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# Online Harms Faced by Disabled, and Neurodiverse User

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/online-harms-faced-by-disabled-and-neurodiverse-user-ocds-h6vhtk-05fd68). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: "Online Harms Faced by Disabled, and Neurodiverse User". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £40,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Science, Innovation & Technology](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-science-innovation-technology-gov-d1381)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £40,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research consultancy services, Safety consultancy services, Social research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/online-harms-faced-by-disabled-and-neurodiverse-user-ocds-h6vhtk-05fd68#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05fd68`

## 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/online-harms-faced-by-disabled-and-neurodiverse-user-ocds-h6vhtk-05fd68#tl-md)

## Description
Despite the growing use on online services, understanding how disabled and neurodiverse individuals experience harms within these digital environments remains limited. Existing research, such as Ofcom’s findings, highlights that more individuals with limiting conditions see harmful content compared to those without, but these insights are fragmented and fail to capture escalating risks across different disabilities and neurodiverse conditions. Current strategies for harm reduction are largely advisory and rely on user vigilance, leaving substantial gaps in effective, systemic protections. Thus this project will attempt to address these concerns through a literature review looking into the online experience of disabled and neurodiverse users, and optional functionality review which would look at the current state of mainly social media sites to see if features or functions present could be adversely affecting users. Ending with a selection of interviews with users or those who represent the target demographics to see understand if the lived experiences match up with what was found within the previous stages.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 73210000, 79315000, 79417000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 01/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F086182-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-24T15:25:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:18:18.526Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05fd68