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    ContractsPDF Accessibility Services Contract
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    PDF Accessibility Services Contract

    Contract value
    £700k
    Published 24 Jul 2026

    DfT requires a supplier to create, review, and remediate accessible PDF files to meet WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 24 Jul 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £700k
    Published 24 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £700,000indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Lifecycle

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    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 2 months ago.

    24 July 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    The Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking an experienced supplier to provide PDF accessibility tagging services. The successful contractor will be responsible for creating accessible PDF files and reviewing, tagging, and remediating existing PDF documents that are untagged or incorrectly tagged. The supplier must demonstrate practical expertise and sufficient capacity to handle the volume of work. A detailed understanding of PDF accessibility standards, specifically WCAG 2.0 compliance or higher, is essential. This is a re-procurement of an existing contract, indicating an established need for ongoing services.

    Track record

    4 awards · 4 winners
    Open field

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06d2fe

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    Sector
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