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title: "WCC - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employability and Skills Q2 2026"
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buyer: "Warwickshire County Council"
published: "2026-10-26"
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# WCC - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employability and Skills Q2 2026

Buyer: Warwickshire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a19ebde2-ff97-40fe-ba93-de4677977cac

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## Summary

Warwickshire County Council has commissioned employability and skills services through its dynamic purchasing system. The work sits across recruitment, education and training services, supporting people to develop skills and improve their employability. Delivery is in the West Midlands. The published award groups together individual call-off contracts made under the system, rather than describing one single service package, so the specific activities and delivery arrangements may vary between call-offs. The procurement is service work and the council is the buyer.

The procurement is complete and the call-offs have been awarded through a selective route: contracts were called off from the dynamic purchasing system. The recorded award date is 23 February 2029, with the contract period running from 24 February to 25 September 2029. The recorded award value is £916,914.50. The award names the suppliers as “Various”, so no individual winning businesses are identified in the published data. The process is presented as a group of individual call-offs; separate lot-level awards, eligibility requirements and evaluation criteria are not described here. The system is intended to admit new suppliers, and the tender information marks the work as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For suppliers that did not win, this award demonstrates Warwickshire County Council’s demand for employability and skills provision through a dynamic purchasing system, with call-offs covering recruitment, education and training services in the West Midlands. The call-off route is the commercial model to understand: credible competitors need to be able to qualify for the purchasing system and respond to its individual requirements. Relevant capability includes delivering services that build employability and skills, with the operational capacity to take on distinct commissioned packages. SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises are identified as suitable participants. The award names a range of suppliers rather than identifying a single provider, indicating that the work was placed through multiple call-offs; suppliers should therefore be prepared to compete for requirements that fit their particular delivery expertise.

## Notice

This notice contains details of the individual call-off contracts awarded via WCC - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employability and Skills for Q2 2026. Details of the individual call-offs can be found in the attachment contained within this notice. The Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employability and Skills remains open to new entrants and interested parties can find the contract opportunity on Contracts Finder.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5fff9e50-5e06-447e-bdf1-fe96e916f2c5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 Feb 2029 - 25 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £916,914 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £916,914 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Warwickshire County Council |
| Locality | WARWICK |
| Postcode area | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV34 4RL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Warwick Saltisford |
| Westminster constituency | Warwick and Leamington |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Supplier N/A |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 15:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5fff9e50-5e06-447e-bdf1-fe96e916f2c5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5fff9e50-5e06-447e-bdf1-fe96e916f2c5
  26th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6c1af1ed-9b38-4428-8f01-2d2344c85652

## Provenance

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