Procurement Level 3 (8-11 points)

Established Accessible Procurement

Your assessment indicates your organisation is at Level 3 in the Procurement dimension of accessibility maturity. An end-to-end approach to accessible procurement is being considered. Procurement policies are being identified as missing accessibility considerations. Accessibility experts are sometimes advising the procurement teams. This shows you’ve established more substantial practices but still have opportunities for enhancement.

Organisations at this level typically:

• Have defined accessibility processes for most procurement activities
• Regularly request and validate vendor accessibility claims
• Conduct structured risk assessments for accessibility issues
• Establish defined processes for alternate access planning
• Often require accessibility roadmaps or improvement plans from vendors

Leveling up in procurement

To enhance your accessible procurement:

• Apply accessibility requirements consistently for all technology purchases
• Develop standard accessibility clauses in request for proposals (RFPs) and other procurement documentation
• Implement stricter, more rigorous validation of vendor accessibility claims
• Strengthen risk assessments by including mitigation strategies and plans for accommodations if the supplied product cannot be made fully accessible
• Require vendors to provide accessibility roadmaps or improvement plans

You’ve built solid accessible procurement practices. Your next steps involve ensuring these practices are consistent, rigorous, and increasingly integrated across all purchasing activities.