# Age Assurance Conformance Testing Research

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE](/buyers/information-commissioner-s-office/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Cambridge Consultants Limited](/suppliers/cambridge-consultants/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £25,000
- Tender value: £25,000
- Award date: 23 February 2022
- Published: 28 June 2022
- Contract start: 23 February 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c05f5d35-d393-43bf-90ad-aa739580be84-550127
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-94ab83a9-4acf-4204-a9c5-c1f120dacd82

## Description

A technical feasibility study into the potential for the ICO and other organisations to use avatars to test age assurance systems in active use and whether they conform with standard 3 of the Children's code\. The study should include, but is not limited to, findings and advice on: • How avatars could be used by the Commissioner to assess the conformance of organisations' age assurance methods\. This should include logged-in and non-logged in environments; • Any technical requirements, such as the personal data and technology required to create avatars; and • The economic cost of developing avatars for the Commissioner to use and 'self-test' use by organisations\. This should consider the need for a number of avatars, including across a range of ages and characteristics\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c05f5d35-d393-43bf-90ad-aa739580be84-550127)