Project_4850 Research - Potentially harmful OCA online practices
Reference ocds-b5fd17-d6cd907c-487f-4c2b-81a4-7c9004fe2282 · Department for Business and Trade
Awarded to ESRO Ltd (T/A Revealing Reality) for £79,925.
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A study to provide foundational evidence to DBT's policy teams on the nature and extent of potentially harmful OCA practices employed by a selected sample of digital platforms. This evidence is crucial for subsequently developing appropriate regulatory responses and interventions to safeguard the interests of consumers and promote fair competition in online markets. The goods or services procured through this contract will be used by the Department for Business and Trade to: 1. Identify the types and frequency of potentially harmful OCAs used across selected online platforms. 2. Understand the probability of users encountering these practices on these platforms during their customer journey. 3. Obtain data-driven insights into the relationships between OCA prevalence and factors such as product categories, device types (desktop vs mobile), and platform types (e-commerce vs social media with market functions). 4. Establish an evidence base on the current state of potentially harmful OCA usage by major online platforms operating in the UK market. 5. Use these findings to scope future research projects examining the negative impacts of OCAs on consumer welfare, autonomy, and mar…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ESRO Ltd (T/A Revealing Reality) | £79,925 | 31 July 2025 |
Official publications
| Medium | Reference | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FTS | d066bbe5-a9a6-4a94-93d5-c1dde6cb0c14-858644 | 12 August 2025 |
| Contracts Finder | d066bbe5-a9a6-4a94-93d5-c1dde6cb0c14-858644 | 12 August 2025 |
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