Clarifications

2537. I asked the below question and received the response below that with asterixis beside it. The issue I am having is q179 and q180 require attachments and will not allow me to proceed without attaching a doc. How do I overcome this? 2531. We are completing the SQ on the CCS portal and are looking to clarify what exactly is being asked from us in questions 179 and 180, please could you kindly advise? 179. Upload documentary evidence for a list of relevant principal contracts for goods and/or services provided in the last three years 180. Upload documentary evidence for a certificate for each principal contract for goods and/or services provided in the last three years ***These two questions are in the "not applicable" section of the DPSQ for RM6213 - this is covered in the DPS Needs document in the Not Applicable Questions section. Therefore there is no requirement to submit a response to these questions for the RM6213 VCIS SPS

2531. We are completing the SQ on the CCS portal and are looking to clarify what exactly is being asked from us in questions 179 and 180, please could you kindly advise? 179. Upload documentary evidence for a list of relevant principal contracts for goods and/or services provided in the last three years 180. Upload documentary evidence for a certificate for each principal contract for goods and/or services provided in the last three years

2520. We are applying to join RM6213. Our immediate parent is in Germany. What Post Code do we use as we are unable to get to the next stage?

2509. Re: The requirement for Cyber Essentials. Our service provider that handles and manages 100% of charging user data (personal details, payments, usage info) do have Cyber Essentials certification. We as a group administrative and overall management function have CE in plan. Will this be sufficient to pass this requirement.

2288. Order Schedule 10 (Exit Management) This question is raised in the context of a procurement where the Buyer is asking the Supplier to fully fund the infrastructure investment. Paragraph 8.2 allows the Supplier to determine which of the Supplier's assets and contracts should be Transferring Assets and Transferring Contracts in an exit situation. Paragraph 8.3 requires the Supplier to sell the Transferring Assets to the Buyer or a Replacement Supplier for the Net Book Value less any amounts paid for them through the Charges. If the Supplier is fully-funding the charging infrastructure then Net Book Value is not a fair or equitable mechanism for valuing the Deliverables that the Supplier has funded because it does not reflect the investment status of the assets (it is simply an accounting mechanism). For example, utilisation levels need to reach a de-minimus level for the revenue charged to users to cover operational costs (let alone to start repaying the capital cost). The Net Book Value of the investment is nevertheless reducing in the meantime. If, for example, the Contract was terminated before even this de-minimus utilisation level was achieved, then the Net Book Value would not cover (i) the investment that the Supplier had made, (ii) the financing costs of that investment, or (iii) the risk premium for the Supplier in agreeing to enter the contract (Scenario B). Is this valuation mechanism intended to have effect in a contract where the Supplier is fully funding or significantly funding the Deliverables? If it is, please can the CCS explain why a Supplier should consider offering to fully-fund the investment opportunity (noting that no lender would be prepared to lend money on this basis)? What would prevent the Buyer from deciding to terminate its existing Supplier contract (Scenario B) simply to secure the Transferring Assets for a significant discount (and commercial advantage) at the Supplier's expense? Would the CCS reconsider the relevant contract clauses (in a fully funded procurement) in light of the above?

2287. Core Terms 10.3.2 (Termination without reason) In a procurement where the Buyer is asking the Supplier to fully fund the infrastructure investment, the proposed contract retains the Buyer's right to voluntary termination without reason or liability. If a Supplier proceeds on this basis and fully or significantly funds the charging infrastructure then its only recourse to recover this investment is from fees charged to users of that infrastructure - however, a Supplier is unlikely to make any profit from this investment for several years. Our reading of the contract is that the Buyer can decide to terminate the contract after the charging infrastructure is installed but before the Supplier has generated any profit and have no obligation to compensate the Supplier (Scenario A). Please can the CCS confirm this is the correct interpretation of the contract (noting that no lender would be prepared to lend money on this basis)? Please can the CCS also explain what accumulated rights the Supplier may have if the Buyer voluntarily terminates the contract (Cl. 10.5.3)? Cl 10.5.6 envisages that the Buyer may procure a Replacement Supplier. Is it possible that the Buyer could decide to voluntarily terminate its existing Supplier contract (Scenario A) and allow the Replacement Supplier to make use of (free of charge), the Deliverables that the Supplier has funded and required to leave behind (grid connection, feeder pillar and connections to the chargepoint location), even though the Supplier has not recovered the funding cost of these Deliverables by that point? Again, please can the CCS confirm that this is the correct interpretation of the contract and that it is the CCS's intentions for the contract to be constructed this way?

