatives are proposed.
  • Delivery: Extent to which the tenderer’s proposal gives Ofcom confidence that the tenderer has a clear approach to deliver the activities and/or evidence of Project Management, Resource (including team members and their relevant experience).
  • Knowledge of community: Extent to which the tenderer’s proposal gives Ofcom confidence that the tenderer has an in-depth of knowledge of the community they plan to work with including existing relevant stakeholders e.g. youth communities in Scotland and Wales, and risks within those communities.
  • Evaluation: Extent to which the tenderer can provide Ofcom with confidence in the ability to use evaluation tools and frameworks to design and implement a robust evaluation and report on the effectiveness of the requirement.
  • Social Value: Describe the commitment your organisation will make to ensure that opportunities under the contract deliver the following criteria:  MAC2.2 Create employment and training opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors.
  • Price
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Full details of the legal and financial conditions of participation are set out are set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire

  • Technical & professional ability

    Full details of the legal and financial conditions of participation are set out are set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
4 Sept 2025, 17:08 BST
Last source update
6 Jan 2026, 11:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 14 Nov 2025
Authority reference
C20252446
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058504
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Community action programmeTraining programme services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059487 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

4 Sept 2025 → 6 Jan 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 17:08 BST
  2. Market engagement397 days ago
    17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    Ofcom published a presentation recording entitled: Ofcom presentation: Informed Voices: developing critical thinking skills for democracy on 4th September 2025. The link to which can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch ↗

    This presenation is slao avaialble in a Welsh language transcription and slide pack: www.youtube.com/watch ↗

    No supplier response is required.

    Suppliers can pre-register on Ofcom's Jaggaer eTendering portal in advance of the publication of the ITT documents: ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

  3. Next notice expected396 days ago
    18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published393 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 13:48 BST
  5. Clarification questions by376 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline365 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by339 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts323 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  9. Assessment summaries sent313 days ago
    11 Dec 2025
  10. Standstill ends301 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  11. Latest notice published287 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 11:52 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 17:08 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    22 Sept 2025, 13:48 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    22 Sept 2025, 13:48 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    22 Sept 2025, 13:48 BST
  5. Deadline published: 20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
    22 Sept 2025, 13:48 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 14:31 GMT
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    11 Dec 2025, 14:31 GMT
  8. Contract signature expected
    29 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  9. Contract details notice published
    6 Jan 2026, 11:52 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 4 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £463,0501 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Parent and Family Consulting Limited (Parent Zone)SME5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 · up to 4 Jan 2030Extensions: The Contract to be awarded following the conclusion of this Procurement 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.£463,050 inc. VAT11 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Informed Voices: developing critical skills for democracy · Parent and Family Consulting Limited (Parent Zone)SME

    Signed
    6 Jan 2026
    Value
    £385,875
    Period
    6 Jan 2026 – 30 Nov 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    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.

    No agreed KPIs: KPIs are not mandated for reporting on contracts below £5,000,000 (inc VAT).

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ofcom

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQQZ-1663-NWMN Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London, London, SE1 9HAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure