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awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# Devon County Council Comprehensive Accreditation Service Provider (CASP)

[Devon County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/devon-county-council)

Estimated value

£800,000

Published

9 Jan 2026

Deadline

Closed

22 Oct 2025

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Buyer says suitable for VCSEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

Devon County Council (DCC) intends to enter into a contract with a provider to deliver ongoing management and verification of contractor accreditations across a range of DCC construction, building and property maintenance contracts and arrangements. These include, but are not limited to:

- Devon Maintenance Panel Agreement
- Devon Service Term Contracts
- Devon & Somerset Standing List of Approved Contractors
- Devon Tree Framework
- Public Rights Of Way (PROW) Framework

Under the terms of each of the above arrangements, all appointed contractors are required to obtain and maintain accreditation with the appointed Comprehensive Accreditation Service Provider to ensure that they meet key standards in Health and Safety, Insurance, trade accreditation and financial soundness as well as other requirements more specifically identified within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.

Accreditation Fees will be paid by the contractors on the above arrangements to the appointed Comprehensive Accreditation Services Provider.

The indicative number and sizes of organisations holding positions on the above arrangements can also be found within the ITT.

These contracts/arrangements listed above are used by a wide range of Public Bodies in Devon and Somerset (including County, Unitary & District Council as well as HE Colleges, FE Colleges, National Parks, Academies, Schools and Emergency Services).

The appointed provider will be responsible for checking and monitoring contractor compliance in the following areas:

- SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement)
- A range of financial checks
- Trade accreditations
- Insurance coverage
- Ad hoc specific contract-related requirements (e.g., Arboricultural Association

membership)

Specific details regarding the specific arrangements to be covered by this procurement and the specific accreditation checks that are required for each arrangement can be found

within the ITT.

The provider must have the means to integrate with a Database Solution in order to automatically update contractor accreditation statuses across.

The current DCC Comprehensive Accreditation Service Provider Contract comes to an end on 31st January 2026.

The contract value is an indicative estimate based on the indicative number of suppliers set out within the ITT.

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## CPV classification

Software package and information systems Health and safety services Administration services Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05a368-2026-01-09T12:29:42Z

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05a368-2026-01-09T12:29:42Z)

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