--- title: "**This DPS will be SUSPENDED from 08/08/25 to 15/09/25 to allow DWP to migrate to a new eProcurement System** Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2e33b732-e3d2-479a-a214-c79641d8f0b7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2e33b732-e3d2-479a-a214-c79641d8f0b7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2e33b732-e3d2-479a-a214-c79641d8f0b7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2e33b732-e3d2-479a-a214-c79641d8f0b7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS" published: "2025-08-05" --- # **This DPS will be SUSPENDED from 08/08/25 to 15/09/25 to allow DWP to migrate to a new eProcurement System** Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2e33b732-e3d2-479a-a214-c79641d8f0b7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2e33b732-e3d2-479a-a214-c79641d8f0b7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2e33b732-e3d2-479a-a214-c79641d8f0b7.json) ## Summary The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is overseeing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision, focused on education and training services. This procurement process utilises an open procedure and falls within the services industry category. Although active, the DPS is set to be temporarily suspended from 8 August 2025 to 15 September 2025 to facilitate DWP's transition to a new eProcurement System. The DPS covers a broad geographical scope, including England, Scotland, Wales, and various international regions such as Europe and the British Overseas Territories, with an end date set tentatively for 23 February 2029. Designed under a light touch regime as per Regulation 74, this DPS aims to foster innovative approaches within social care and employment services. This DPS represents a significant opportunity for SMEs and organisations focused on social enterprise and innovative local support to engage in employment and health-related activities. The open-ended nature of the system suggests ample scope for proof of concepts and pilot projects that could inform future service provision at both national and local levels. Although specific future business volumes are not guaranteed, the total anticipated value of call-off contracts under this DPS is approximately £20,000,000, presenting a lucrative chance for businesses with expertise in education and training services to collaborate with DWP and potentially expand their market reach. ## Notice The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has extended the anticipated duration of the the Dynamic Purchasing System for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision by an additional 29 months. The Test and Learn DPS is open ended but now has a nominal end date of 23 February 2029 (the date specified for expiry of DPS's in The Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2024 ("Transitional Regulations")). The Test and Learn DPS Contract can be terminated by DWP with twenty (20) Working Days' notice. This is a Contract Notice for social and specific services in accordance with regulation 75 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). DWP established the Test and Learn DPS to procure these activities in in England, Scotland and Wales on 9 November 2018. 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 DPS was established using a light touch regime. This DPS presents opportunities for organisations, with a focus on innovation and local specialist support, to be involved and test the development of new approaches for employment and health related activity. This will be key to building evidence to support the delivery of future provision at both national and local level. DWP cannot confirm or guarantee any future business through the DPS, but it is anticipated that there will be some limited numbers of proof of concepts / test and learn projects over the duration of the DPS. The T&L DPS is open ended with a nominal end date of 23 February 2029 but can be terminated by the Authority with twenty (20) Working Days' notice. In line with the original OJEU notice, the expected total value of all call-off contracts under the T&L DPS is approximately PS20,000,000. This DPS will be for the use of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), its Executive Agencies and those Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by DWP. Originally Published in OJ / S at on 2018/S 205-468119. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1970b4cc-59ba-47df-9c6e-145cd3552a64 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Aug 2025 | | Submission deadline | 10 Feb 2029 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 11 Feb 2029 - 23 Feb 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7UA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 5 Aug 2025 at 13:56 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1970b4cc-59ba-47df-9c6e-145cd3552a64 - 21 Feb 2025 at 08:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1970b4cc-59ba-47df-9c6e-145cd3552a64 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1970b4cc-59ba-47df-9c6e-145cd3552a64 5th August 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a3a6828f-8fda-41cc-9d31-720ccf779a4b n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e90375fe-0b2d-49e0-ad5e-47f357da6c12 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/eb73aa50-8fbf-4482-9182-df242579e06d n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ae63b17e-9ad7-43ad-be9f-b25e046e5852 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/69a70ba6-3cef-41b8-9c06-90fe0606d17e n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e468f2cc-c42d-44e1-af25-cb8b740b5daf n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/167f0033-1522-415e-bbbf-527fa7663823 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/55aa4f7e-0b72-477a-ad5b-dc2846a1f8ac n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a7852d33-b4b6-432c-8d5c-be4e304d189e n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6f8b2202-333f-4df4-abc4-941e671ca0d8 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a7d629e7-00a1-4393-8521-8f76cbfb4bc6 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b61c9c52-1a0f-4e87-90ec-ba31ebd355e0 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ebd34600-5846-4e1d-bec7-f86e2704e4a4 n/a - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-test-and-learn-dynamic-purchasing-system-guidance-for-businesses/dwp-test-and-learn-dps-how-to-register-and-apply DWP Test and Learn DPS: how to register and apply ## Notice URLs - https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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