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title: "Access Scheme Standards, Training and Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03df26"
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# Access Scheme Standards, Training and Support

Buyer: THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03df26

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019366-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 23 Sep 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 1FN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services

## Release History

- 6 Jul 2023 at 18:05 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019366-2023
- 5 Jul 2023 at 18:05 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019213-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/supplying-arts-council
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=793650038
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=793978925

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