Published date: 17 September 2021

Last edited date: 22 August 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 22 August 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region, North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales

Value of contract

£0 to £499,999

Procurement reference

tender_266020/997945

Published date

17 September 2021

Closing date

22 August 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

25 August 2025

Contract end date

26 August 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

PLEASE NOTE


This Notice has now been closed as the DWP eProcurement System (ePS) Jaggaer is now inactive. A revised Notice will be issued via the new DWP ePS early September 2025, and the FSF DPS 2 will then be re-opened for new applications. The revised Notice will include further details on how to apply on the new DWP ePS.


The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) intends to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to procure Work Focused Activities in Jobcentre Plus Districts 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). The DPS is for the sole use of DWP.

The Flexible Support Fund Dynamic Purchasing System 2 - For the Provision of Work Focused Activities (FSF DPS 2) is the replacement for the DWP Dynamic Purchasing System for provision of work-focused activities known as the Flexible Support Fund DPS (FSF DPS).

Estimated overall value of this DPS will be £250,000,000.00

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ADDENDUMS

12/09/24 - The new regulations will now come into effect on 24 February 25.

27/08/24 - The Flexible Support Fund Dynamic Purchasing System 2 (FSF DPS 2) is due to expire September 25 and as per the 'Transforming Public Procurement - Communication Note' issued on 19 February 24, the new "Procurement Regulation 24" will come into effect for any new frameworks/ DPS in October 24.

For DWP to fully understand the implications and implementation of the new Procurement Act Regulations, we have taken the decision to extend the current FSF DPS 2 (per Regulation 34 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015"), Regulation 34(28)).

The extension period for the FSF DPS2 will be from 20 September 25 up to 30 September 28. However, as per Para 14.2 of the Core Terms, DWP reserve the right to terminate the FSF DPS 2 earlier. It is highly anticipated that this right will be exercised in due course to create a "Dynamic Market" under the new regulations.

DWP will ensure that those suppliers accredited onto the FSF DPS 2 will be given advance notice of any change, but until such time, the FSF DPS 2 will continue to run as normal and any supplier wishing to apply to join, should follow the guidance issued.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Early Engagement - FSF Dynamic Purchasing System 2 - For the Provision of Work Focused Activities

  • Early engagement
  • Published 13 August 2021

Attachments

Additional text

ADDENDUM 12 SEPTEMBER 2024

The new regulations will now come into effect on 24 February 2025


ADDENDUM 27 AUGUST 2024

As per the 'Transforming Public Procurement - Communication Note' issued on 19 February 2024, the new "Procurement Regulation 2024" will come into effect for any new frameworks / DPS in October 2024.

The Flexible Support Fund Dynamic Purchasing System 2 (FSF DPS 2) is due to expire September 2025 and for DWP to fully understand the implications and implementation of the new Procurement Act Regulations, we have taken the decision to extend the current FSF DPS 2 (per Regulation 34 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015"), Regulation 34(28)).

The extension period for the FSF DPS2 will be from 20 September 2025 up to 30 September 2028. However, as per Para 14.2 of the Core Terms, DWP reserve the right to terminate the FSF DPS 2 earlier than the 30 September 2028.

It is highly anticipated that this right will be exercised in due course to create a "Dynamic Market" under the new regulations.

DWP will ensure that those suppliers accredited onto the FSF DPS 2 will be given advance notice of any change, but until such time, the FSF DPS 2 will continue to run as normal and any supplier wishing to apply to join, should follow the guidance issued.

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As of 1 January 2021, the internationally comparable regional geography for the UK is the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) geography.

This has replaced the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) geographies for the UK that were operational when the UK was a member of the European Union

The above spreadsheet shows the NUTS Code and the new corresponding ITL Code at Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3

About the buyer

Address

Caxton House, Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA
England

Email

CDFSF.ADHOCPROCUREMENT@DWP.GOV.UK