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Accessibility Design Reference Group

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

16 Sep 2026 at 16:09

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

27 Jul 2026 at 12:17

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

23 Apr 2026 at 15:00

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

10 Oct 2025 at 15:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Yorkshire Combined Authority procured an independent organisation to recruit, manage and facilitate an Accessibility Design Reference Group. The service is intended to bring together people with lived experience of disabilities, long-term health conditions, including physical and non-physical impairments, and other accessibility barriers. The group provides constructive advice on barriers to accessing transport across all modes and acts as a design reference resource for transport schemes, helping identify and remove barriers across the West Yorkshire network. This is a public service focused on accessibility engagement, inclusive transport design and community participation. Delivery is in West Yorkshire, with the buyer based in Leeds. The procurement is for services in the community, social and personal services category. The single lot was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure. ADVONET was selected as the supplier on 24 July 2026, and the contract was signed on 15 September 2026. The awarded value is £386,665.33 excluding VAT (£463,998.40 including VAT). The contract runs from 15 September 2026 to 14 September 2029, with an optional one-year extension available at the Combined Authority’s discretion, subject to funding; the maximum end date is 14 September 2030. The tender closed on 21 May 2026, and the award decision was due by 29 July 2026. Quality carried 70% of the evaluation weighting and price 30%. There was one lot, with eight final-stage bids, including three from SMEs and five from VCSEs.

This award demonstrates demand for specialist organisations that can run structured, inclusive engagement with disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, then turn lived experience into practical transport design advice. A credible competitor would need the capability to recruit a diverse membership, manage participation effectively, facilitate constructive discussions and maintain accessible engagement across different impairments and barriers. Experience of transport networks, infrastructure or scheme design would help in converting participant views into useful reference support for the buyer. The requirement was explicitly considered suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, and the field included both types of bidder, indicating that smaller or mission-led organisations can compete alongside larger providers. Strong quality evidence would be particularly important because service quality was weighted substantially more heavily than price.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Accessibility Design Reference Group

Notice Description

The Combined Authority is looking to appoint an independent organisation to recruit, manage and facilitate a new Accessibility Design Reference Group (ADRG). The ADRG membership will consist of individuals with lived experience of disabilities, long-term health conditions, including both physical and non-physical impairments, and other accessibility barriers. The group's primary purpose is to leverage the lived experience of members to constructively give views on barriers to accessing transport across all modes and act as scheme design reference support. By doing so, members will help identify and remove barriers to transport across West Yorkshire, helping to make our network work for everyone.

Planning Information

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=98972&B= Process for responding: Please express an interest via the above link. Interested suppliers should register their interest in this PME event by responding to this PME notice through the Combined Authorities YORtender procurement portal. YORtender may require you to register prior to accessing the event. The PME event will be on Tuesday 21st October 2025 at 10am and will be held virtually. Details on how to access and attend the event will be shared nearer to the date, to all who have registered their interest. Following the PME event, a PME questionnaire will be released to suppliers. Suppliers which do not want to complete and submit a questionnaire will not be precluded from participating in future PME events or the tender process itself.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05acf7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087922-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£420,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£420,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£386,665 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£386,665 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
21 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
18 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
24 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
15 Sep 2026 - 14 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 2DE
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Advonet

Further Information

Notice Documents

Notice URLs

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