Award of Children's Online Safety Tracker (C-OST) to Discovery Research Ltd by Ofcom
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AwardedAward of Children's Online Safety Tracker (C-OST) to Discovery Research Ltd by Ofcom
Awarded 21 Aug 2024
Awarded21 Aug 2024
Value£600,000.00
SupplierDiscovery Research Ltd
AgencyOFCOM
RegionLondon
CategoryResearch & Development
Expires in 1y 9mo3y 11mo term, 56% elapsed
Awarded 21 Aug 2024Expires 22 July 2028
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Ofcom awarded a contract to Discovery Research Ltd for the Children's Online Safety Tracker (C-OST), a dedicated quantitative tracking survey designed to measure and understand UK children's online experiences.
The C-OST is anticipated to replace the children's element of Ofcom's current Online Experiences Tracker (OET) and will deliver two waves of data each year, reporting on children's experiences of online harms—including primary priority content and priority content harmful to children—as well as related topics such as awareness and usage of safety tools.
Future waves will monitor changes and report trend data.
The contract value is £600,000.
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