2108. We are a brand new UK company formed at the end of 2021. Our parent company is German. We are applying to be registered under Electric Vehicle Charging infrastructure. However we are just one person in the UK at this point. As a result our bid to register has a 'gap'. This gap concerns insurance policies, and other social policies such as slavery and equality. There seems no point to have all these in place until we have business in the UK and engage employees. Our German parent has these policies relevant to Germany of course. Might we kindly ask you to register us anyway with the proviso that as soon as it becomes necessary (ie when we employ someone), we will put al these in place? Many thanks for your consideration of this request. If you cannot agree to it, please let us know, what we should do in order to get registered/

1464. We have a number of buyers wishing to engage with us to deliver small , focused consultancy based work packets. These are low value and are not suited to competitive tender. Please can CCS advise if this framework has a "minimum spend" level and the ability for the buyer to issue a direct award for services or infrastructure below this minimum value.

1438. Hi, We have submitted our responses back in November 2020. Could you please confirm if you have reviewed, and if we've been awarded a place on the Framework? Many thanks.

2022. Is there a way to export the VCIS framework questionnaire with the answers I have included? I have been able to download the questions but I need to also export my answers.

1434. question 129. on the SQ, what is the thresold?

1356. Is the parent company able to provide guarantee if necessary? / Would we be able to get guarantee elsewhere 5. Does ScottishPower need to provide this? - if we select no will this have an impact on our application? And do we need to provide any other form of guarantor?

1355. Upload documentary evidence for past performance information for any sub-contractors (or consortium members) who the supplier will rely upon to perform the contract What type of performance do you mean here? Timescales, quality, health and safety? 151. On request, can you provide certificates of performance for your principal contracts from the relevant customers? What do you mean by this? From relevant customers? Does this mean from scottishpower customers? Or does this mean subcontractors customers?

1354. What does CCS mean by Group of economic operators? We subcontract work therefore does that mean we are a group of economic operators?

1319. SQ Question 148. With regards to the steel supply chain. For this VCIS scope, the EV chargepoint manufacturers will involve steel in their production. Does this need element need to be be included in this question response.

1255. Good morning TQ for your consideration. What is the estimated value of the Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Framework? Within the Customer Needs document it details the estimated value by year, totalling £13.5m over four years. However in the Contract Notice it has the estimated total value at £450m over four years. Please can the expected value be confirmed. Regards Bid Team

1225. I would appreciate if CCS could provide a detailed breakdown of the products/services filter categories listed in the DPS Category Export page of the Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions DPS Framework.

1221. I have been registering our organisation for the Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions (VCIS) on the CCS site, but I have appeared to have submitted the form before it was checked instead of saving it. We have some changes to the PCS and the questions around Cyber Security as we have now had confirmation of joining the scheme, but I am unable to update our information. Please can you let me know how we can make changes to the Standard Selection Questionnaire for our organisation.

1214. As we are now an appointed supplier are we allowed to state this on our website/social media? Can you confirm if there is a marketing directive associated with this DPS that we need to adhere to?

1212. Good Morning, We have been accepted onto the Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solutions, as an Appointed Supplier. In the email it states that 'Contracting authorities will now be able to download your details for inclusion in their procurements. To minimise any delays, you are encouraged to upload any related evidence/documentation that you have confirmed you can supply, so that it is readily available to contracting authorities wishing to make an award.' I'm working through getting these uploaded onto the portal but once this is done can you confirm the next steps? What I'm keen to understand is where the procurements will be led from as I'm unsure that this landing portal where we've completed this content would be used as the tendering portal? Is there an additional portal for procurement and if so can you confirm the link? Many thanks.