Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision
This tender closed on 17 September 2026.
- Buyer
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Value
- Not published
- Closed
- 17 September 2026
- Where
- Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber
- Type
- Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)
In plain English
The Department for Work and Pensions is updating and extending their 'Test and Learn' Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), a framework for buying employment and health-related pilot projects and innovative approaches. They're looking for organisations to run small proof-of-concept and test projects across England, Scotland, and Wales, with an expected total spend of around £20 million over the system's lifetime (until September 2026, possibly longer).
What the buyer wants
• Design and deliver pilot or 'test and learn' projects focused on new employment and health support approaches • Provide social and employment-related services in the test phase • Work with DWP to generate evidence and learning for future national or local service delivery • Demonstrate innovation and local specialist expertise in your approach
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: This is an open-ended DPS with no guaranteed work, DWP explicitly states they cannot confirm or guarantee any future business. Most small businesses will struggle unless they have prior experience delivering employment or health services, and only limited numbers of small projects are anticipated, making consistent revenue unrealistic for most trades.
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More open tenders from Department for Work and Pensions
- FSF Dynamic Purchasing System 2 - For the Provision of Work Focused Activities. Project_23908, Department for Work and Pensions, closes 29 September 2028
- **This DPS will be SUSPENDED from 08/08/25 to 15/09/25 to allow DWP to migrate to a new eProcurement System** Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision, Department for Work and Pensions, closes 10 February 2029
- FSF Dynamic Purchasing System 2 For the Provision of Work Focused Activities, Department for Work and Pensions, closes 23 February 2029
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