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    ContractsInternet Services Audit Project
    Awarded contract

    Internet Services Audit Project

    Awarded
    £200k
    Published 28 Jul 2026

    A feasibility study to develop and test an auditing framework for internet services hosting adult content to inform government policy on regulatory parity.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 28 Jul 2026· 2 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £200k
    Published 28 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £200,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      1 Jul 2026
      3 months ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • BB
      British Board of Film Classification
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    28 Jul 2026Today1 Jul 2026

    Brief

    AWARD NOTICE: This contract has been awarded under the CCS Research & Insights DPS RM6126 framework and is not open for competition. Project Objective: Conduct a feasibility study to test auditing and reporting functions for internet services hosting adult content, aimed at informing government policy decisions on closing the online/offline regulatory parity gap. Key Deliverables: • Generate evidence on the availability of adult content across various internet platforms and identify compliance challenges to support policy decisions • Assess the practical feasibility of auditing internet services, including technical requirements and operational considerations • Identify the scope and limitations of information that can be reliably gathered through audits, including associated risks • Evaluate the scalability of the auditing approach across diverse and high-volume online markets • Provide recommendations to support ministerial decisions on implementing an auditing function as part of the regulatory response This project will inform government strategy on regulating online content to achieve regulatory parity with offline requirements.

    Track record

    11 awards · 9 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, UK Shared Business Services Ltd has awarded 11 contracts to 9 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED2× · 18%
    2. Moore Kingston Smith LLP2× · 18%
    3. British Board of Film Classification1× · 9%
    4. INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT STUDIES1× · 9%
    5. DLA PIPER UK LLP1× · 9%
    6. Perspective Economics Limited1× · 9%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    10b5f798-ad2e-4d53-a56d-5833e02b7b7a-908356
    US
    Buyer
    UK Shared Business Services Ltd
    Sector
    Research & Innovation