Improving Democratic Education (The Politics Project)

The Electoral Commission
London
Selective procedure
1 November 2025 to 31 March 2028

Delivery of educational services focused on democracy and political participation for young people. The contract operates across seven distinct lots, with some utilizing a taxi-rank arrangement to provide the buyer with operational flexibility. The service requires expertise in educational delivery and innovation to ensure equality of access to democratic learning resources.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £300k; As published
Published: 11 February 2026
Awarded: 31 October 2025; The Politics Project
Contract length: 29 months; Ends 31 March 2028

What the contract covers

Multi-lot framework call-off

Provision of citizenship and political education programmes to support young people's understanding of democracy, civic participation, and engagement across the UK.

Provide citizenship and political education across the UK to support young people's understanding of democracy, citizenship and participation, with equality of access and innovation in delivery

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Multi-lot framework call-off
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 29 months
Contract dates: 1 November 2025 to 31 March 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 80000000

Services in this contract

Safety, citizenship and personal development education for young peopleMain service£70k typicalCitizenship and political education delivery partner lot for young people

Lifecycle

Published
11 February 2026
Contract awardedto The Politics Project
31 October 2025
Contract starts
1 November 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2028

The buyer

The Electoral Commission

Type: Locked
Contracts, 24 months: Locked
Recorded value: Locked
Typical contract: Locked
Citizenship education contracts, 24 months: Locked

Buys most

Contact details

Name: Locked
Email: Locked
Address: Locked

See everything The Electoral Commission buys

The supplier

The Politics Project

Contracts won, 24 months: Locked
Value won, 24 months: Locked
Buyers, 24 months: Locked
Size: Locked

Main buyers

See everything The Politics Project has won

Similar citizenship education contracts and prices

14 citizenship education contracts were awarded in London in the last 24 months. See who won them and what they went for, next to this one.

See who won them →

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/172803/improving-democratic-education-the-politics-project
Buyer reference: WP080.6
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-8aca8cab-7070-492d-8493-40713eb64782
Last checked: 5 November 2026

The Electoral Commission. Improving Democratic Education (The Politics Project). Contract award, 11 February 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/172803/improving-democratic-education-the-politics-project (accessed 5 November 2026).