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Provision of Accessibility Auditor Training

Intellectual Property Office · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 20:03.

Opportunity overview

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) requires a supplier to deliver specialist training that builds internal capability to conduct accessibility audits of digital services. As part of the IPO’s Digital Transformation Programme and Cloud First approach, all new digital services must undergo a mandatory accessibility audit before being released to users, in line with legal obligations and Central Digital & Data Office/Government Digital Service service standards. The IPO seeks a training provider able to equip staff with the practical skills, methodologies, and accreditation needed to perform accessibility audits and produce reports compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). The aim is to enable the IPO to complete accessibility audit activity in‑house, reducing reliance on external suppliers and ensuring high‑quality, standards‑aligned assessments of new and updated digital services.

Classification

  • CPV80510000 — Specialist training services
  • CPV80533100 — Computer training services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C4162
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
16 Apr 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
11 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
25 Sept 2026, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Oct 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80510000
Description
Specialist training services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80533100
Description
Computer training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Frameworks have not yielded a potential supplier. Suppliers interested can reach out on IPO People Services Commercial People-Commercial@ipo.gov.uk
Due
15 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
023395-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Mar 2026, 11:07
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Intellectual Property Office
Id
GB-PPON-PTGR-5753-JZVM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTGR-5753-JZVM

Address

Street Address
Concept House, Cardiff Road
Locality
Newport
Postal Code
NP10 8QQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL21

Contact

Name
David Hughes
Telephone
01633 813735

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newport · UKL21 · NP10 8QQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL2 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 023395-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·