Published date: 28 February 2025
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Site-investigation services - 71510000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£20,350
Procurement reference
tender_482699/1456999
Published date
28 February 2025
Closing date
3 February 2025
Closing time
12am
Contract start date
21 February 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Single tender action (below threshold)
A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Objectives:
- Assess the accessibility of four DWP sites for people who are deaf, have hearing loss, or tinnitus.
- Make recommendations for improvements to these sites.
- Provide best practice recommendations for the entire DWP estate.
- Advise on modifications to existing DWP design guidance and GPA guidance to improve the accessibility of the DWP estate for the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Pre-Visit Preparation:
- DWP will identify four sites to be visited, including two variations of Job Centre Plus, one hub, and one service centre.
- RNID and DWP will mutually agree on the selected sites.
- DWP will provide RNID with relevant materials for each site, including floor plans, details of space usage, specific areas of focus, and arrival information.
- Approximately one week before the first site visit, RNID and DWP will have a pre-visit call to ensure all necessary information has been shared and an agenda for the day is agreed upon.
Site Visits:
- A team of two specialist RNID representatives (one technology specialist and one specialist in accessible workplaces) will conduct approximately a 3-hour site visit at each of the agreed sites.
- They will evaluate the environment for both colleagues and visitors, focusing on assistive technology, the suitability of the working environment, the acoustic quality of the working environment in comparison to contemporary thinking, and other accessibility-related factors.
- Each visit will focus on a few representative rooms at each site.
Award information
Awarded date
21 February 2025
Contract start date
21 February 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2025
Total value of contract
£20,350
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
Address
Brightfield Business Hub, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough PE2 6XU
Reference
Charity Commission reference: 207720
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
Yes
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