Accessibility Software & Hardware Support & Training - 2026
Details
- Supplier(s)
- VOICEPOWER LIMITED
- Value
- £126,000
- Duration
- 3 years
- Topic
- Technical assistance services
- Published
- 4 September 2026
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
This contract will provide accessibility software, support and training for staff that have been assessed as having accessibility issues. The successful supplier will provide the following services: • Speech recognition software (Dragon Software) to accommodate users with a range of disabilities. • Training to staff on Specific reasonable adjustment software (Dragon TextHelp Read & write, Mindmanager) • Access to an online portal which is used to manage the usage amongst Ofsted staff. • Provide support to staff via a dedicated help phone line (as well as additional training) for any workplace adjustment software that is provided. • An occasional requirement for compatible hardware, for example, in the form of digital recorders.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 September 2026
- Completed: Award published4 September 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 August 2029in 3 years
About the buyer
Ofsted is a non-ministerial department that inspects and regulates schools, childcare and children's social care. Suppliers are at times shortlisted from the Research Marketplace dynamic purchasing system. A service desk procurement uses the Government Commercial Agency's Technology Services 4 framework. Past tenders cover DBS services, independent complaints adjudication and a regulatory case management system. More than 2,000 inspectors are contracted directly to carry out inspections.
Over the past 5 years, most of Ofsted's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and office and computing equipment.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-for-standards-in-education-children-s-services-and-skills-ofsted.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-for-standards-in-education-children-s-services-and-skills-ofsted.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-for-standards-in-education-children-s-services-and-skills-ofsted.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-for-standards-in-education-children-s-services-and-skills-ofsted.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-for-standards-in-education-children-s-services-and-skills-ofsted.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-for-standards-in-education-children-s-services-and-skills-ofsted.gov |
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