Members of the shared service alliance are seeking to embed a more optimal method for the procurement and deployment of engineering and technology solutions. The engineering and technology solutions marketplace dynamic purchasing system (DPS) is to access a greater breadth of capable supply chain organisations to utilise existing and commonly used engineering and technology solutions to address identified business challenges. The engineering and technology solutions marketplace DPS will look to create greater visibility of work packages to the supply chain to enable greater competition to achieve improved outcomes and value. There are 4 categories in the dynamic purchasing system.

1) Digital;

2) Engineering services;

3) Asset maintenance and management;

4) Manufacture.

These categories are broken down into a number of sub-categories (identified in the procurement documents) for which candidates can apply for pre-qualification to gain access to award stage work packages.

There are 4 categories that form of the engineering and technology solutions marketplace DPS, these are:

— asset maintenance and management,

— digital,

— engineering services,

— manufacture.

These categories are then broken down into a number of sub-categories. These are detailed in the procurement documentation.

The engineering and technology solutions marketplace is limited to use on procurements with a maximum overall value of 999 999 GBP that fit within the scope of the categories described within the ‘Engineering and Technology Solutions Marketplace DPS’. There is no lower limit on the overall value of work packages.

Please look for complete tender management reference numbers 11627,11628,11629 and 11630.