Media literacy for secondary schools in Birmingham

Ofcom
West Midlands
Open procedure
29 December 2025 to 17 December 2026

Delivery of media literacy interventions for secondary school children, including teacher training, resource development, and parent engagement sessions. The provider must facilitate stakeholder engagement with community organisations, support Ofcom-led policy development, and collaborate with an expert steering group. The contract requires close partnership with an evaluation advisor to develop frameworks, collect data, and produce a final impact report.

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Awarded value: £100k; As published
Published: 23 October 2025
Awarded: 29 December 2025; ConnectFutures CIC
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 17 December 2026

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of educational media literacy training and intervention programmes for secondary school students, teachers, and parents in Birmingham.

Deliver media literacy interventions for children in secondary schools in Birmingham
Improve secondary school children's media literacy skills relevant to the media use of their year group
Resource teachers to have confidence in teaching media literacy, including training and follow-on resources
Support parents to have confident conversations with their children about device use
Promote media literacy activities to relevant community organisations
Support activities intended to inform Ofcom-led policy development
Seek input from an Ofcom-led expert steering group
Work in partnership with other organisations commissioned by Ofcom in relation to media literacy in Birmingham
Work with Ofcom's evaluation advisor to produce an evaluation framework, data collection tools, and an evaluation report at contract close
Share learnings with Ofcom's Making Sense of Media network

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 12 months
Extensions: 12 months
Longest it can run: 24 months
Contract dates: 29 December 2025 to 17 December 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 80521000

Services in this contract

Safety, citizenship and personal development education for young peopleMain service£70k typicalMedia literacy programme for Birmingham secondary school pupils, with teacher and parent elements

Lifecycle

Published
23 October 2025
Contract awardedto ConnectFutures CIC
29 December 2025
Contract starts
29 December 2025
Contract ends
17 December 2026

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/330804/media-literacy-for-secondary-schools-in-birmingham
Buyer reference: C20252559
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d20a
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Ofcom. Media literacy for secondary schools in Birmingham. Contract award, 23 October 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/330804/media-literacy-for-secondary-schools-in-birmingham (accessed 5 November 2026).