Digital Accessibility, Assistive Technology and Inclusive Design - Request for Information (RFI)

The BBC would welcome responses to this request for information (RFI) in order to inform our thinking prior to any potential procurement exercise.

The purpose of this Request for Information is to provide the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) with information from the market to identify potential providers that have the capability to support the BBC's strategic goal of being an 'Accessible First' organisation.

At a high level, the BBC is interested in responses from providers that can offer services to meet one or all of the following requirements:

a) Accessibility Assessments and Remediation Strategies for the BBC's:

b) Provision of Training and Learning Resources for Digital Accessibility, Assistive Technology and Inclusive Design

c) Provision of specialist resource and services to create digital products and tools

d) Strategy, Events, Change Management and Project management and analysis support for Accessibility and Inclusion

e) User Testing for Digital Accessibility and Inclusion

f) Provision of consulting and services to ensure marketing, communications and training are all accessible

g) Benchmarking the accessibility of BBC audience-facing and staff-facing products

Please note this invitation has been issued purely as an information seeking exercise and is not part of any formal procurement process.

Additional information: Please register your interest in this RFI by taking the following steps:

Register your company on the Jaggaer e-Tendering portal (this is only required once):

a) Go to https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk

b) Click the link on the login page to register

c) Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue'

d) Enter your correct business and user details.

e) Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete.

f) You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password.

Express an interest in the RFI:

g) Login to the portal with the username/password.

h) Click the 'PQQs Open to all Suppliers' link. (Any RFI will appear as a PQQ).

i) Click on the relevant PQQ to access the RFI content.

j) Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ into your 'My PQQs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only.

k) You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ Details' box.

Responding to the RFI:

i) Click 'My Response' under PQQ Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining).

m) You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.

n) Note the deadline for completion, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the RFI. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).

o) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance, please consult the online help, or contact the Jaggaer e-Tendering help desk.