Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
OFCOM
Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road
London
SE1 9HA
UK
Contact person: Deanne Matty
Telephone: +44 2079813000
E-mail: procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: UK Independent Communications Regulator
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Media literacy training for professionals who work with children
Reference number: C20231770
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80521000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
We have identified a gap in Continuing Professional Development related to media literacy for professionals supporting children and young people. This ITT sets out our requirements for media literacy training for professionals who work with children.
Through this process we will commission the delivery of two lots of training. We require the development of two training courses for the following professions:
• Lot 1: Education and youth professionals
• Lot 2: Children’s health, social work and community professionals
We are particularly interested in reaching professionals who support children eligible for pupil premium payments, with mental health challenges, or with experience of care.
We require organisations to demonstrate their experience of delivering effective training for the professionals they aim to work with. It is likely that your organisation has already developed a media literacy training programme, although it may require some adaptation to meet the purpose of this tender. Organisations may tender for more than one of the lots if they have relevant experience with the targeted professionals.
A minimum of 500 professionals should be trained within the period of this contract. Organisations may charge for training, using the budget from this contract to subsidise places.
Training will be required to outline the outcomes that will be met for the professionals being trained and the children they work with. We will expect to see at least one competence from the Information and data literacy, Communication and collaboration or Digital content and creation areas of the DigComp framework (https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/digcomp_en) met through the training.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
290 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
145000.00
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80521000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 - Education and youth professionals
We require organisations to demonstrate their experience of delivering effective training for the professionals they aim to work with. It is likely that your organisation has already developed a media literacy training programme, although it may require some adaptation to meet the purpose of this tender. Organisations may tender for more than one of the lots if they have relevant experience with the targeted professionals.
A minimum of 500 professionals should be trained within the period of this contract. Organisations may charge for training, using the budget from this contract to subsidise places.
Training will be required to outline the outcomes that will be met for the professionals being trained and the children they work with. We will expect to see at least one competence from the Information and data literacy, Communication and collaboration or Digital content and creation areas of the DigComp framework (https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/digcomp_en) met through the training.
Training may be delivered online or in person. In order to be effective, it should:
• have a focus on improving media literacy outcomes for children and young people
• be underpinned by robust evidence and expertise
• include collaboration and expert challenge
• be sustained over time (e.g. a minimum of two sessions that build on each other)
(These principles are adapted from the standards for effective professional development, DFE 2016.)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
145000.00
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80521000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2: Children’s health, social work and community professionals
We require organisations to demonstrate their experience of delivering effective training for the professionals they aim to work with. It is likely that your organisation has already developed a media literacy training programme, although it may require some adaptation to meet the purpose of this tender. Organisations may tender for more than one of the lots if they have relevant experience with the targeted professionals.
A minimum of 500 professionals should be trained within the period of this contract. Organisations may charge for training, using the budget from this contract to subsidise places.
Training will be required to outline the outcomes that will be met for the professionals being trained and the children they work with. We will expect to see at least one competence from the Information and data literacy, Communication and collaboration or Digital content and creation areas of the DigComp framework (https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/digcomp_en) met through the training.
Training may be delivered online or in person. In order to be effective, it should:
• have a focus on improving media literacy outcomes for children and young people
• be underpinned by robust evidence and expertise
• include collaboration and expert challenge
• be sustained over time (e.g. a minimum of two sessions that build on each other)
(These principles are adapted from the standards for effective professional development, DFE 2016.)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-020310
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: ecm_1100
Title: Provision of Media literacy training for professionals who work with children Lot 1 Education and Youth
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/09/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Shout Out UK Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 141 607.83
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: ecm_1101
Title: Provision of Media Literacy Training for Professionals who Work with Children Lot 2 Health, Social Work and Community
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/09/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stem4
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 132 688.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/10/2023