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Dynamic Purchasing System for Professional Services in Construction and Premises 2024 UK

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71000000

ValueValue not published

Deadline11 Apr 2028

Published16 Jul 2024

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 16 Jul 2024592 days leftCloses 11 Apr 2028

Who to contact

dps@pagabo.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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The brief

The Education Alliance are looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System for professional services in construction and premises contracts within the UK (excluding Scotland).

The DPS Agreement will cover projects including, but is not limited to, new builds, extensions, refurbishments, housing builds, multi-complex builds, works covering the railway industry, infrastructure projects, etc.

The procurement will be a single stage process following the Public Contract Regulations 2015 open procedure.

The DPS agreement will be established and coincide with the recently awarded framework for professional services in construction and premises 2024 and will be coterminous in April 2028.

The DPS will be split in to 22 categories, this DPS agreement is being advertised and tendered, so it can be utilised by all Public-sector bodies, including Charities in the UK (excluding Scotland).

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What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

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Dynamic Purchasing System for Professional Services in Construction and Premises 2024 UK

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10–22 daysof bid-team effort

£6.8k–£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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