Buyer profile · Local or regional public body
Ofcom tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 6
- About one every 61 days
- Contracts awarded
- 48
- To 43 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £2.55m
- 16 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £83k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 9 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £350kestimated
- £121kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £25mestimated
- £100kestimated
- £2mestimated
- £1.25mestimated
- Value not stated
- £20mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)18%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)5%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)33%
- Direct award (no competition)44%
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- Shorter than 63% of other public bodies
- Based on 6 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 18%
- Lower than 81% of other public bodies
- Based on 61 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 43%
- Lower than 67% of other public bodies
- Based on 49 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4.5
- Fewer than 63% of other public bodies
- Based on 6 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 72% of other public bodies
- Based on 6 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 44%
- Higher than 72% of other public bodies
- Based on 61 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most other public bodies
- Based on 6 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
Ofcom: 29 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Ofcom: 4.5
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
Ofcom: 18%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
Ofcom: 43%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 6 |
| 10–20% | 14 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 27 |
| 40–50% | 44 |
| 50–60% | 49 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 39 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 25 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Ofcom.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Podcast Research | Edison Research | — | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Informed Voices: Developing Critical Skills for Democracy | Parent and Family Consulting Limited (Parent Zone) | £386k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Understanding BSL Users Experiences of Access Services on TV and VoD platforms | Open Inclusion Limited | £84k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Cloudsense Upgrade | Skyvera, LLC | — | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Log Periodic Horizontal Antenna Repair | TRS Radio Structures | — | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Media literacy for primary schools in Birmingham | Loudmouth Education and Training Ltd | £99k | 17 Dec 2026 |
| Media literacy for secondary schools in Birmingham | ConnectFutures CIC | £100k | 17 Dec 2026 |
| Provision of industry TV audience viewing data | Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB) | £1m | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Annual subscription to the IEEE Electronic Library (Xplore) | Content Online | — | 31 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription Services | Politico SPRL | — | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Qualitative exploration of language used about, and to, AI chatbots, perceptions of trust, and reported media literacy behaviours | Magenta Research Ltd | £86k | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Professional perspectives on AI Companionship among children and young adults | IFF Research Limited | £37k | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Director Development | Redbridge Consulting Ltd | — | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Subscription to data services | Cullen International SA | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Customer Relationship Management System Licenses | Salesforce UK Limited | £3.96m | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Learning Management Platform (LXP) | Wonderush Limited | £245k | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Digital Experience Platform - Website | Optimizely AB | £1.63m | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Online Safety Rapid Insights Reporting | Child Rescue Coalition | — | 9 Oct 2026 |
| C20262642 Group Life Assurance 2027-2029 | Zurich Assurance Ltd | — | 24 Sept 2026 |