Media Literacy Social Return on Investment

Buyer
Ofcom
Value
£120,833
Closes
3 December 2026
Where
London, London
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

Ofcom wants an independent study that measures the social and financial value of media literacy in the UK, expressing it as a return on investment (for example, £2 of value for every £1 spent). The study must also cover the wider benefits, such as fraud prevention, health, wellbeing and better consumer choices, and produce a final report with an accessible summary.

What the buyer wants

• Build a robust, evidence-based economic model that calculates the social and financial return of media literacy investment, covering inputs, outcomes and long-term impact. • Produce a final SROI report (social return on investment analysis) with a total figure for the UK economic impact, a story of change supported by case studies and qualitative analysis, and a plain English executive summary for councils, policy professionals and the media literacy sector. • Deliver up to two presentations of the findings to Ofcom colleagues.

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: The notice does not set out eligibility, size or certification criteria, but it requires a robust economic model covering several policy areas, such as work and earnings, fraud, health, public services, wellbeing and consumer choice, so it would most likely rule out a small business without in-house economic modelling and research expertise.

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How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

Where to apply

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Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk.

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