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 Work and Pensions · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £20,350
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Site-investigation services (CPV 71510000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Feb 2025
- Published28 Feb 2025Published 7 days after the contract date
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 RNI…
About the supplier
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00454169).