Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the delivery of main contractor works. Works are divided into lots based on construction value bands. There is no restriction for the number of lots bidders can apply for. The lot value bands are:
Lot 1 — GBP 5 million to GBP 10 million
Lot 2 — GBP 10 million to GBP 20 million
Lot 3 — GBP 20 million to GBP 30 million
Lot 4 — GBP 30 million to GBP 60 million
Lot 5 — GBP 60 million+
The estimated total spend for the DPS is GBP 1 400 000 000 over the 7 year term.
To deliver main contractor services for residential led projects, with construction project values between GBP 5 million and GBP 10 million. The Dynamic Purchasing System is open for use by Public Bodies (as defined in the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (as amended) (‘the Act’), i.e.: any local authority, any police and crime commissioner, any housing action trust established under Part III of the Housing Act 1988, any probation trust, any organisation that has received public body designation under the Act through secondary legislation, any parish council and representative body of a rural parish) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: local authorities; educational establishments (including academies); central government departments and agencies; police, fire and rescue and coastguard emergency services; NHS and HSC bodies, including ambulance services; registered charities; registered social landlords; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament.
