The Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Work Focused Activities

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For the attention of Suppliers and Delivery Partners FSF Category Team Commercial Directorate DWP Caxton House Tothill Street London SW1H 9NA 27 June 2016 Dear Supplier, The Dynamic Purchasing System

System (DPS) as a new way of delivering local provision and explained what a DPS was. This letter provides more information regarding how we will procure services through this DPS.

1 For the attention of Suppliers and Delivery Partners FSF Category Team Commercial Directorate DWP Caxton House Tothill Street London SW1H 9NA 27 June 2016 Dear Supplier, The Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Work Focused Activities The letter dated 9 June 2016 explained that following the success of the Proof of Concept in Central England Group, DWP was moving to a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) as a new way of delivering local provision and explained what a DPS was. This letter provides more information regarding how we will procure services through this DPS. It includes information on the following: Bravo Registration (Annex 1 and 2); Virtual Data Room (Annex 3); The Employability Journey and supporting narratives and Jobcentre Plus Group geographic organisation. DPS will be administered via eprocurement which requires you to register on our Bravo Solution eprocurement system. If you have not yet registered on Bravo, Annexes 1 and 2 provide information on the process to follow for new and existing users. The DPS will comprise an Employability Journey which details a number of Service Categories along with supporting narratives to explain what type of provision DWP will be buying. For further information please see the Virtual Data Room on Bravo. The procurement process will be a two stage process. The first stage is an initial Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) where suppliers will be accredited; this will be done via Bravo. For all suppliers who successfully pass accreditation the second stage will be registration on the Basware IT platform. (Basware will be the IT platform where you upload your Supplier Service Offer Factsheet to and from which Buyers will select suppliers for provision.) The Basware system relies on all suppliers having a DUNS number. If you DO NOT already have a DUNS number you will need to apply for one to take part in the 1

2 procurement. DWP recommends that you apply for your DUNS as soon as possible. DUNS numbers are issued, free of charge, by Dun & Bradstreet, follow this link then click on Get your DUNS number here box and follow the instructions. Please note that Dun & Bradstreet are not part of DWP so any queries on the process must be directed to Dun & Bradstreet. The DPS will operate in all Jobcentre Plus (JCP) Districts in England, Scotland and Wales. The Virtual Data Room provides details of the JCP Groups with an attachment showing all the JCP offices by JCP Group. In the meantime, if you have any urgent questions about the DPS, please submit an to the following central in-box address for a response: cdfsf.adhocprocurement@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Yours faithfully Tim Andrews FSF Category Manager 2

Annex 1 New Supplier Bravo Registration Guide Step 1: Access the DWP eprocurement Solution via https://dwp.bravosolution.co.

3 Annex 1 New Supplier Bravo Registration Guide Step 1: Access the DWP eprocurement Solution via Step 2: Click on the Register button located on the right hand side. For additional information on registration please click the Click here for details on how to register link 3

4 Step 3: Review the user agreement. Once reviewed please select I agree or I do not agree. Note: The user agreement must be agreed to for the registration process to continue. Step 4: Complete the Organisation Details and Basic Profile Form and click Save and Continue. Note: Fields with a red asterisk (*) are mandatory and require a response to be provided in order for the registration process to continue. 4

5 Annex 2 Existing Supplier Account Updating Bravo Step 1: Access the DWP eprocurement Solution via Log in using your username and password in the relevant text boxes and click Log in. If you have forgotten your username and / or password then these can be recovered by clicking the Forgot your password? link. Step 2: Click on Manage Your Profile on the left hand side of the landing page. Step 3: Update your Basic Profile 5

Annex 3 Virtual Data Room Once registered on Bravo we have created a Virtual Data Room where information will be placed in advance of the publication of the Invitation To Tender.

6 Annex 3 Virtual Data Room Once registered on Bravo we have created a Virtual Data Room where information will be placed in advance of the publication of the Invitation To Tender. To access this Vitual Data Room from your home page scroll right to the bottom and click on the link which says File sharing. The next page will show a list of folders, click on the Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Work Focused Activites. Then click in the relevant folders. 6

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