Consultants DPS
Framework Description
The Consultants DPS is a dynamic purchasing system run by Places for People Group, the housing group, for buying consultancy services. It has a single lot, so consultancies apply once and are then invited to compete for individual requirements as they come up. Unlike a fixed framework, it accepts new suppliers throughout its term, which runs until 10 August 2029.
Context & Use Case
Places for People uses the system when its teams need outside expertise, typically across strategy, finance, technology, people and environmental issues. Each requirement is run as a competition between admitted suppliers, so a place on the DPS brings invitations to bid, not a promise of work. It gives buyers a quicker route than an open tender for one-off advisory projects.
Scope of Services
Consultancy services, single lot Management consulting Financial advice IT consultancy HR consultancy Environmental consultancy
Lots
Single lot
Who Can Apply
Open to consultancies of any size, from sole specialists to large firms, with expertise in the advisory areas Places for People buys. Because it is a DPS, you can apply to join now and at any point up to August 2029, provided you pass the selection criteria.
Buyer Benefits
Places for People can go to a pool of pre-qualified consultants quickly, choose on quality and price for each piece of work, and bring in new specialists as they are admitted. That flexibility suits a large housing group whose advisory needs shift between finance, IT, people and sustainability.
Next Steps
Read the Places for People notice on Contracts Finder for the application route and selection criteria, then apply to join. Prepare a short, evidenced capability statement, consultant CVs, recent housing or public sector case studies, and standard policies and insurances. Once admitted, check for invitations regularly, because DPS competitions often have short response windows.
How Athena Can Help
The Consultants DPS is open now, so a well-evidenced application is the first step. Athena can write and compliance-check your selection responses and present your housing case studies through our DPS admission service.
Once admitted, each consultancy requirement becomes a short competition. Our proposal writing for consultancies builds win themes with Athena's F.V.D. model and sets day rates to win, and our bid qualification tools help you pick the invitations where you have a real chance.
