Published date: 12 April 2023

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


Closing: 20 February 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Market research services - 79310000

Location of contract

SE1 9HA

Value of contract

£108,000

Procurement reference

tender_348970/1201890

Published date

12 April 2023

Closing date

20 February 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

21 March 2023

Contract end date

30 July 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Under threshold - sub - OJEU competitive procurement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Ofcom has a requirement for research that will generate a robust evidence base regarding the existence, prevalence and ease of access to content that contains an apparent offer to sell or supply a range of prohibited items or articles, accessible via online search services.

Specifically, we are interested in content that contains an apparent offer to sell or supply:

- Prohibited knives/bladed weapons;
- Prohibited offensive weapons (not bladed);
- Controlled drugs;
- Psychoactive substances; and/or
- Articles used in the commission of fraud.

The sale or supply of these items or articles may relate to a series of 'Priority Offences' contained within Schedule 7 of the Online Safety Bill. Under the Bill, search services have a duty to take or use proportionate measures relating to the design or operation of the service to: (a) prevent individuals from encountering priority illegal content by means of the service; and (b) effectively mitigate and manage the risk of the service being used for the commission or facilitation of a priority offence, as identified in the most recent illegal content risk assessment of the service.

By understanding how accessible this content is to UK users via search services, Ofcom should be able to more accurately reflect the scale and type of risks relevant to these platforms in the upcoming Register of Risk, codes of practice and industry guidance, and to recommend suitable mitigations.

Award information

Awarded date

14 March 2023

Contract start date

21 March 2023

Contract end date

30 July 2023

Total value of contract

£108,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Public Group International Ltd

Address

1 Horse Guards Avenue, London, SW1A 2HU

Reference

Companies House number: 10608507

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Hayley Watson

Address

Riverside House
LONDON
SE1 9HA
England

Email

Hayley.watson@ofcom.org.uk

Website

https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk