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Media literacy activities for children and young people in Northern Ireland

Ofcom

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Ofcom

Buyer Address: Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London, UKI44, SE1 9HA, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
175000.0 GBP
Gross: 175000.0 GBP
Published
12 Aug 2025, 09:28
Deadline
08 Sep 2025, 11:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79310000 - Market research services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Ofcom has a requirement for media literacy activities that develop critical thinking about online content for children and young people in Northern Ireland. As a minimum, the following must be delivered by September 2028: • Embed critical thinking into delivery of content creation activities with children and young people and their parents in formal or informal education contexts • We expect any activities or resources to be co-produced with target participants • Organisations will ensure activities are embedded into existing activities, for example, delivering training, events, support or any other means necessary. • There is an expectation of stakeholder engagement which will include: o Promoting media literacy activities to relevant community organisations, schools or youth groups o Supporting activities intended to inform policy development, which will be led by Ofcom o Seeking input from expert steering group, which will be led by Ofcom o Working in partnership with any other organisations commissioned by Ofcom in relation to media literacy in Northern Ireland • Organisations will work with Ofcom’s evaluation adviser to produce a theory of change, key evaluation questions and data collection tools following the approach outlined in our evaluation toolkit • Organisations will be willing to share learnings with Ofcom’s Making Sense of Media network

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047904-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 175,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-10-09T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2026-10-08T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Documents

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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