Published date: 12 December 2022

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


Closing: 28 September 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

SE1 9HA

Value of contract

£79,263.34

Procurement reference

C20221354

Published date

12 December 2022

Closing date

28 September 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

27 October 2022

Contract end date

3 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Ofcom has a requirement for a research project to investigate the use and impact of recommender systems by online services.
We are seeking to collect evidence on how recommender systems function at a technical level, where and how they are used in practice, the risks they present to users, and how these risks can be mitigated.
While we are interested in how the use and design of recommender systems can increase user exposure to harmful content of all kinds, our priority focus for this work is illegal content. This includes material relating to the offences listed in the Online Safety Bill, such as Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) offences, terrorism offences, and a range of other offences including fraud and financial offences, buying and selling of weapons and drugs, and hatred and disorder offences. This type of illegal content will be the focus of the first Codes of Practice on which we plan to consult in the spring of 2023.

Award information

Awarded date

10 October 2022

Contract start date

27 October 2022

Contract end date

3 March 2023

Total value of contract

£79,263.34

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Pattrn Analytics & Intelligence Ltd

Address

264 Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, OX2 7DY

Reference

Companies House number: 13236351

Value of contract

£79,263.34

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Alex Lindsay

Address

Riverside House,2A Southwark Bridge Road
LONDON
SE19HA
England

Telephone

02079813600

Email

alex.lindsay@ofcom.org.uk