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UK_937- Web Accessibility Audit Services

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BuyerBRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
StatusAwarded
Deadline9 Mar 2026
Value£207,720
Published4 Jun 2026

What is being bought

To ensure conformance to WCAG 2.2 and the European Accessibility Act (EN 301 549), the British Council are seeking a digital accessibility specialist that has proven experience in providing usability testing, auditing, reporting and assurance services across a wide range of digital products and services (e.g. websites, registration systems and apps). This contract is for a single supplier working on a rate card model providing services remotely for an initial two (2) year period with the potential to extend on an annual basis (to a maximum of two (2) further years).

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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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

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

1

Statusactive
Value£207,720
Contract periodFrom 23 Jun 2026 to 23 Jun 2028

Documents & submission route

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Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-064a03
Latest release ID052820-2026
Latest release timestampThu Jun 04 2026 12:39:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010916-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
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 valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
4 Jun 2026award, contract052820-2026
6 Feb 2026tender010916-2026

All source data

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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