Clarifications
There are 139 clarifications for this DPS
108. I am applying for RM6235 -Space Enabled & Geospatial Services Dynamic Purchasing System Agreement. I've looked in the documentation but I can't find any guidance on question 180: 'Upload documentary evidence for a certificate for each principal contract for goods and/or services provided in the last 3 years'. Can you provide guidance on what is expected of such a certificate and what it should contain?
This is the RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 DPS, to ask clarifications for RM6235 please click on 'clarifications' under the Space Enable and Geospatial Services DPS
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28/09/2022 15:37
106. The CCS frameworks website lists "managed security services including crest accredited Security Operations Centre (SOC) and managed detection and response". The Services Matrix v3 in the Bid Pack v4 does not have SOC and MDR listed. Can you please confirm if Buyers can buy SOC and MDR services through this framework? If so, how many Orders have been placed for these services to date?
The service matrix includes SOC, MDR and Crest Accredited SOC
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28/09/2022 15:41
105. Both of the previous two questions regarding submitting evidence and parent company guarantee relate to the supporting evidence requested by CCS, not the Cyber Security DPS SQ itself.
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20/01/2023 11:23
104. CCS has requested a parent company guarantee, our parent company is purely for shareholding purposes and all revenue is generated and managed through the company making the application, What action should we take?
Could you please confirm which question on the SQ you are referring to?
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08/06/2022 12:06
103. How do I share the evidence that's been requested? I can't see anywhere to attach or submit our insurance certificates etc.
Could you please confirm which question on the SQ you are referring to?
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08/06/2022 12:06
101. Where can I get a list of supplier contact details?
Supplier contact details are obtained via filtering on the DPS for the services you require. I will contact you with information on the buying process
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04/02/2022 11:49
100. Is CCS willing to make the same changes to RM3764iii under the Framework Award Form as they have done under RM3808? This would involve amendments to Clauses 3.2.2, 3.2.11, 8.7 and 10.3.2 of the Core terms DPS?
CCS can confirm that these are standard Clauses and will remain unchanged.
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21/10/2021 15:59
99. With reference to Clarification Question 22, please could you advise where the requirement for supplier employees to be BPSS cleared is stated in the Bid Pack? Many thanks
Please refer to the DPS Buyer Needs document within the bid pack
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18/10/2021 08:34
98. I am unclear on how customers engage us through this DPS. If we had a customer who wished to buy cyber security solutions through us and their procurement rules allowed them to, could they choose to award directly via this framework because we are pre-approved etc?
Buyers are unable to direct award, the DPS requires further competition. Further competition (bid) documents will not be sent through the DPS itself, this is essentially a filtering process for buyers to obtain a list of pre-qualified suppliers.
Buyers will invite you to tender through their own eSourcing platform, CCS's eSourcing Suite or by email. It is vital therefore that you maintain your contact details up to date on the DPS as these will be the details that buyers use when inviting you to a further competition.
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21/09/2021 14:28
97. Hi, Please can you confirm if /where buyers can determine if a supplier is NCSC Assured or not? Regards
Buyers will undertake a filtering process on the DPS to determine certification. They will choose the route, NCSC Assured or Non-Assured, subject areas, standards and experience. The buyers will then create a list of pre-qualified suppliers to use for further competition.
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09/09/2021 14:02
96. We were appointed on the Cyber Security Services 3 DPS earlier this month. To date we have not seen any call off opportunities. We have also been appointed recently on the AI DPS (RM6200) and the Automation DPS (RM6173) and we have not seen any call off contracts for those either. Can you please clarify how call off opportunities will be sent to us (ie by email or do we have to search for them on the portal)? Can you also confirm that our status of "Appointed" means that we are now eligible to receive notifications of call off contracts on these DPS's or is there a back end process that must still be completed before we will be notified of opportunities under the DPS?
Further competition (bid) documents will not be sent through the DPS itself, this is essentially a filtering process for buyers to obtain a list of pre-qualified suppliers. Buyers will invite you to tender through their own eSourcing platform, CCS's eSourcing Suite or by email. It is vital therefore that you maintain your contact details up to date on the DPS as these will be the details that buyers use when inviting you to a further competition. It is also important to register with CCS's eSourcing Suite.
