Dynamic Purchasing System for Work Focused Activities - Open from 06/07/15 to 05/07/2019 - contracts are awarded on an ongoing basis as call-offs
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONSEstimated Value
Up to £8,000,000
Deadline
5 July 2019
Published
18 November 2016
Type
services
Overview
DWP hereby give notice that as from 4th July 2016, DWP shall no longer be taking any new registration and accreditations for the Central England Proof of Concept (PoC), Dynamic Purchasing System. The launch of the NEW Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) National system has been advertised on Contracts Finder and OJEU.
An invitation to apply to register and accreditation for the NEW DPS System will be issued by the end of June 2016. All existing suppliers registered with the PoC will also be required to obtain accreditation for the NEW DPS system.
Service Offers will need to be uploaded to a new IT Platform. The NEW Dynamic Purchasing System will be a National Rollout.
Submission
Any refreshed or additional offers may be submitted by existing providers only.
Additional details
A series of communications will be published on Contracts Finder/ BRAVO. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to procure Work Focused Activities in the Jobcentre Plus Central England Group area.
The objective being to source:- a greater range of local provision; wide choice of suppliers (including Small,Medium Enterprises [SME's] and increased value for money for the taxpayer, in a quicker and more efficient way. Potential Suppliers are asked to submit proposals based on a number of categories at JCP district level.
Suppliers on the DPS will not be required to deliver in all JCP office locations but they must clearly outline in their application which delivery locations they will operate the provision in. 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 decsribed in Regulation 34 (Dynamic Purchasing System).
The initial period of the DPS (6th July 2015 to 31st March 2016) will be a Proof of Concept, which will be thoroughly evaluated and if successful the DPS will continue until 5th July 2019. The procurement will be managed through our eProcurement Solution. All interested parties should register at https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk
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Department For Work and PensionsKey Dates
Published
18 November 2016
Submission deadline
5 July 2019
Notice type
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