Estates and Facilities Professional Services DPS
Framework Description
Crescent Purchasing's Estates and Facilities Professional Services DPS gives schools, colleges and universities a flexible route to consultants for building and maintenance projects. These range from new buildings and extensions to conservation of historic buildings, maintenance programmes and replacing major plant. As a dynamic purchasing system it accepts new suppliers throughout its term, which runs until 7 January 2028.
Context & Use Case
Education estates teams use it to appoint consultants such as architects, surveyors, engineers and project managers when they plan capital or maintenance projects. Examples include a new teaching block for a growing roll, a refurbishment, work on a listed building, or replacing heating and electrical systems. Each requirement is competed among suppliers admitted to the DPS.
Scope of Services
Consultancy for new education buildings Refurbishment, alterations and extensions Conservation of historic buildings and structures Maintenance works and programmes Replacement of major equipment such as heating and electrical systems Demolition
Lots
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Who Can Apply
Estates and facilities consultancies, from multi-disciplinary practices to specialist conservation architects and building services engineers, including SMEs. As a live DPS, it is open to applications now, so you can join before 7 January 2028.
Buyer Benefits
Because consultants can join at any time, institutions get a growing pool that includes local and niche specialists, such as heritage consultants for listed university buildings. Competing each requirement keeps fees competitive, and suppliers are checked once at entry, so estates teams can start a project faster than with a full tender.
Next Steps
Apply through Crescent Purchasing's supplier pages. Prepare your selection answers, professional indemnity and other insurances, accreditations, and education project case studies showing cost and programme outcomes. Once admitted, watch for competitions and respond with project-specific teams and fees. Applications are accepted until the DPS ends on 7 January 2028.
How Athena Can Help
For an open DPS like this, the application is the first hurdle. Athena's framework registrations service covers your selection answers, case studies and certificates, and checks them for compliance before you submit.
After admission, you win work one competition at a time. Our bid writing for consultants builds project-specific methods and win themes. Our fee strategy for public tenders keeps your bids competitive and profitable across every competition you enter.
