Published date: 2 May 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 20 February 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North East, East of England, South West

Value of contract

£1,530,000 to £1,650,000

Procurement reference

tender_347948/1208854

Published date

2 May 2023

Closing date

20 February 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

3 April 2023

Contract end date

30 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The Buyer sought to procure contracts for the provision of the Mid-Life MOT through its Dynamic Purchasing System for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision ("Test and Learn DPS"). The procurement documents were made available to eligible suppliers on the Test and Learn DPS.

The Mid-life MOT encourages and enables people to stay in work longer and enjoy a more secure retirement through helping them take stock of their Work, Wealth, and Wellbeing.
The Buyer wishes to encourage and enable individuals to engage with later life planning through a holistic assessment of their Work, Wealth, and Wellbeing. The Buyer awarded 3 contracts for delivery of the Mid-life MOT through employers and direct to individuals within the three pilot areas:

CPA 1 North East of England,
CPA 2 East Anglia and
CPA 3 Cornwall and Devon.

This was a procurement for services under the Light Touch Regime and DWP were not bound by Public Contracts Regulations 2015 except as such Regulations are applicable to the Light Touch Regime. DWP expressly reserved the rights: (i) to cancel this procurement at any stage; (ii) to not award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (iii) to make whatever changes it saw fit to make to the content and structure of the tendering competition; (iv) and in no circumstances were DWP liable for any costs incurred by potential suppliers.

Open format versions of the attached documents are available upon request.


Award information

Awarded date

3 April 2023

Contract start date

3 April 2023

Contract end date

30 April 2025

Total value of contract

£4,746,000

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

Reed in Partnership Limited

Address

Academy Court, 94 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1DT, UK

Reference

Companies House number: 0851645

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Successful in CPA 1 - East Anglia
Total Contract Value = £1,566,000

PeoplePlus Group Ltd

Address

19-20 The Triangle, NG2 Business Park, Nottingham, NG2 1AE

Reference

Companies House number: 05722765

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Successful in CPA 2 - North East of England
Total Contract Value = £1,530,000

Capita Business Services Ltd

Address

65 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NQ

Reference

Companies House number: 2299747

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Successful in CPA 3 - Cornwall and Devon
Total Contract Value = £1,650,000


About the buyer

Address

Department for Work and Pensions, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds
Leeds
LS2 7UA
England

Email

cd.test-learn@dwp.gov.uk