Clarifications

97. •Please confirm payment terms from the Buyer to the Supplier or is this to be determined in individual contracts with each Buyer? If the latter, where is this referenced in the contract? Does the Buyer pay us directly or CSS who then pay us?

94. •4.2 The Buyer can cancel any order or part order of Goods which has not been Delivered. If the Buyer gives less than 14 days' notice then it will pay the Supplier's reasonable and proven costs already incurred on the cancelled order as long as the Supplier takes all reasonable steps to minimise these costs - our standard cancellation terms are 45 days. Can this be updated to match?

93. Hi, Can you please advise if the contract value thresholds are per contract or per financial year? Thank you.

92. Hello I notice that category laboratory, optical and precision equipment are not included in the scope of this LVPS is this correct? Secondly, I notice that Chemicals are. This is a very broad category and it is difficult for suppliers to know whether their products will be included under this category. Therefore please confirm whether Laboratory chemicals will be included, if you are not sure then it would be useful to know which buyers are utilising this agreement. Kind Regards Helen Cooke

91. As a buyer, can we search for 'cleaners' to see how many are registered?When I type this in it doesn't yield any results. I can only see a function to search by the name of the supplier?

89. In reference to question 88, please could you elaborate on the difference between "Supplies and Services - All sectors £429,809" and "Small lots - Supplies and Services £70,778"? Who defines which of these categories a service offering falls into? Is it simply that if a supplier's quoted price exceeds £70,778 it falls into the first category of "Supplies and Services - All sectors £429,809" and visa versa? Are there any other criteria? Are there any restrictions or conditions for providing services at either above or below £70,778? Does a buyer have to define which category the service they would like to purchase must fall into when defining their requirements? Many Thanks

88. Good afternoon, LVPS states that goods and services must not exceed the threshold values in: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ppn-1123-new-thresholds/procurement-policy-note-1123-new-thresholds-html The following is listed: The Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 Supplies and Services All sectors £429,809 Works All sectors £5,372,609 Small lots Supplies and Services £70,778 Works £884,720 Please could you advise how 'Small Lots' differ from the regular thresholds, and explain the criteria that determine whether a supplier's goods or services will fall under, for example, 'Supplies and Services, All Sectors £429,809' or 'Small Lots, Supplies and Services £70,778'? For example, if we would like to provide a service at a price greater than £70,778, is there a possibility that it will be declined because it is defined as a 'Small Lot', and therefore above the threshold? Many Thanks

87. Can a new start up SME with no trading history join?

86. The LVPS registration questionnaire is a read only PDF, therefore unable to add answers - can you advise please

85. We have been appointed in LVPS but i am unsure about the next steps, how can we participate in low value purchases? do we need to submit the tenders or is there a portal we can offer our products, we suplly office and IT products.

84. We can provide our company accounts for the last 2 years but they're not audited accounts. Can we submit unaudited accounts?

83. Could you confirm that providers accepted onto the purchase system must submit a monthly statement to the CCS in lieu of a management information report where no business has been transacted?

82. Hi, I would applied as supplier on the LVPS as we are Taxi company providing school transport etc. I just want to know is the right platform for those contracts since i can not see transport section or header. Additionally, how long will it take for the assessment to finalise and if there will be any need of any additional documents do we get any email or we have to keep on logging in to check for any notifications.

81. Please could you clarify what is meant here on question 129 of the SQ: Do you meet the minimum level of economic and financial standing and/or minimum financial threshold Selection Questionnaire? Thanks so much, Jane Cunningham

80. My application has been assessed and come back as needing to supply more information in one section. So my application has been moved back to Registered 1. How do I now add this information as can't seem to find the question about it (about pricing)?

79. Can this be used for contracts with the Welsh Government, or is that a separate system Thanks

78. Afternoon, we have been sucsellful in our submission, however, where do we now see opportunites to supply the services we've applied to supply

77. Hello I have completed the LVPS questionnaire as a potential supplier and submitted it on the system (Reference SQ-AB7F5PN/1) under Education and Training. It says 'completed' on the system. Please can you guide me as to what I need to do next to get my questionnaire assessed so that I can join the LVPS supplier list? My DUNS is 218386367. Many thanks.

76. Dear CCS Team; Here's Arbaz from H&D Recruitment LTD. Hope everyone is fine and healthy. Thank You for appointing H&D Recruitment into LVPS. Kindly let us know what further steps we should complete to become an active service provider as a premiere workforce provider for CPV 79600000 and 79700000. We're a distinctive workforce provider specializing in proficient Security Services, Warehousing, and Hospitality sectors. Waiting for your assistance for accomplishing successful onboarding; Kind Regards, Muhammad Arbaz Khan H&D Recruitment Ltd

75. I'm a non-VAT registered sole trader and existing supplier to an organisation who is moving to using this system for all procurement next year, and have been asked to register and complete a LVPS application. I can't proceed beyond the "Legal Status" page because it won't allow me to leave the co reg, vat reg or charity reg fields blank. I have tried putting in all zeros, or "N/A" but nothing is accepted.