Public Procurement and Property

Civil Engineering Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for projects up to £5 million

December 4, 2024 by Teigan Kelly No Comments | Category Procurement news, Scottish Procurement

The Scottish Government Civil Engineering Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for projects up to £5 million can now be used by buyers to issue calls for competition.

We have worked with internal and external stakeholders on the development of this collaborative DPS for use across the Scottish public sector. The DPS provides a list of pre-qualified suppliers for a variety of requirements, via three filters – type of civils works, location and value band.

It includes the following six lots:

• Lot 1: General Civil Engineering Works
• Lot 2: Roads
• Lot 3: Structures
• Lot 4: Geotechnical Services and Related Works
• Lot 5: Utilities
• Lot 6: Harbour, Coastal, Rivers, Flood and Marine

Scottish public sector organisations can issue calls for competitions under the DPS with an entirely electronic process to award civil engineering contracts. Details on the organisations that can use the DPS are included within the Contract Notice.

Suppliers are still able to submit applications to join the DPS via PCS-T (additional details are included within the Contract Notice). There is no limit to the number of suppliers that can participate in the DPS and applications can be submitted at any time. We anticipate the DPS will be live until October 2030. The Scottish Government has the option to either extend or reduce the DPS term at any time.

Benefits

For buyers:

• wide range of civil engineering works available
• easy route to market due to pre-approved suppliers
• continued access to a wide range of suppliers, including local SME’s
• electronic process where supplier details are held centrally
• all suppliers will pay staff at least the Real Living Wage for works via this DPS
• DPS developed specifically for lower value projects (up to £5 million)
• opportunity to maximise value for money benefits due to competition at call-off stage

For suppliers:

• easy to join DPS – not resource intensive
• can apply to join the DPS at any time
• can apply to any/all the Lots
• open to suppliers of all sizes
• no limit to the number of suppliers allowed onto the DPS

Supporting documents for buyers

The full suite of supporting documents for buyers, including the Buyer’s Guide, is available on Knowledge Hub. If you are not registered to access Knowledge Hub and are eligible to use the DPS please complete this template and send to CCT_SPPD@gov.scot.

Please note that any information obtained via Knowledge Hub must be treated as commercially confidential and must not be shared with anyone outside your organisation without the prior approval of Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD).

If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Collaborative Construction Team (CCT) at CCT_SPPD@gov.scot.

For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit www.gov.scot/procurement

Please email enquiries to scottishprocurement@gov.scot

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