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01/04/2021 10:32
95. With regards to the documentary evidence required for the parent company guarantee in question 172 of the SQ Evidence Submission, would a letter from the parent company confirming the guarantee meet the requirement or is a specific document format required? We are also pursuing the AI DPS (RM6200) and the Automation DPS (RM6173) in due course and request clarity on whether this answer would apply to those DPS's evidence submissions as well?
Suppliers can provide the details of their parent company guarantee at this stage, if they wish, but are not obliged to do so. No evidence is required as part of the DPS submission. If a supplier is not successful with meeting the 51 D&B score, CCS may at a later stage request the parent company guarantee. Awarding buyers may also request evidence in accordance with their statement of requirements at award stage.
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19/02/2021 13:34
94. Dear CCS. I asked the following question a week ago : "Can I confirm if there is a "Data Protection Liability Cap" for the Cyber Security Services RFP and, if so, what is the cap?. Can you advise when we could expect a response?
Answered in previous question
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27/01/2021 12:16
93. Can I confirm if there is a "Data Protection Liability Cap" for the Cyber Security Services RFP and, if so, what is the cap?
Please refer to the Bid Pack where DPS Appointment Form version 2 containing Special Term 7 can be located, the liability on Suppliers for GDPR breach is capped at £10m.
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27/01/2021 12:15
92. We are already listed on the Cyber Security Services 3 DPS for some services, but have recently added another service to our portfolio. Please can you advise how we go about adding a service to the live DPS.
You will need to log into the SRS system and your SQ and in section 2 you can amend your service offerings. Once you have re-submitted you will be prompted to re-accept the terms and conditions.
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24/09/2020 10:05
91. Good Afternoon, Sorry I am struggling to find the answer in the guidance. Can you confirm if in the DPS there is any Marking guidelines and Weightings for the questions that will be asked in the ITT? Or do we outline and set our own? Thank you
Buyer has been answered directly
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24/09/2020 16:01
90. We are in the process of uploading our evidence to the Cyber Security Services 3 but the system only allows 5mb max for all documents. Our accounts exceed this (>10mb) and we have tried to reduce the file size. Can you advise in how we submit our response to this question?
It is the supplier's responsibility to compress their files to the appropriate size.
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24/09/2020 10:06
89. DPS Core Terms Clause 14.5 The Supplier must pay each Party's reasonable costs of complying with Clause 14.7 unless CCs or the buyers is at fault. - Do you mean complying with Clause 14.6? DPS Schedule 7 Order Procedure and Award Criteria The Buyer will need to state the term for the Order Contract in the Statement of Requirements. the maximum term for an order contract under this DPS is three years, including any extension. - What happens if (a) a quote is required for say 1 year of work but it's within only a couple of months of contract expiry? or (b) a change note is required within an existing project taking it over the 3 year term?
DPS Core Terms Clause 14.7 reads 'The Supplier must pay each Party's reasonable costs of complying with Clause 14.7 unless CCS or the
Buyer is at fault. ' This should refer to clause 14.6.
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24/09/2020 10:06
88. For Order Schedule 18 - Background Checks, to ensure we have correct processes in place, could you please advise what the process would be to carry out a check of records held by the DfE for engagements when this is required in addition to the DBS checks. Will the Relevant Convictions to be listed in Annex 1 be provided on a case by case basis at time of the order, or if this a standard set, can these be added now to Schedule 18? Thanks.
This information will be detailed by the customer in their further call for competition.
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24/09/2020 10:08
87. Clauses 7.1 - Please can the Authority consider that although the Supplier is able to provide reasonable co-operation to the Authority in the event that it receives a claim under pursuant to clause 7.1, the Supplier's contractual obligations should not extend to assisting the Authority in dealing with such claims as that may go beyond the intended scope of services. The Supplier would also not be permitted to disclose information about third parties.
Please can the supplier confirm which schedule they are referring to.
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24/09/2020 10:09
