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Department for Work and Pensions

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision

EducationCPV 80000000
Value£20.0m
Deadline10 Feb 2029
Published21 Feb 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 21 Feb 2025932 days leftCloses 10 Feb 2029
Who to contact
cd.test-learn@dwp.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£20.0mtotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£21.6m

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The brief

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.

What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
006494-2025
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