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Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of goods and services to drive social impact and improvement[E16]

Bedford, United KingdomHEART ACADEMIES TRUST[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
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.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 15 Aug 2029, 00:00 UTC+1. UTC: 14 Aug 2029, 23:00 UTC.
Published 17 Aug 2023.
Value
GBP 500,000,000
Buyer
HEART ACADEMIES TRUSTSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E4]
15 Aug 2029, 00:00 UTC+1
Value[E17]
GBP 500,000,000
Published[E14]
17 Aug 2023
Procedure[E13]
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

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 capabilit…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E8]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E9]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E10]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E6]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E11]
  • ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E7]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC

    The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

    Source document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is HEART ACADEMIES TRUST.

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 14000000 (Mining, basic metals and related products).

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “England”

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 15 Aug 2029, 00:00 UTC+01:00.

    “2029-08-15T00:00:00+01:00”

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “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,…”

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: Isle of Man.

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: United Kingdom.

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    Delivery location: Channel Islands.

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Delivery location: Europe.

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    Delivery location: Rest of the World.

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    This notice changes or updates a call for competition.

    “tenderAmendment”

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The notice was published on 17 Aug 2023.

    “2023-08-17T20:07:42+01:00”

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The notice is titled "Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of goods and services to drive social impact and improvement".

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  17. E17

    The stated value is GBP 500,000,000.

    “500000000 GBP”

    Document 7468132f-a9e0-43bd-9a20-a5779fe21c6c-821586, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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