Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- UK Shared Business Services Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- British Board of Film Classification SME
- Value
- £200,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Jul 2026
- Published28 Jul 2026Published 18 days after the contract date
Description
Description ***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This contract has been awarded on CCS Research & Insights DPS RM6126. Brief Description To test the feasibility, effectiveness and scalability of auditing and reporting functions for an auditor of internet services that host pornography in order to inform the government's options to close the online/offline parity gap. • Generate evidence: Produce robust findings on the availability of certain types of pornographic content on a variety of internet services and the apparent compliance challenges to inform policy decisions. • Assess feasibility: Evaluate how auditing of internet services could operate in practice, including technical considerations. • Test capability and limitations: Identify what information can be reliably gathered through audits, including any risks and constraints. • Explore scalability: Assess whether the auditing approach can be applied consistently across a diverse and high-volume online …
About the supplier
British Board of Film Classification: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00117289).