Construction Professional Services DPS
- Buyer
- The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
- Value
- £800,000,000
- Closes
- 23 February 2029
- Where
- Liverpool
- Type
- Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)
In plain English
The UK government is setting up a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) to find construction professional services suppliers. They need project managers, engineers, cost consultants, designers, architects, and sustainability specialists for two main work areas: Lot 1 covers general professional services across North and East sites, and Lot 2 covers structural inspection services for South and West sites (particularly civil structures).
What the buyer wants
• Lot 1: Provide construction professional services across technical, professional, industry sector, geographical, and additional capability categories that government agencies can search and filter to find the right specialists • Lot 2: Conduct regular structural condition inspections on civil structures, produce detailed reports with rectification recommendations, record and classify inspection results, and maintain updated databases to meet compliance requirements (Licence Condition 28)
Lots
- Lot 1 – North and East Sites
- Lot 2 – South and West Sites
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This is a massive framework worth £800 million aimed at supplying multiple government agencies with senior professional services. Most small trades (builders, electricians, plumbers) will be disqualified because this requires degree-qualified professionals, professional body registration, and significant consultancy experience. Solo traders and small operatives cannot bid.
How to bid
This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.
How dynamic purchasing systems work
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