Parliament's Heritage Collections and conservation work contracts
Parliament’s Heritage Collections are home to more than 26,000 objects that help us to understand the history of Parliament and tell its many stories. The unique collection comprises the Parliamentary Art Collection, the Historic Furniture and Decorative Arts Collection and the Architectural Fabric Collection.
Parliament and the Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority plan to offer contracts to carry out day to day and programme-based conservation work across the Palace of Westminster and the Parliamentary estate. This work will support core heritage collections activity as well as informing planning for the restoration of the Palace of Westminster.
The Collections Conservation Dynamic Purchasing System (CCDPS)
The Collections Conservation Dynamic Purchasing System (CCDPS) makes bidding for work more accessible by streamlining the bidding process and creating a pre-qualified pool of suppliers that are automatically alerted to any new contract opportunity.
We are inviting skilled heritage professionals to apply to join the dynamic purchasing system. Once on the system, you’ll then be eligible to bid for work with both Parliament and the R&R Programme. The system will continue to be open to new joiners throughout its lifetime, unlike traditional procurement systems which are not accessible to new entrants after a set period. Feedback will be provided to all who apply.
The Initial Application Period is completed and the CCDPS has been launched. The CCDPS is now open for new Applicants to apply to become Members of the CCDPS at any time.
Register to the CCDPS
Register on the Jaggaer portal to download, complete and submit the Application Pack. The CCDPS is displayed under ‘Current Opportunities’ on the Jaggaer portal.
Further support
We're committed to supporting conservators and other specialists to apply to the CCDPS. We have produced a support guide to help you with registering on Jaggaer. In addition, we have produced a list of service categories to help you understand what future work may be available.
Online engagement event
We held an online engagement event on Wednesday 20th November for those interested in the CCDPS and in bidding for contracts to learn more about the conservation work and procurement process.
A recording of the event can be viewed here.
A transcript of the event can be accessed here.
What does the CCDPS mean for contractors?
From February 2025 onwards Parliament changed the way it manages and awards heritage collections conservation contracts. The new CCDPS will provide contractors with access to core collections care work for both the Houses of Parliament Heritage Collections as well as collections survey activity for the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme.