Published date: 12 December 2022

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


Closing: 31 October 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

SE19HA

Value of contract

£190,000

Procurement reference

C20221439

Published date

12 December 2022

Closing date

31 October 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 November 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Ofcom need to develop and publish statutory codes of
practice for public consultation, prior to them being laid before parliament in relation to the Online Safety Bill.

There are three areas of policy that Ofcom seek support with through this commission.
They are:
i) Understanding how investors impact risk. This workstream aims to understand investment decisions for services that are likely to be
in scope of the Online Safety Act - so-called User-to-User (U2U) services and search services - and how they may affect risk of harm on those services.
ii) Prevention of Priority Illegal Content. This workstream will seek to understand what (and how) high-reach internet platforms are
doing to prevent or mitigate priority illegal content, which could include the illegal selling of weapons, drugs and psychoactive substances, offers to facilitate illegal immigration or the promotion of suicide.
iii) Effective mitigations to combat online fraud and scams. This workstream will help Ofcom better understand technological opportunities and challenges for ensuring user safety within a variety of online services and environments.

More information

Additional text

This award was commissioned using the Home Office's Accelerated Capability Environment.

Award information

Awarded date

7 November 2022

Contract start date

8 November 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£190,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

QINETIQ LIMITED

Address

Hartland Park
AB23 8GX
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 03796233

Value of contract

£190,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

The contract award was made via the Home Office's Accelerated Capability Environment.

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