Clarifications

Key supplier staff will relate to an individual who is employed or engaged in any part of the provision of the deliverables of the contract. As per Order Schedule 7, a buyer may identify further key roles throughout the life of the contract, but these will need to be agreed between the buyer and supplier before adding to the list of key staff.

Please refer to DPS Schedule 1 - Specification to view the range of goods and services that can be procured through RM6296. Specifically for eyecare, please refer to 4.3.2.

This would be down to the Contracting Authorities needs and any requirements specification is provided separate to the contract terms and order form. As long as all the information is provided to suppliers and the location of the requirements is communicated these will be added to Order Schedule 20 - Order Specification. This is normally populated when the Contracting Authority is finalising the contract terms. There is a section in the DPS Schedule 6 (Order Form Template and Order Schedules) which requires the buyer to complete if there are any deliverables outlined in Order Schedule.

Any wording you wish to have added or amended in DPS Schedule 1 should be agreed with buyers on an individual contract basis

This will include all insurance listed in the "Annex: Required Insurances" section of the schedule, along with any other required insurances requested by and agreed with the buyer.

Buyers will determine which, if any, of the standards within the link are applicable to the contract and the deliverables under said contract and agree this with suppliers.

This schedule is optional and is for customers to determine if it is relevant to be included.

Supplier staff will include any personnel from the supplier organisation responsible for delivery and management of services under the contract.

As per order schedule 18, this refers to convictions of supplier staff engaged in the provision of any deliverables under the contract. A buyer should list in Annex 1 any relevant convictions they wish to be checked and declared by the supplier. This schedule is optional for buyers to include.

CCS are happy to accept NHS DSPT as an alternative standard to ISO 27001. Suppliers should make clear to buyers prior to accepting a contract that this is the standard they have.

Cabinet Office would decide on the definition of 'most important contracts' in previous years those contracts have been related to critical infrastructure and national services

Schedule 13 Implementation Plan is an optional schedule for customers to include as part of their tender documents, and to be agreed between customer and supplier. It is a recommended schedule to set out and agree the implementation of services.

Yes this form is applicable for all suppliers.

Supplier's shall list all such Key Subcontractors on the Platform and in the Key Subcontractor Section in the Order Form. You need only disclose those Subcontractors who directly contribute to your ability to meet your obligations under the DPS Appointment Form (including under any Contract Agreement following a Competition Procedure).

We can confirm that Cyber Essentials Standard is the required certification

We are not able to accept ISO27001 as an equivalent to Cyber Essentials.

You are permitted to include headcount pricing but this should be detailed in the description, and any other additional details that aren't currently included to support customers and explain your pricing. Customers may then get in touch with you to clarify as part of their desktop evaluation.

Please provide an average of these percentages via a reply to your Onboarding email thread.

"Services that have been included under the DPS rapid award for eyecare are: DSE Eyesight Tests Lenses Prescription Spectacles Safety Lenses Prescription Safety Spectacles and Eye Shields Prescription Polarised Spectacles Prescription Sunglasses Prescription Reaction Spectacles Occupational Lenses Prescription Lens Inserts Fitness for Task Eyesight Tests Colour vision tests Additional eyecare services If you are able to offer VDU eyecare vouchers or any other vouchers that aren't listed in any of the prepopulated fields on the prospectuses, please add these in as additional services lines on the most relevant pricing prospectus. We would also recommend adding these to the additional eyecare services prospectus so that customers can easily find this information and it isn't missed depending on the filters they select. "

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