Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of goods and services to drive social impact and improvement
HEART ACADEMIES TRUST · UK-wide · up to £500,000,000
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What the buyer wants
HEART Academies Trust is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to procure a wide range of commonly used goods and services aimed at driving social impact and sustainable improvement across its schools and community.
HEART Academies Trust (HEART) are seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of commonly used goods and services from a wide range of suppliers to drive social impact and improvement.
HEART is a non-profit making charitable company based in Bedford, made up of 4 schools. The Trust was established to support local schools build upon existing strengths to improve and maintain high educational standards and encourage continuity of education within the local community.
The Department for Education annual funding is £57.3bn with £7,460 per pupil and an estimated £10bn is non-staffing costs. HEART Academies Trust's are focused on driving Sustainable practices and making them available to likeminded Customers. HEART believes sustainable procurement takes a wider view and incorporates the net benefits for both the Trust and the wider world. It considers the impact of environmental, economic and social factors along with price and quality for all activity that can be procured through the DPS
When applying to the DPS, Suppliers are required to indicate which categories they are applying for, in order to be invited to the relevant competitions. Customers will use the categories to shortlist appointed Suppliers and invite them to further competition
The Service Category will be selected from a list of categories of common goods and services against the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes.
Geographical location will be selected from NUTS codes, these include a list of UK regions where the service is required.
The additional capabilities are a list of filters that will be specific to the further competition and comprise of Security Clearance, Value Threshold, and data security.
How Tenderoo reads it
This is a dynamic purchasing system (a dynamic market under the Procurement Act): suppliers can apply to join at any point while it runs, and work is awarded in rounds to the members. A missed deadline is not the end of it.
The notice reads as suitable for a small or medium-sized firm: the scope, value and requirements are within reach of a business of that size.
Services required
- Mining, basic metals and related products
- Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
- Printed matter and related products
- Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
- Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
- Software package and information systems
- Repair and maintenance services
- Installation services (except software)
- Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- Postal and telecommunications services
- Financial and insurance services
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- Research and development services and related consultancy services
- Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- Education and training services
- Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
What you will need to show
- Indicate service categories for DPS application — Suppliers must specify which categories of goods and services they are applying for to be invited to relevant competitions within the DPS.
- Specify geographical location for service delivery — Suppliers must select the geographical location(s) from UK NUTS codes where their services will be provided.
- Provide additional capabilities information — Suppliers must provide information on additional capabilities such as Security Clearance, Value Threshold, and data security as part of further competitions.
Key facts
- Buyer: HEART ACADEMIES TRUST
- Estimated value: up to £500,000,000
- Deadline: 14 August 2029
- Contract period: 15 August 2029 to 17 August 2029
- Location: UK-wide
- Published on: Contracts Finder
- First seen by Tenderoo: 29 September 2026
- CPV: 14000000, 15000000, 18000000, 22000000, 30000000, 32000000, 37000000, 39000000, 48000000, 50000000, 51000000, 55000000, 64000000, 66000000, 72000000, 73000000, 77000000, 79000000, 80000000, 90000000, 92000000, 98000000
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