Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has updated the 'Dynamic Purchasing System for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision' Core Terms and Schedules (“Test and Learn DPS Contract”) alongside the Instructions to Potential Suppliers and Application Guidance documentation. The updates to the Test and Learn DPS Contract shall take effect on 8th February 2024.

To summarise, the changes to the Test and Learn DPS are as follows:

• Removal/replacement of certain European Union references;
• Updated security call-off schedule;
• Updated data processing provisions;
• Addition of an optional staff transfer call-off schedule;
• Change in the sequencing of signatures in the call-off award procedure so a buyer (rather than the supplier) will sign a call-off award form second;
• Change in the approach to financial standing assessments with more focus placed on a detailed assessment to be undertaken at the call-off competition stage rather than when potential suppliers apply to be admitted to the DPS; and
• Consequential amendments in light of changes referred to above.

DWP has also extended the anticipated duration of the Test and Learn DPS by an additional two years. The Test and Learn DPS is open ended but now has a nominal end date of 30 September 2026 (which may be extended further). The Test and Learn DPS Contract can be terminated by DWP with twenty (20) Working Days' notice.