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Construction Professional Services DPS

Crown Commercial Service

This public procurement record has 13 releases in its history.

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Summary of the contracting process

The Government Commercial Agency is procuring a dynamic purchasing system for construction professional services. It covers technical and professional consultancy across construction and related areas, including property development, architecture, engineering, inspection, design support, IT, research, procurement advice, fire prevention, environmental planning and auditing, pollution investigations, conservation and marine services. The system is organised around service types, industry sectors, geographical regions and additional capabilities, with further sub-filters to describe suppliers’ offerings. Public-sector customers use those filters to identify suppliers to invite to individual competitions. Services may be delivered across the United Kingdom. This is a broad professional-services opportunity rather than a single defined construction project, so its relevance depends on the supplier’s service lines, sectors and geographic coverage.

The process reached the tender stage, when the buyer invited suppliers to participate through a restricted procedure. It is a dynamic purchasing system: suppliers indicate the categories and capabilities they offer, and public-sector customers use these to shortlist suppliers for competition. The stated maximum system value is £800 million, increased from £150 million. The initial term was 48 months, with two optional 12-month extensions; the optional extension has been used, and the stated end date is 23 February 2029. The published tender period gives a submission deadline of 23 February 2029 at 23:59 UTC, but the procurement description says that the displayed closing and contract dates were manipulated for system compatibility. No separate enquiry deadline or evaluation weighting is stated in the supplied data.

The opportunity may suit small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, as well as larger consultancies. It is relevant to firms able to deliver one or more of the system’s varied professional services, from engineering, architecture and inspection to environmental, conservation, marine, IT, research or procurement consultancy. Suppliers can identify the service areas, industry sectors, regions and additional capabilities that match their offer, allowing public-sector customers to filter for relevant providers before inviting them to compete. This makes the system potentially useful both to specialist firms with a focused service and to multidisciplinary practices with broader coverage. The supplied information does not set out particular accreditations, minimum capacity levels or experience thresholds, so firms should assess their fit against the applicable category requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Construction Professional Services DPS

Notice Description

The RM6242 DPS will be organised into distinct categories so: Suppliers can indicate all elements relevant to their service offering, and Customers can filter the elements to produce a shortlist of appointed suppliers to invite to a competition. The four (4) distinct categories comprise of: Technical & Professional Services Industry Sector Geographical Regions Additional Capability Within these filters are further sub-filters that agencies can select to demonstrate the level of services they can provide. Additional information: Please note the Closing Date, Contract Start Date and Contract End Date have been manipulated to support compatibility system issues. However please refer to the contract notice for the correct dates, timelines etc. The Initial term of this DPS was 48 months with optional extension periods of 12 months + 12 months (a maximum of 72 months). This is to advise that the optional extension has been utilised and the end date is now 23/02/2029. The value has also been increased from PS150m to PS800m.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2961c41a-d44f-49c7-a79d-f405ae2e5583
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17f54304-4783-4278-a0b6-6a3f050c5b36
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

70 - Real estate services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

50200000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment

70110000 - Development services of real estate

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

75251110 - Fire-prevention services

79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

79422000 - Arbitration and conciliation services

79933000 - Design support services

90712100 - Urban environmental development planning

90712200 - Forest conservation strategy planning

90712300 - Marine conservation strategy planning

90712400 - Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services

90712500 - Environmental institution building or planning

90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

90714000 - Environmental auditing

90715000 - Pollution investigation services

90731000 - Services related to air pollution

90732000 - Services related to soil pollution

90733000 - Services related to water pollution

98360000 - Marine services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
23 Feb 20293 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Feb 2029 - 25 Feb 2029 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Crown Commercial Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 9PP
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
City Centre North
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Further Information

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