--- title: "Dynamic Purchasing System for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-039215" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-039215" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039215.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039215.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS" published: "2022-12-16" --- # Dynamic Purchasing System for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039215 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-039215) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039215.json) ## Summary The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a tender for a Dynamic Purchasing System for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision in the Education and Training Services category. The procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with a contract period ending on 30 September 2024. The opportunity is open for businesses to provide innovative solutions for employment support, focusing on helping disabled people find work. The deadline for submissions is 17 September 2024, with the bid opening scheduled for the same day. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the education and training services sector to engage with the Department for Work and Pensions and other affiliated bodies in delivering employment and health-related services. Companies specializing in social services and willing to participate in a dynamic purchasing system to drive innovation and support evidence-based practices at a national and local level would be well-suited to compete for this contract. With a value of £20 million, this tender offers a chance for business growth through impactful collaborations in the public sector. ## Notice The Government and specifically the Department for Work and Pensions have a challenging agenda to help people, many of whom have complex barriers to employment, to be able to move into work and sustain that employment. As part of this the Government has committed to a goal of seeing one million more disabled people in employment by 2027. As set out in the Policy Paper "Improving Lives: the Future of Work, Health and Disability", published in October 2016, the Authority and Authorised Buyers are looking to deliver a number of new Proof of Concepts (PoC), trials etc. to improve the support that it can offer and to understand what works best. This presents opportunities for businesses, with a focus on innovation and local specialist support, to support and test the development of new approaches for employment support. This provision will be key to building evidence to support the delivery of future provision at both national and local level. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is a Contract Notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 24. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) intends to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to procure these activities in in England, Scotland and Wales. 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). This DPS will present opportunities for organisation, 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 Test & Learn (T&L) DPS commenced on the first date that DWP signed the first DPS Contract, which was on 09 November 2018. The T&L DPS will be open ended with a nominal End date of 30 September 2024 (which may be extended further) but can be terminated by the Authority with twenty (20) Working Days' notice. This DPS Contract will be for the use of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and other contracting bodies (listed below), their Executive Agencies and those Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by them. Further information including a list of such Agencies and Public Bodies can be viewed by selecting "Ministerial Departments (link is external)" on the Departmental website (link is external): -- The Department for Work and Pensions, -- Ministry of Justice, -- Department of Health and Social Care, -- The Department for Education, -- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, -- Home Office, -- Scottish Government, -- Welsh Government, -- Local Authorities in England, Scotland and Wales. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035722-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic, Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Dec 2022 | | Submission deadline | 17 Sep 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £20,000,000 | | Lots value | £20,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | LS2 &UA | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80500000 - Training services ## Release History - 16 Dec 2022 at 15:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035722-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk - https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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