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Department for Transport - RFI - PDF Accessibility Tagging Services

Buyer: Department for Transport →

BuyerDepartment for Transport
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£700,000
Published4 Aug 2026

What is being bought

DfT is re-procuring a contract for an external Supplier with practical experience and capacity to create accessible PDF files and to review and remediate untagged or incorrectly tagged PDF files. The Supplier must have a detailed understanding of tagging PDF files for accessibility to, at least, WCAG 2.0 standard.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Software configuration services 72265000Content or data standardization and classification services 72330000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 30 Oct 2026 to 29 Oct 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Content or data standardization and classification services, Software configuration servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 72. The category anchor is Software configuration services (72265000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 724,4021 median · 11.4 average (1,495 of 4,402 with a bid count)1.7 average (1,735 of 4,402 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer7Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK1,3991 median · 23.7 average (439 of 1,399 with a bid count)2.6 average (543 of 1,399 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)2974 median · 4.8 average (5 of 297 with a bid count)1 average (5 of 297 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Dear Supplier, The Department for Transport is looking for Suppliers to complete a Request for Information (RFI) relating to the provision of PDF Accessibility Tagging Services for the Department for Transport. Key Points: • Please email DDaT.CRM@dft.gov.uk for a copy of the RFI pack • Please submit your response via email to DDaT.CRM@dft.gov.uk by 24th August 2026 • Please direct any questions or clarifications to DDaT.CRM@dft.gov.uk by 12th August 2026 at 12:00 We greatly appreciate your input and thank you for your time. We look forward to receiving your response.engagement24 Aug 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d2fe
Latest release ID073454-2026
Latest release timestampTue Aug 04 2026 08:20:27 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£700,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
4 Aug 2026planningUpdate073454-2026
24 Jul 2026planning070167-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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