Published date: 20 February 2023

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


Closing: 14 September 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

SE1 9HA

Value of contract

£134,908

Procurement reference

C20221326

Published date

20 February 2023

Closing date

14 September 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

4 October 2022

Contract end date

31 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

Given a growing interest by industry and consumers alike for online games, the metaverse, and immersive experiences Ofcom will undertake a project to map the journey of users, platform workflows, and architectures of current interactive services.

This work will focus on interactive services where user-to-user interaction is sufficient to result in a risk for harm, primarily related to online gaming services that present vectors for harm, for example capabilities relating to user-to-user interaction, channels for communication, user generation of content and spaces, or where interaction and/or immersion constitutes implications for further harm.

Award information

Awarded date

23 September 2022

Contract start date

4 October 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£134,908

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

PUBLIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Address

Public Hall, 1,Horse Guards Avenue
LONDON
SW1A 2HU
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 10608507

Value of contract

£134,908

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