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title: "Ofcom Skilled Persons"
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# Ofcom Skilled Persons

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ofcom-skilled-persons-ocds-h6vhtk-077c72). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ofcom: "Ofcom Skilled Persons". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ofcom](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofcom-gov-ot385)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Systems and technical consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ofcom-skilled-persons-ocds-h6vhtk-077c72#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077c72`

## 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/ofcom-skilled-persons-ocds-h6vhtk-077c72#tl-md)

## Description
Ofcom are keen to engage with suitably experienced suppliers capable of delivering a 'Skilled Persons' service.
The Skilled Persons' report powers under the Online Safety Act are new powers for Ofcom. This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise seeks feedback from the market and particularly from experienced experts who specialise in any of the identified Work Areas (detailed in the PME document), through responses to the PME Questionnaire .
We are keen to engage to better understand the market in relation to:
•	the work areas and how they are grouped;
•	the different contracting models;
•	the different payment mechanisms; and
•	how to cost for the services of a Skilled Persons' report.
The PME document can be found on Ofcom's eSourcing portal. Please see 'Engagement process description' below.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 72000000, 72220000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/08/2027 to 30/08/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F091871-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-29T12:18:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:17:22.914Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077c72