Public Sector/Town & Parish Councils
A council website that passes the audit
Accessible websites, bookable halls, allotments and pitches with online payment, and fixed-fee WCAG 2.2 AA audits — so your annual governance return tells the truth.
The problem
Most town and parish council websites sit on cheap generic templates that fall short of the law. The Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations require WCAG 2.2 AA and a published accessibility statement — and the new AGAR Assertion 10 now asks smaller councils to confirm it every year. Meanwhile hall and allotment bookings are still run on paper, spreadsheets and chasing cheques.
We make your “Yes” truthful — and low-risk. A genuinely accessible website, a fixed-fee audit and statement, and bookable facilities with payment built in — all signed off by the clerk, no tender required.
What we build
Indicative pricing, always quoted to scope. Most first projects are a single below-threshold award — no formal tender required.
Accessible council website
from £1.5kA fast, WCAG 2.2 AA website with the documents, councillor info, meetings and notices residents expect.
Bookable halls, allotments & pitches
from £2.5kOnline booking and payment for hall hire, allotments, pitches and events — no more paper diaries and cheques.
WCAG 2.2 AA audit + accessibility statement
£750–£1.5kA fixed-fee audit and a published statement so AGAR Assertion 10 can be answered honestly.
Care plan
from £99/moHosting, backups, annual accessibility re-testing and content changes.
Why Ophir
We work the way clerks do, wherever your council sits — one point of contact, a fixed price, and a build the council can sign off under its own standing orders. Accessibility is built in from the first line of code, not bolted on.
Typical buyer: Town / Parish Clerk
What you get
- An accessibility return you can sign without crossing your fingers
- Hall and allotment bookings handled online, payments collected automatically
- A site residents can actually use, on any device
Social value you can evidence. Councils must have regard to the National Procurement Policy Statement and the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 — both of which prioritise SME spend and local economic benefit. Since February 2026, below-threshold competitions can also be reserved for local suppliers. As an independent UK SME that hires, trains and spends in its community, awarding work to Ophir helps you evidence all of it.
See it before you commit
We'll build a free working prototype for town & parish councils — your own service, your own brand — and walk you through it. No deck, no obligation.
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