AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
DSIT awarded a G-Cloud 14 call-off for GOV.UK accessibility audit services to THE DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY CENTRE LIMITED. The published award value is £18,900 and the stated service period is 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is published to THE DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY CENTRE LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a small accessibility-testing services award under the G-Cloud 14 framework, covering WCAG 2.2 AA testing, disabled-user testing, reporting and retesting.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THE DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY CENTRE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-da28efff-9e26-4b48-a013-7a43843d1226-1 · 18900 GBP · Active award
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The active award names The Digital Accessibility Centre Limited as supplier and has a value of GBP 18,900. Supplier verification matched company number 07413852 to THE DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY CENTRE LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The notice document is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and was published 16 October 2026.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The award record status is "active".
Award decision date
96% confidence21 September 2026
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The award record gives a date of 21 September 2026.
Stated contract period
98% confidence12 October 2026 to 11 October 2027
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The award and tender contract-period fields state these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£18,900
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The tender and sole award records each state GBP 18,900.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award and supplier
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One award is published, with one named supplier and a GBP 18,900 award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence21 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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The tender period end date is 2026-09-21T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
96% confidence21 September 2026
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The award date is 2026-09-21.
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026, 13:50 BST
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The award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-16T13:50:36+01:00.
Stated service start
98% confidence12 October 2026
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The published contract period start date is 2026-10-12.
Stated service end
98% confidence11 October 2027
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The published contract period end date is 2027-10-11T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceGOV.UK accessibility audit services
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The procurement title is "GOV.UK Accessibility Audit".
Published service activities
99% confidenceWCAG 2.2 AA testing, disabled-user testing, reporting and retesting
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These activities are specified in the published description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72800000 — Computer audit and testing services
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The tender classification gives CPV 72800000.
Published delivery coverage
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World
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These delivery countries/areas are listed in the tender item delivery addresses.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurement method is stated as selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement (G-Cloud 14)
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The procurement-method detail says call-off from a framework agreement; the description identifies G-Cloud 14.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
97% confidence365 days
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The stated period runs from 12 October 2026 through 11 October 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceFramework call-off
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The notice identifies a G-Cloud 14 call-off from a framework agreement.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceSmall published award value of £18,900
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The sole published award value is GBP 18,900.
Service emphasis
90% confidenceAccessibility assurance and iterative remediation support
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The stated scope includes standards testing, disabled-user testing, reporting and retesting.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceThe publication supports an active award and states a contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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The notice is an award notice; the award status is active; no explicit signature or execution field is supplied.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation detail, scoring, pricing breakdown, lot allocation and extension terms.
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No such fields are present in the supplied award and tender data.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by company number 07413852, with no name mismatch or address-like source name flag.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution; analysis therefore reports an active award and stated contract period rather than a signed contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown, detailed deliverables, lot allocation and extension or renewal options.
- The estimated October 2027 re-procurement point is based only on the stated end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DSITGOV.UK Accessibility AuditThe Digital Accessibility Centre LimitedG-Cloud 14accessibility auditWCAG 2.2 AAContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the GOV.UK Accessibility Audit award?
THE DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY CENTRE LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 07413852.
What is the published award value?
£18,900.
What services are included?
The notice describes WCAG 2.2 AA testing, disabled-user testing, reporting and retesting for GOV.UK.
When is the stated contract period?
12 October 2026 to 11 October 2027.
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