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Contract awardedCitizenship education

Media literacy activities for children and young people in Northern Ireland

  • Ofcom
  • London
  • Open procedure
  • 7 November 2025 to 8 October 2026

Delivery of co-produced media literacy activities designed to foster critical thinking regarding online content. The service requires embedding these activities into existing educational or community frameworks, active stakeholder engagement with schools and youth groups, and collaboration with an evaluation adviser to develop theories of change and data collection tools. The provider must also share project learnings with the Making Sense of Media network.

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Awarded value
£174k
As published
Published
12 August 2025
Awarded
7 November 2025
Nerve Centre
Contract length
11 months
Ends 8 October 2026

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of educational media literacy programmes and critical thinking workshops for children, young people, and parents in Northern Ireland.

  • Media literacy activities that develop critical thinking about online content for children and young people in Northern Ireland.
  • Critical thinking embedded into content creation activities with children and young people and their parents in formal or informal education contexts.
  • Co-produced activities or resources with target participants.
  • Embedded delivery through training, events, support or other necessary means.
  • Theory of change, key evaluation questions and data collection tools produced with Ofcom’s evaluation adviser following Ofcom’s evaluation toolkit.

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Services contract
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
12 months
Extensions
12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run
36 months
Contract dates
7 November 2025 to 8 October 2026
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises
Yes
Category
Services
CPV codes
79310000

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Ofcom

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/325722/media-literacy-activities-for-children-and-young-people-in-northern-ireland
Buyer reference
C20252458
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0585c3
Last checked
5 November 2026

Ofcom. Media literacy activities for children and young people in Northern Ireland. Contract award, 12 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/325722/media-literacy-activities-for-children-and-young-people-in-northern-ireland (accessed 5 November 2026).