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# Media Literacy Social Return on Investment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-literacy-social-return-on-investment-ocds-h6vhtk-07b33e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Ofcom has a requirement for a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis which provides a framework for systematically assessing the value of Media Literacy in the UK. This should be a robust, evidence-based assessment of social and economic costs and benefits of investing in Media Literacy. The report will need to use data to tell a clear story of change, with monetary values to represent economic outcomes, e.g. every £1 invested generates £2 of social and economic value. The assessment also will need to consider a range of interventions associated with Media Literacy, covering contexts such as work and earnings, fraud and cyber harm, health, public services, wellbeing, and consumer choice.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 28 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Ofcom](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofcom-gov-ot385)
- **Published Value:** £120,833 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Market research services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-literacy-social-return-on-investment-ocds-h6vhtk-07b33e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b33e`

## 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:** about 3 bids (model forecast), with the distribution 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:** £114k, 5% below the buyer's estimate (middle 50%: £111k-£129k), with the comparable awards behind it.

- **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/media-literacy-social-return-on-investment-ocds-h6vhtk-07b33e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ofcom.ukp.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fofcom.ukp.app.jaggaer.com%2Fweb%2Flogin.shtml)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-literacy-social-return-on-investment-ocds-h6vhtk-07b33e#participate

## Description
Ofcom has a requirement for a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis which provides a framework for systematically assessing the value of Media Literacy in the UK. This should be a robust, evidence-based assessment of social and economic costs and benefits of investing in Media Literacy. The report will need to use data to tell a clear story of change, with monetary values to represent economic outcomes, e.g. every £1 invested generates £2 of social and economic value. The assessment also will need to consider a range of interventions associated with Media Literacy, covering contexts such as work and earnings, fraud and cyber harm, health, public services, wellbeing, and consumer choice.
Mandatory Requirements
As a minimum, the programme must deliver a final SROI report which includes:
•	A robust economic model that calculates the social and financial return of media literacy investment, accounting for input, outcomes, and long-term impact. 
•	A total figure for the economic impact of investing in the UK’s media literacy.
•	A clear story of change, complementing quantitative findings with case study evidence and qualitative analysis of additional social impacts.
•	A plain English executive summary to be used for dissemination to a broad range of stakeholders, including Local Authority stakeholders, policy professionals, and the wider media literacy sector.
The contractor will also be required to deliver up to two presentations of findings to Ofcom colleagues.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79310000

- **Estimated Value:** £120,833

- **Contract Period:** 25/01/2027 to 31/10/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F104831-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-04T15:57:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-05T04:45:58.611Z
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