Official UK procurement notice
Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration - Call off under the RM6322 - Fund Administration and Disbursement Services (FAADS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThese services relate to “light touch services” under the Light-Touch Regime as set out in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, using common procurement vocabulary (CPV) codes. The Authority has conducted a call-off from the RM6322 Fund Administration and Disbursement Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for this requirement.<br/><br/>The Department for Work and Pensions “The Authority” has awarded a contract to deliver the Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund which aims to stimulate new ideas and test innovative approaches to supporting disabled people and those with health conditions towards, into and to remain in work. It responds to the widening disability employment gap and rising economic inactivity linked to long‑term sickness. The Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund seeks to build evidence of what works through a wide range of grant funded initiatives across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, open to individuals, public, private, academic and third‑sector organisations. <br/><br/>The key objective of the Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund will be to generate evidence of what works through the testing of approaches and ideas that have the potential to be piloted formally (gaining sufficient evidence) and then scaled up. Such evidence would be used to inform future policies that are aimed at supporting disabled people and those with health conditions towards and into work.
CPV: Administration services · Contract administration services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 2 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This procurement aims to appoint a Supplier to provide full programme management of…AwardedRenewal
This procurement aims to appoint a Supplier to provide full programme management of the Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund. The Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration Supplier will be required to provide the expertise and capability to make sure that the available funding is used to generate as much quality evidence as possible from genuinely innovative Initiatives via the Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund. Full programme management will include the following service requirements: <br/>(a) Design and development. <br/>(b) Market engagement and promotion. <br/>(c) Application, assessment and award services. <br/>(d) Evaluation services. <br/>(e) Due diligence counter fraud services. <br/><br/>The initial value of the Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration requirement is £4.25m and has been procured as a further call-off competition under the RM6322 - Fund Administration and Disbursement Services (FAADS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). <br/><br/>The Authority is awarding a contract for the services for an initial period of 20 months with an option (subject to governance approval, available funding and satisfactory performance) for the Authority to extend the contract for a further period of up to 24 months by giving the Supplier written notice of no less than 3 Months before the initial period of the contract expires, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of the Contract.<br/><br/>The award criteria is based on the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) using a Relative Assessment model. The Technical Envelope equates to 60% of the total evaluation score and the Commercial Envelope equates to 40% of the total evaluation score.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (9)
- TQ 5.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Pitching Panel Events: 8.63%
- TQ 8.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Evaluation Services: 4.32%
- TQ 3.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Grant Application Launch: 4.32%
- TQ 7.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Performance and Financial Monitoring: 8.63%
- TQ 4.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Grant Application Assessment: 10.79%
- TQ 2.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Design and Development: 6.47%
- TQ 6.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Grant Application Refinement: 10.79%
- price: 40%
- TQ 9.1 - Social Value – Theme 4: Equal Opportunity: 6.04%
Published award criteria (10)
- TQ 5.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Pitching Panel Events: 8.63
- TQ 8.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Evaluation Services: 4.32
- TQ 3.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Grant Application Launch: 4.32
- TQ 1.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration - Implementation: N/A
- TQ 7.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Performance and Financial Monitoring: 8.63
- TQ 4.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Grant Application Assessment: 10.79
- TQ 2.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Design and Development: 6.47
- TQ 6.1 - Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration – Grant Application Refinement: 10.79
- TQ 9.1 - Social Value – Theme 4: Equal Opportunity: 6.04
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Suppliers will be assessed on their response to the selection criteria in their request to participate for a place on the RM6322 –Fund Administration and Disbursement Services. The procurement bid pack and registration details can be accessed via the following URL address
supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps ↗
and clicking on RM6322 Fund Administration and Disbursement Services
Please read the DPS Needs document first for a full overview of the procurement process and read the instructions carefully. To register for the RM6322 – Fund Administration and Disbursement Services DPS Agreement please select the ‘Access as a Supplier’ link which can be located at the URL address above. An example of how to register for the DPS platform can be found at the following YouTube generic guide
Please note that to register you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering and who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. The procurement will be managed electronically via CCS. The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement. This procurement offering does not guarantee any minimum spend and there will be no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee under this DPS. As part of this contract notice the bid pack and the following documents can be accessed at the link …
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. Quality carries 54 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration - Call off under the…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jul 2026, 15:59 BST
- Authority reference
C9407- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071846- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031eeaFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. The Authority cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement. The Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any DPS Agreement as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the customer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers. (iii) to make changes to the management charge applicable to this DPS in relation to both the percentage charged and the methodology used. It is the Supplier’s responsibility to take their own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply in the particular circumstances of the contract and to act accordingly. On 2.4.2014 Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this requirement. The link below to Gov.uk provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications. Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for central government contracts which involve handling personal information or providing certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement. Some purchases under this DPS Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this DPS Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Regulations (as defined in READ FIRST RM6322- DPS Needs within the invitation to tender documentation). In such cases, Call-offs from this DPS will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and the buyers may, at their discretion, modify the terms of the DPS and any Call-off Contracts to reflect that buyer’s specific needs.
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 27 Nov 2030
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
5 Dec 2022 → 27 Nov 2030 · 3 dates- Next notice expected5 Dec 2022
- Notice published88 days ago29 Jul 2026, 15:59 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 Nov 2030
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Nov 2022- Status changed to active28 Nov 2022, 12:26 GMT
- Procurement method changed28 Nov 2022, 12:26 GMT
- Deadline published: 27 Nov 203028 Nov 2022, 12:26 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Nov 2022, 12:26 GMT
- Status changed to complete12 Aug 2025, 17:08 BST
- Procurement method changed12 Aug 2025, 17:08 BST
- Buyer details updated12 Aug 2025, 17:08 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Jul 2026, 15:59 BST
- Buyer details updated29 Jul 2026, 15:59 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-03: 1 release · 7 Mar 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 071846-2026-1
- Signed
- 17 Jul 2026
- Value
- £11,500,000
- Status
- active
Contract 048191-2025-DN743730-1
- Signed
- 12 Aug 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This procurement aims to appoint a Supplier to provide full programme management of… | 2bids · 2 electronic | 1 | — | £260,000 – £260,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £100,000 – £260,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- London Borough of MertonContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
- The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Courts and Tribunals JudiciaryReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
2 commercial parties on the notice- Ernst and Young LLPAdmitted to the market
- Groundwork London LimitedAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria