Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Department for Transport · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Digital Accessibility Centre SME
- Value
- £250,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Auditing services (CPV 79212000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 005931-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 May 2025
- Published22 Jan 2026Published 252 days after the contract date
Description
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) need to ensure that digital services are accessible. This includes ensuring that services have been tested with users who have access needs and that services are compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards.
About the supplier
Digital Accessibility Centre: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07413852).