Published date: 11 September 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 July 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Market research services - 79310000

Location of contract

SE1 9HA

Value of contract

£60,126

Procurement reference

tender_496788/1515110

Published date

11 September 2025

Closing date

10 July 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 September 2025

Contract end date

1 April 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Mini Competition via Ofcom Market Research Framework Agreement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The research aims to understand how UK adults engage with online content related to suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders, including how such content is encountered, its perceived impact, and how experiences vary across different groups. It also seeks to explore the role of support tools - particularly the role of features that help users to avoid and take other action in relation to legal content - and wider interventions to better protect and empower users in relation to S/SH/ED content.

Award information

Awarded date

15 August 2025

Contract start date

2 September 2025

Contract end date

1 April 2026

Total value of contract

£60,126

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

MEL Research Ltd

Address

Somerset House, 37 Temple Street, Birmingham, B2 5DP

Reference

Companies House number: 03000946

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road
London
SE1 9HA
England

Email

procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk