# User-centred research for smaller firms covered by the Online Safety Act

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

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Ofcom](/buyers/ofcom/contract-awards)
- Supplier: Strat7 Limited
- Award value: £117,845
- Tender value: £117,845
- Award date: 22 April 2024
- Published: 25 July 2024
- Contract start: 14 May 2024
- Contract end: 30 November 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 76012f29-7378-4cd7-bd6d-3f131c627f9f-770788
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d6097d32-f9f9-4ea0-93b8-99fd5eeffac4

## Description

Ofcom requires user-centred research with non-supervised services to uncover the attitudes, knowledge, beliefs and habits of these non-supervised services with regards to compliance of the Online Safety Act and barriers and enablers to them complying\. This research will feed into the iterative design and development of both the digital support service and a communications campaign\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76012f29-7378-4cd7-bd6d-3f131c627f9f-770788)