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THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Improving Democratic Education (Shout Out UK)

EducationCPV 80000000
Value£70k
Awarded31 Oct 2025
Published11 Feb 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£70ktotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£2.4m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Education & Training band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.

The brief

This report presents the procurement process undertaken for the Democratic Education multi-lot and seeks approval to award contracts to the recommended suppliers for each Lot.

The objective of this procurement exercise was to secure a range of delivery partners with the expertise to provide citizenship and political education across the UK.

The is intended to support young people's understanding of democracy, citizenship, and participation, while ensuring equality of access and innovation in delivery.

Following a compliant tender process under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), seven Lots have been awarded.

In three Lots, multiple suppliers were appointed under a taxi rank arrangement, providing the Commission with flexibility.

The maximum total budget for Year 1 is £746,000, with up to £3.3m expected across the full contract period (3-5 years).

Budgets were allocated per Lot as published in the ITT, and awards remain within these caps.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The objective of this procurement exercise was

The objective of this procurement exercise was to secure a range of delivery partners with the expertise to provide citizenship and political education across the UK.

02

The is intended to support young people's

The is intended to support young people's understanding of democracy, citizenship, and participation, while ensuring equality of access and innovation in delivery.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
WP080.4
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