Expired contract

Online Safety Business Survey

Details

Buyer: Office of Communications (Ofcom)
Supplier(s): BDRC Continental
Value: £178,000
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Market research services
Published: 11 November 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Ofcom required an agency to conduct a quantitative survey with at least 300 businesses who are likely to be regulated under the Online Safety Act (OSA). The purpose of the research is to gain a better understanding of the reach of the new regulatory framework, how it may be considered by different parts of industry, and the systems and processes that businesses currently have in place to keep users safe online.

Timeline

Completed: Award date15 October 2024
Completed: Award published11 November 2024
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date14 October 2025

About the buyer

The Office of Communications (Ofcom) is the UK's communications regulator, covering broadcasting, telecoms, post and spectrum as a non-departmental public body. Competitions for its contracts usually run as an Invitation to Tender process, procured directly by Ofcom's own commercial team. Larger opportunities also typically route through Crown Commercial Service frameworks or frameworks hosted by public bodies.

Over the past 5 years, most of Ofcom's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and IT services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-communications-ofcom.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-communications-ofcom.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-communications-ofcom.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-communications-ofcom.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-communications-ofcom.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-of-communications-ofcom.gov