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The Electoral Commission and democratic education
The Electoral Commission is the independent public body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We work to promote public confidence in the democratic process and ensure its integrity.
The Voter Education and Partnership team provides engaging, accurate and impartial information about democracy, elections and voting so that eligible and future voters can cast their votes confidently.
Our education work aims to promote greater consistency in democratic education, increase young people's knowledge and understanding of democracy and elections, and increase educators' understanding of and confidence to deliver this topic.
Our recent research report, Young Voices on Democracy, highlighted that young people don't currently have the knowledge they need to be confident about politics and voting.
Less than a third know a lot about what the UK government does, and only half of those yet to vote feel confident about the process. There is a clear need for more democratic education in schools and colleges to support young people to become informed, engaged voters: only a third of school age children said they learnt about politics at school in the last year, yet almost three quarters told us they wanted more opportunities to do so.
We are currently focusing on the following initiatives to help us achieve our aims:
We are now looking to work with civil society organisations to develop and evaluate projects that will increase democratic education in schools, colleges and youth settings.
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This procurement was divided into 7 lots, each awarded separately.
| Lot | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 Managing service provision - convening and co-ordination Aug 2025 – Aug 2028 | - | active |
| Lot 2 Education projects, schemes of work and lesson plans for secondary and post 16 Aug 2025 – Aug 2028 | - | active |
| Lot 3 Teacher and youth group training Aug 2025 – Aug 2028 | - | active |
| Lot 4 Mis and disinformation Aug 2025 – Aug 2028 | - | active |
| Lot 5 Primary education Aug 2025 – Aug 2028 | - | active |
| Lot 6 SEND provision Aug 2025 – Aug 2028 | - | active |
| Lot 7 Provision for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales Aug 2025 – Aug 2028 | - | active |
Weightings from the notice, applied to every lot.