Contract awardedFramework call-offAccess audit

Accessibility Services

The service involves conducting scheduled and ad-hoc access audits, providing design appraisal reports to ensure accessibility compliance, and delivering bespoke workplace adjustment reports for staff with unique requirements. The scope includes attending client meetings and presenting audit findings to stakeholder groups to support building adaptation strategies.

Awarded value
£6m
As published
Published
16 April 2025
Awarded
14 April 2025
Jacobs
Contract length
36 months
Ends 13 April 2028

What the contract covers

Single whole contract

Provision of professional accessibility consultancy, including building access audits, design appraisals, and workplace adjustment reporting for diverse property portfolios.

  • Scheduled Access Audit Surveys
  • Ad-hoc access audits as instructed by DWP
  • Attendance at client meetings prior to and after audits, with presentations to DWP stakeholder groups on audit findings
  • Design appraisal reports to ensure proposals and design details are accessible and suggest areas for improvement
  • Workplace Adjustment reports recommending appropriate building adaptations to meet legislative requirements for named members of staff with specific or unique requirements

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Single whole contract
Procedure
Selective procedure
Initial term
36 months
Contract dates
14 April 2025 to 13 April 2028
Certifications asked for
None stated
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises
Yes
Category
Services
CPV codes
71200000, 71500000

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/278467/accessibility-services
Buyer reference
tender_472685/1470634
Open contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-dfdc51dc-8ef9-4c33-8acf-5680352375b4
Last checked
5 November 2026

Department for Work and Pensions. Accessibility Services. Contract award, 16 April 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/278467/accessibility-services (accessed 5 November 2026).