Provision of Assistive and Production Software

The BEIS Cirrus IT programme has a requirement for Productivity and Technology Applications. The productivity applications required enable users to carry out their required daily activities effectively and efficiently. Assistive technology applications listed are a vital enabler to many users' ability to use the provided technology, as stated within the government diversity and inclusion strategy. In many instances, users would not be able to carry out their role without access to these applications. We require licences to be provided by the supplier on request, on a call-off basis. Current licence requirements result in between 40 and 50 new licence requests per calendar month.