Skilled Person Reports Regime

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement for Skilled Persons. Ofcom are keen to engage with suitably experienced suppliers capable of delivering a 'Skilled Persons' service.

The Skilled Persons' report powers under the Online Safety Act are new powers for Ofcom. This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise seeks feedback from the market and particularly from experienced experts who specialise in any of the identified Work Areas (detailed in the PME document), through responses to the PME Questionnaire .

We are keen to engage to better understand the market in relation to: • the work areas and how they are grouped;

• the different contracting models; • the different payment mechanisms; and

• how to cost for the services of a Skilled Persons' report. If you would like to participate in this PME exercise, please access the PME document available via Ofcom's Jaggaer procurement portal at https://ofcom.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/.

To access the PME documents interested suppleirs will need to be registered as a supplier on the Ofcom Jaggaer esourcing portal. Visit the URL above and click on 'Register here'.

If/When registered log-in to Ofcom's Jaggaer esourcing portal and go to the PQQ page 'pqq_100 - Ofcom Skilled Persons', complete the questionnaire, attach it where indicated in the Technical envelope and Submit. Clarification questions can be submitted via the messaging facility within pqq_100. The closing deadline for submitting completed questionnaires is 12 noon, 29 October 2026.