Delivery Partner Dynamic Purchasing System

NCG invites you to become a Delivery Partner on DN1040 Provision of Delivery Partner Dynamic PurchasingSystem (DPS) for the procurement of Delivery Partners to be used by NCG and / or its divisions. NCG is proposing to appoint Providers through the establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Providers may apply to join the DPS at any time during its life. NCG will undertake its first evaluation of PQQs after 25.01.2016 for providers to be placed on the DPS. Thereafter, any applications received will be evaluated as they arrive.

The DPS will be in place for an initial period of 18 months with the option to extend for a further four 12 month periods in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and dependant on the future requirements of NCG. The initial period will be from Monday 22nd December 2015 until Wednesday 21st June 2017. The maximum end date of the DPS will be Tuesday 20th June 2021.

Procurement documents can be accessed at https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierPreLoginHome

Additional information: Applicants wishing to participate will need to register on the site and upon completion of registration will have access to the documentation. Completed documents should be submitted via the Due North Procurement Portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierPreLoginHome. All communications in relation to this procurement should also be via https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierPreLoginHome.

Specific Lots:

The establishment of the Delivery Partner DPS covers the following areas of work: ? Lot 01 - England - Further Education, including A levels

? Lot 02 - England - Higher Education, including vocational HE

? Lot 03 - England - Skills delivery, including work based learning, for large employers and SMEs ? Lot 04 - England - Employability, including welfare to work and support for the unemployed ? Lot 05 - England - Youth Engagement

? Lot 06 - England - Justice

? Lot 07 - England - Health

? Lot 08 - England - Defense

? Lot 09 - Scotland - Further Education, including A levels

? Lot 10 - Scotland - Higher Education, including vocational HE

? Lot 11 - Scotland - Skills delivery, including work based learning, for large employers and SMEs ? Lot 12 - Scotland - Employability, including welfare to work and support for the unemployed ? Lot 13 - Scotland- Youth Engagement

? Lot 14 - Scotland - Justice

? Lot 15 - Scotland - Health

? Lot 16 - Scotland - Defense

? Lot 17 - Northern Ireland - Further Education, including A levels

? Lot 18 - Northern Ireland - Higher Education, including vocational HE

? Lot 19 - Northern Ireland - Skills delivery, including work based learning, for large employers and SMEs ? Lot 20 - Northern Ireland - Employability, including welfare to work and support for the unemployed ? Lot 21 - Northern Ireland - Youth Engagement

? Lot 22 - Northern Ireland - Justice

? Lot 23 - Northern Ireland - Health

? Lot 24 - Northern Ireland - Defense

? Lot 25 - Wales - Further Education, including A levels

? Lot 26 - Wales - Higher Education, including vocational HE

? Lot 27 - Wales - Skills delivery, including work based learning, for large employers and SMEs ? Lot 28 - Wales - Employability, including welfare to work and support for the unemployed ? Lot 29 - Wales - Youth Engagement

? Lot 30 - Wales - Justice

? Lot 31 - Wales - Health

? Lot 32 - Wales - Defense

? Lot 33 - Non-UK - Further Education, including A levels

? Lot 34 - Non-UK - Higher Education, including vocational HE

? Lot 35 - Non-UK - Skills delivery, including work based learning, for large employers and SMEs ? Lot 36 - Non-UK - Employability, including welfare to work and support for the unemployed ? Lot 37 - Non-UK - Youth Engagement

? Lot 38 - Non-UK - Justice

? Lot 39 - Non-UK - Health

? Lot 40 - Non-UK - Defense

The DPS is structured to offer flexibility & choice. Providers are at liberty to tender for any or all of the Lots and/or sub-lots. During decision-making process, providers should consider the following points: ? Their expertise in carrying out any / all of the listed Lots,

? The geographic areas they can cover.