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FSF Dynamic Purchasing System 2 For the Provision of Work Focused Activities

Department for Work & Pensions

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Work and Pensions is procuring work-focused activities for Jobcentre Plus districts across England, Scotland and Wales. The requirement covers social and other services intended to support people towards work, falling within education and training services (CPV 80000000). It is arranged through the Flexible Support Fund Dynamic Purchasing System 2, which is for the sole use of the Department for Work and Pensions. Suppliers may be required to deliver activities in any of the three UK nations. The opportunity is suitable for organisations providing employability support, vocational preparation, education, training or related services, including community and social-sector providers. It replaces the earlier Flexible Support Fund Dynamic Purchasing System and supports the Department’s purchasing of work-focused provision through Jobcentre Plus districts.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through a Dynamic Purchasing System using the light-touch regime for social and other services. The deadline for submissions was set as 23 February 2029 at 23:59 UTC. The contract period was set to run from 26 February 2029 to 27 February 2029. The estimated overall value of the Dynamic Purchasing System is £250,000,000. The arrangement is for the Department for Work and Pensions only and is not divided into stated lots. Suppliers seeking to join must use the temporary offline application process, while still creating an account on the Department’s Atamis supplier portal. The published process sets no specific award criteria or weighting in the available procurement details.

This opportunity suits organisations that can design and deliver practical work-focused activities for people supported by Jobcentre Plus. Relevant providers may include employability specialists, training organisations, colleges, charities, voluntary and community organisations, social enterprises and other suppliers with education, skills or vocational support capabilities. The procurement is explicitly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller providers can be relevant alongside larger organisations. Suppliers should be able to operate across, or target provision within, England, Scotland or Wales and respond to requirements arising from individual Jobcentre Plus districts. The Dynamic Purchasing System structure may suit providers seeking access to repeated work-focused commissioning opportunities rather than a single standalone service contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

FSF Dynamic Purchasing System 2 For the Provision of Work Focused Activities

Notice Description

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to procure Work Focused Activities for Jobcentre Plus Districts in England, Scotland and Wales via the previous DWP eProcurement Solution (ePS). DWP has now migrated to a new ePS, Atamis and DWP are therefore reissuing this notice via the Atamis portal. However, please note that 'online' applications to join the FSF DPS 2 via the Atamis Portal are currently suspended and a temporary 'offline' process is in place, further details are below. The DPS is for the procurement of social and other services referred to in Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) and as such, the intention is to use a light touch regime, rather than the full regime described in Regulation 34 (Dynamic Purchasing System). The DPS is for the sole use of DWP. The Flexible Support Fund Dynamic Purchasing System 2 - For the Provision of Work Focused Activities (FSF DPS 2) is the replacement for the DWP Dynamic Purchasing System for provision of work-focused activities known as the Flexible Support Fund DPS (FSF DPS). The FSF DPS expired on 31 October 2021 and was replaced by the FSF DPS 2 with effect from 1 November 2021. Currently the 'online' application process is suspended, and a temporary 'offline' process is in operation. Any new supplier wishing to apply to join the FSF DPS 2 should send an email to cdfsf.adhocprocurement@dwp.gov.uk requesting to apply to join the FSF DPS 2, and the relevant information will be sent to you via email. Although DWP are currently operating an 'offline' process to join the FSF DPS 2, suppliers will still be required to create an account on Atamis. Suppliers can do this via the link below, which will take you to the DWP Atamis landing page. To ensure that the page functions correctly, you must accept browser cookies https://dwp2.my.site.com/s/Welcome From this landing page, new suppliers will be able to create an Atamis account by selecting the "Supplier Registration Here" button and following the on screen instructions. The landing page also has a link to the Supplier Portal Help page, where you will find an article to help with registering for an account https://suppliersupport.atamis.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/4613254620319-Registering-with-a-Supplier-Portal Estimated overall value of this DPS will be PS250,000,000.00 Additional Information As of 1 January 2021, the internationally comparable regional geography for the UK is the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) geography. This has replaced the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) geographies for the UK that were operational when the UK was a member of the European Union. Please refer to the spreadsheet to see how the NUTS Code correspond to the ITL Codes at Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-aad9c8d1-1d4a-4b31-8816-23c444a1b1dc
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22fe743a-bde5-42d7-a284-e0d3a4eb72f2
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
23 Feb 20293 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
26 Feb 2029 - 27 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
Department for Work & Pensions
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9NA
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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