Official UK procurement notice
Expression of Interest: Engaging deaf people, domestic abuse survivors, young people and New Scots in democracy
Authority: The Electoral Commission (Public body)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAction Research Projects 2026 27
The Electoral Commission is the independent public body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We work to promote public confidence in the democratic process and ensure its integrity.
We also use our expertise to make and advocate for changes to our democracy, aiming to improve fairness, transparency, and efficiency.
Our voter engagement work aims to promote greater consistency in political literacy education, increase knowledge and understanding of democracy, and increase voter confidence to engage in our democratic system.
To date, we have worked with partners to develop and deliver a range of activities and resources designed to educate voters, particularly under-registered groups and others facing barriers to participation, about how to register to vote, ways to vote and changes to elections (such as the introduction of the voter ID requirement).
For further details see attached Expression of Interest form.
CPV: Education and training services · Other community, social and personal services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£172,500 together)Lot #1Deaf people, including but not limited to British Sign Language usersRenewal UKPublished value£80,000
A project to improve access to co-created democratic information, and increase democratic participation among Deaf people. Beneficiaries will include, but not be limited to, British Sign Language users.
Lot #2Supporting Domestic Abuse Survivors ProjectRenewal UKPublished value£50,000
Up to two projects to improve access to democratic information and increase democratic participation among domestic abuse survivors who may benefit from registering to vote anonymously.
Lot #3Supporting Young Voices in Democracy ProjectRenewal North East, North West +7Published value£30,000
A project focused on increasing democratic engagement and participation among young people in England, with a particular focus on healthy democratic debate.
Lot #4Supporting New Scots projectRenewal ScotlandPublished value£12,500
A project focused on supporting refugees and other eligible New Scots to understand and exercise their voting rights.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Turnover usually expected: about £18,071 – ~£115,653 per lot (twice each lot's annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How The Electoral Commission buys Other community, social and personal services (CPV 98), and who usually turns up
The Electoral Commission has little published record in this market. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Other community, social and personal services (CPV 98) →
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Half of these awards have an award date within 40 days of the bid deadline.
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Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid25%
2–340%
4–625%
7+10%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Below estimate28%
Within ±2%57%
Above estimate15%
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Lot #1Deaf people, including but not limited to British Sign Language usersCPV 98Published estimate£80k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 98. The comparison uses that group.
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1 bid13%
2–345%
4–629%
7+13%
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The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 47 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£77k–£80k
Estimate£80k
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £1.9m1 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 1 live · £1.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £150k1 awards in 36m · last 11 months ago | 1 live · £150k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £48k3 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £60k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £400k1 awards in 36m · last 23 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=1 | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 1 live · £200k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2Supporting Domestic Abuse Survivors ProjectCPV 98Published estimate£50k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 98. The comparison uses that group.
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid13%
2–343%
4–630%
7+15%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 47 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£48k–£50k
Estimate£50k
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £1.6m3 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 1 live · £20k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
Osmani TrustSME | £990k3 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=2 |
Power the FightLarge | £1.6m2 awards in 36m · last 16 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
| £144k2 awards in 36m · last 17 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 1 live · £200k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
Lot #3Supporting Young Voices in Democracy ProjectCPV 98Published estimate£30k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 98. The comparison uses that group.
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
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1 bid13%
2–344%
4–627%
7+16%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 47 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£29k–£30k
Estimate£30k
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £1.9m1 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 1 live · £1.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £1.6m3 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 1 live · £20k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
Osmani TrustSME | £990k3 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=2 |
| £150k1 awards in 36m · last 11 months ago | 1 live · £150k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £38k1 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 1 live · £38k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=1 |
Lot #4Supporting New Scots projectCPV 98Published estimate£13k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 98. The comparison uses that group.
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid15%
2–343%
4–625%
7+16%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 47 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£13k
Estimate£13k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £319m28 awards in 36m · last this month | 11 live · £57m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=15 | |
| £16m10 awards in 36m · last this month | 4 live · £71m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 18% below n=2 | |
| £2.4m9 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £2.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=6 | |
| £1.9m1 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 1 live · £1.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £150k1 awards in 36m · last 11 months ago | 1 live · £150k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Sept 2026, 17:11 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 18:04 BST
- Authority reference
WP238- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088428- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774deFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This is an Expression of Interest. No proposals or costings to be submitted at this stage. Tenders will be submitted to: in-tendorganiser.co.uk/electoralcommission/… ↗
Timeline
17 Sept 2026 → 13 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 17:11 BST
- Latest notice published27 days ago29 Sept 2026, 18:04 BST
- Clarification questions by19 days ago7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 2 days28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 17 days13 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2026- Tender notice published17 Sept 2026, 17:11 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Sept 2026, 10:23 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Sept 2026, 13:11 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Sept 2026, 18:04 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Expression of Interest deadline extended to 07 October 2026 12:00hrs due to circumstances beyond our control
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-09: 1 release · 17 Sept 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications Please note deadline for Expression of Interest now extended to Wednesday 07 October 2026 12:00hrs
Notices published for this procedure
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