# Children and Adults Trial Default Safety Settings

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by OFCOM.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [OFCOM](/buyers/ofcom/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Verian Group UK Ltd](/suppliers/verian-group-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £115,655
- Tender value: £115,655
- Award date: 2 September 2025
- Published: 11 September 2025
- Contract start: 3 September 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3214fdb5-8d23-44a1-8d8d-3a557aaeba52-863172
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4bc64096-cd52-4fe1-b43d-1ce26d007b85

## Description

Research to test how adults and under 18s respond to various default safety settings on a simulated online platform\. Of specific interest are interventions to reduce the likelihood that safety defaults are overridden\. Objective: To explore how children and adults respond to default safety settings on a simulated online platform\. Of specific interest are interventions to reduce the likelihood that safety defaults are overridden

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3214fdb5-8d23-44a1-8d8d-3a557aaeba52-863172)