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Tender: Dynamic Purchasing System for Education and Children's Social Care Professionals (Jaggaer) – up to £6.5M to 31 March 2026

Released about 1 year ago

Closed30 Mar 2026Updated

Est. valueEstimate£40K to £43.1M

LocationUnited Kingdom

AgencyDepartment For Education

SourceContracts Finder

CategoryEducation & Training

Submissions closedClosed Mon, 30 Mar 2026

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The department is seeking suppliers to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) run via the Jaggaer platform to source a wide range of education and children's social care professionals and associates. Suppliers must register on Jaggaer, express interest in the ECSC DPS, select the ECSC-00 DPS category in their account profile and allow at least six full working days for their application to be processed; access to opportunities issued before approval cannot be granted retrospectively. The DPS, procured under the Light-Touch Regime (regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015), covers the whole department across several lots and includes services such as assessors, brokers, children’s services commissioners, social care intervention advisers, coaches, mentors, curriculum subject matter experts, trainers, evaluators, legal and finance advice, quality assurance, researchers, writers and other related practitioner and programme support. The DPS has been extended and will run to 31 March 2026 with an estimated value of up to £6,500,000 GBP.

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