Tender

Access Scheme Standards, Training and Support

THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND

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TenderUpdate

06 Jul 2023 at 18:05

Planning

05 Jul 2023 at 18:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Arts Council of England is planning a tender process for the procurement of a set of national access standards aimed at enhancing the user experience of D/deaf, Disabled, and Neurodivergent individuals in arts and cultural events. The title of the project is "Access Scheme Standards, Training and Support". This procurement falls under the services category and entails producing a Standards framework that includes standards for Built Environment, Digital and Communications, Customer Service, and Commissioning, Events, and Programming. The Arts Council of England, based in Manchester, United Kingdom, is seeking suppliers to provide assessment tools, quality assurance, training, and support. The procurement method allows for separate suppliers, a consortium, or a single supplier.

This tender opportunity presents businesses with the chance to participate in creating a more inclusive arts and cultural sector by contributing to the development and implementation of accessibility standards. Companies specializing in legal documentation and certification services are well-suited to bid for this contract. The procurement stage is in the planning phase, with an estimated value of £150,000 in GBP. Interested parties are encouraged to engage in Pre-market engagement in July/August 2023 to explore collaboration opportunities. The tender communication indicates that the future notice date is set for 24th September 2023, providing a clear timeline for interested businesses to prepare their proposals and engage with the Arts Council of England regarding the project.

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Notice Title

Access Scheme Standards, Training and Support

Notice Description

The commissioning of a set of national access standards focused on improving the user experience of D/deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent people when attending arts and cultural events. To support the adoption of these standards we will also be providing assessment tools, quality assurance, training and support. The intention is to produce a Standards framework containing existing standards including 1, Built Environment (BS5000), 2. Digital and Communications (W3C) as well as encouraging the development of standards in 3. Customer Service and 4. Commissioning, Events and Programming. We have undertaken some discovery work in the four areas and identified gaps. We don't have a particular approach in mind and are open to the above services either being procured from separate suppliers, a consortium, or a single multi-disciplined supplier. We would welcome the opportunity to talk with a supplier or suppliers about how the Standards Framework can be developed and implemented along with trai

Lot Information

Lot 1

The commissioning of a set of national access standards focused on improving the user experience of D/deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent people when attending arts and cultural events. To support the adoption of these standards we will also be providing assessment tools, quality assurance, training and support. The intention is to produce a Standards framework containing existing standards including 1, Built Environment (BS5000), 2. Digital and Communications (W3C) as well as encouraging the development of standards in 3. Customer Service and 4. Commissioning, Events and Programming. We have undertaken some discovery work in the four areas and identified gaps. We don't have a particular approach in mind and are open to the above services either being procured from separate suppliers, a consortium, or a single multi-disciplined supplier. We would welcome the opportunity to talk with a supplier or suppliers about how the Standards Framework can be developed and implemented along with training and support services needed for organisations to better meet the needs and aspirations of disabled arts and cultural attendees. We envisage the support and training offer will be delivered online and in-person, as appropriate, and we would like to discuss the possible use of a virtual learning environment (VLE). We would like to engage in some Pre-market engagement in July/August 2023. To explore how these Standards, Training and Support might be developed within the sector. Please forward some brief information (max 2 sides of A4) about your organisation and your experience of developing standards, training and support to procurement.services@artscouncil.org.uk . Please put "Access Scheme; Standards, Training and Support" in the email title.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03df26
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019366-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Sep 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND
Contact Name
Procurement Services
Contact Email
procurement.services@artscouncil.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1619344317

Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M1 1FN
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

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