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title: "Accessible Information Support"
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# Accessible Information Support

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-077781bb-429b-4843-bc0d-a1a0d84054aa

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## Summary

The contracting process is led by NHS England for the procurement of "Accessible Information Support" services. The industry category is "Equal opportunities consultancy services". The tender is in the "active" stage with a value of 90,000 GBP. The procurement method is "Competitive quotation (below threshold)" with a tender deadline on October 26, 2022. The contract period is from November 7, 2022, to December 6, 2023. The procurement offers opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs, located in LS2 7UE, England, United Kingdom.

This tender for "Accessible Information Support" by NHS England presents opportunities for businesses providing translation services, document creation software, transcription services, and other accessibility-related services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The services are aimed at converting various content into accessible formats, fostering inclusivity and compliance with the Equality Act 2010.

## Notice

Every organisation will have members of staff who are Neurodiverse (1 in 7 in the general population) but every person will be very different. Therefore, they will need to be able to access information in a variety of formats that they are able to clearly understand. We have a legal duty to provide this information under the Equality Act 2010. Our organisation has a legal requirement to provide information in a variety of accessible formats (Easy Read, Plain English, BSL, Braille etc), for colleagues who have a disability and are covered under the Equality Act 2010. The overarching scope of this contract is for a partner organisation(s) to support NHSE with a request to convert policies, reports, communications, training material and any other identified content, into a variety of accessible formats (Easy read, Plain English, BSL, Braille). Documents can be accessed at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f32ec92a-161f-4f45-94d6-69aac8834e37 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Nov 2022 - 6 Dec 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £90,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 22900000 - Miscellaneous printed matter
- 30237470 - Braille pads
- 33196200 - Devices for the disabled
- 48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
- 79131000 - Documentation services
- 79530000 - Translation services
- 79550000 - Typing, word-processing and desktop publishing services
- 79551000 - Typing services
- 79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2022 at 09:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f32ec92a-161f-4f45-94d6-69aac8834e37

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f32ec92a-161f-4f45-94d6-69aac8834e37
  19th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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