Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
Contact
Adejumoke Adetunji
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI32 - Westminster
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Assistive Technology (AT) Support Services
Reference number
PRJ_628
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has a legal obligation to ensure that reasonable adjustments are made to accommodate the needs of those with long term or temporary impairments or disabilities. It falls to BEIS Digital to ensure that Assistive Technology products and services are made available to meet any requirements needed to use ICT/digital solutions. Such requirements are usually identified through a formal, specialist workplace assessment.
The purpose of the tender is to source specialist external resource to support our current and new Assistive Technology users.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £400,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has a legal obligation to ensure that reasonable adjustments are made to accommodate the needs of those with long term or temporary impairments or disabilities. It falls to BEIS Digital to ensure that Assistive Technology products and services are made available to meet any requirements needed to
use ICT/digital solutions. Such requirements are usually identified through a formal, specialist workplace assessment.
Key objectives for this service are;
· Capturing AT requirements for new starters
· Managing new requests for AT software / hardware
· Managing complex issues relating to AT software or AT peripherals
· Promoting digital accessibility
· Consultation and assistance working with the AT user communities
· Managing development work with software vendors used by BEIS
· Working with BEIS Digital's technical resources
· Dedicated internal customer-facing point of contact
· Analysis of use of software applications
· Working with the BEIS Digital Assurance team to ensure AT standards form part of the project approval process
· Working with the Health, Safety & Wellbeing team
We held a pre-market engagement on Friday 21st October between 11am and 12:30pm via Microsoft Teams, the presentation will be published with the ITT pack via https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Option for a 1 year renewal
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-028558
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
2 December 2022
Local time
4:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
31 March 2026
Local time
11:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
LONDON
SW1H0ET
Country
United Kingdom