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title: "Devon County Council Comprehensive Accreditation Service Provider (CASP)"
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# Devon County Council Comprehensive Accreditation Service Provider (CASP)

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a368

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## Summary

Devon County Council has concluded a procurement process to select a Comprehensive Accreditation Service Provider (CASP) for managing and verifying contractor accreditations related to construction, building, and property maintenance contracts under various frameworks such as the Devon Maintenance Panel Agreement and the Public Rights Of Way (PROW) Framework. This contract, won by QUIDOS LIMITED, is valued at an indicative £1,063,206 over a four-year period starting from 1st February 2026, with potential extensions until 31st January 2034. The procurement process followed an open procedure, with the tender initially announced in September 2025 and the final contract signed on 18th December 2025. The procurement aims to ensure contractors adhere to essential standards like Health and Safety and trade accreditations, across numerous public bodies in Devon and Somerset.

This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for organisations specialising in compliance, accreditation services, and health & safety management. Businesses operating within the software and information systems, health & safety services, and business services sectors are particularly well-suited to benefit. The contract also highlights opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with Devon County Council emphasising the need for a service provider capable of integrating accreditation checks into database solutions. With the open procedure approach, SMEs with expertise in these areas can effectively participate and potentially contribute to a wide array of public sector projects.

## Notice

Devon County Council (DCC) intends to enter into a contract with a provider to deliver ongoing management and verification of contractor accreditations across a range of DCC construction, building and property maintenance contracts and arrangements. These include, but are not limited to: - Devon Maintenance Panel Agreement - Devon Service Term Contracts - Devon & Somerset Standing List of Approved Contractors - Devon Tree Framework - Public Rights Of Way (PROW) Framework Under the terms of each of the above arrangements, all appointed contractors are required to obtain and maintain accreditation with the appointed Comprehensive Accreditation Service Provider to ensure that they meet key standards in Health and Safety, Insurance, trade accreditation and financial soundness as well as other requirements more specifically identified within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. Accreditation Fees will be paid by the contractors on the above arrangements to the appointed Comprehensive Accreditation Services Provider. The indicative number and sizes of organisations holding positions on the above arrangements can also be found within the ITT. These contracts/arrangements listed above are used by a wide range of Public Bodies in Devon and Somerset (including County, Unitary & District Council as well as HE Colleges, FE Colleges, National Parks, Academies, Schools and Emergency Services). The appointed provider will be responsible for checking and monitoring contractor compliance in the following areas: - SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement) - A range of financial checks - Trade accreditations - Insurance coverage - Ad hoc specific contract-related requirements (e.g., Arboricultural Association membership) Specific details regarding the specific arrangements to be covered by this procurement and the specific accreditation checks that are required for each arrangement can be found within the ITT. The provider must have the means to integrate with a Database Solution in order to automatically update contractor accreditation statuses across. The current DCC Comprehensive Accreditation Service Provider Contract comes to an end on 31st January 2026. The contract value is an indicative estimate based on the indicative number of suppliers set out within the ITT.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Two possible extension periods each of two years giving an ultimate possible termination date of 31st January 2034

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001828-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2030 |
| Recurrence | 2029-08-01 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £800,000 |
| Lots value | £800,000 |
| Awards value | £886,005 |
| Contracts value | £886,005 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER, |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | QUIDOS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 71317200 - Health and safety services
- 75100000 - Administration services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 9 Jan 2026 at 12:29 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001828-2026
- 5 Dec 2025 at 14:53 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080247-2025
- 26 Sep 2025 at 13:59 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060230-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001828-2026
  9th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080247-2025
  5th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060230-2025
  26th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
  The tender documents associated with this procurement are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at the Authority's e-tendering portal(Procontract)- http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Direct link to the Competition Advert on the Authority's e-tendering portal (Procontract)- https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=a6145adb-d39a-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True Click on the Competition Advert link and then you can express an interest in this opportunity by clicking the green button "Login and register interest in this opportunity". Once you have expressed an interest the system will automatically allow you access to the project documentation that will be stored within "My Activities" in your account on the system.

## Notice URLs

- https://devon.gov.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=a6145adb-d39a-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True
- https://quidos.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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