Clarifications

"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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Yes, we can confirm that subcontractors may be used for services under the DPS. Pricing must be readily available and kept up to date at all times

Helpline and telephone services have not been included as applicable under rapid award. Rapid award services that you've highlighted you are able to deliver are the only services to provide pricing for.

The Supplier will pay, excluding VAT, 1 % of all the Charges for the Deliverables invoiced to the Buyer under all Order Contracts.

"Answers provided by question number and heading- General observations: 1. Please add an additional service line and include a clear description. If prices differ to the requested units in the prospectus then the price and its mechanism should be included in the description, this should be easily comparable and clear. Additional service lines must fit within the scope of rapid award; stand alone service with no complex or nuanced requirements. Anything outside of this would need to be completed via standard award. The spreadsheet may be added to up to a maximum of 30 additional service lines provided the format is not altered. If a supplier doesn't deliver a service line then they should leave the corresponding boxes to that service line blank 2. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. 3. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. 4. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. 5. Treatment is the blanket term used and as such can include services such as an assessment. Using assessment as an example; assessment would be entered into the 'treatment required" column. 6. Please add an additional service line and include a clear description. If prices differ to the requested units in the prospectus then the price and its mechanism should be included in the description, this should be easily comparable and clear. Additional service lines must fit within the scope of rapid award; stand alone service with no complex or nuanced requirements. Anything outside of this would need to be completed via standard award. The spreadsheet may be added to up to a maximum of 30 additional service lines provided the format is not altered. 7. This can't be purchased via rapid award. These service lines are included in standard award where pricing is not required to be submitted at DPS level but at further competition stage Specific pricing spreadsheet queries: 1. a) If a treatment/service is not provided a price should not be given. The treatment/service should not be removed but instead any columns relating to it providing descriptions or price should be left blank b) Please add an additional service line and include a clear description. If prices differ to the requested units in the prospectus then the price and its mechanism should be included in the description, this should be easily comparable and clear. Additional service lines must fit within the scope of rapid award; stand alone service with no complex or nuanced requirements. Anything outside of this would need to be completed via standard award. c) No more than 30 additional service lines may be added to each treatment tab. 30 additional service lines may be added (as a maximum), not 30 service lines overall. 2. If a treatment/service is not provided a price should not be given. The treatment/service should not be removed but instead any columns relating to it providing descriptions or price should be left blank 3. If a treatment/service is not provided a price should not be given. The treatment/service should not be removed but instead any columns relating to it providing descriptions or price should be left blank 4. Please add an additional service line and include a clear description. If prices differ to the requested units in the prospectus then the price and its mechanism should be included in the description, this should be easily comparable and clear. Additional service lines must fit within the scope of rapid award; stand alone service with no complex or nuanced requirements. Anything outside of this would need to be completed via standard award. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. 5. Please add an additional service line and include a clear description. If prices differ to the requested units in the prospectus then the price and its mechanism should be included in the description, this should be easily comparable and clear. Additional service lines must fit within the scope of rapid award; stand alone service with no complex or nuanced requirements. Anything outside of this would need to be completed via standard award. 6. a) Please add an additional service line and include a clear description. If prices differ to the requested units in the prospectus then the price and its mechanism should be included in the description, this should be easily comparable and clear. Additional service lines must fit within the scope of rapid award; stand alone service with no complex or nuanced requirements. Anything outside of this would need to be completed via standard award. b) A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. c) No more than 30 additional service lines may be added to each treatment tab. If there are already 28 service lines in the prospectus, 30 additional service lines may be added (as a maximum), not 30 service lines overall. 7. As with the previous pricing model under the framework, physiotherapy services falls under Health Screening which is encapsulated under the Fitness For Task Assessments and Health Surveillance Services tab. 8. Please add an additional service line and include a clear description. If prices differ to the requested units in the prospectus then the price and its mechanism should be included in the description, this should be easily comparable and clear. Additional service lines must fit within the scope of rapid award; stand alone service with no complex or nuanced requirements. Anything outside of this would need to be completed via standard award. 9. Add an additional service line and include a clear description. If prices differ to the requested units in the prospectus then the price and its mechanism should be included in the description, this should be easily comparable and clear. Additional service lines must fit within the scope of rapid award; stand alone service with no complex or nuanced requirements. Anything outside of this would need to be completed via standard award. 10. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. 11. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. 12. Pre-enrollment is a process that happens before someone enrolls in an organisation, while a pre-appointment happens before a procedure or event e.g. military deployment 13. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. 14. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. 15. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. 16. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab 17. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. 18. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. 19. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. 20. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. 21. A mode average is sufficient here. Please complete the information to the best of your ability. Pricing matrix documents do not form part of the onboarding evaluation so are not individually checked by our team. Regarding Table 2 of the pricing matrix, it is there so the customer can use it as an evaluation tool when conducting a desktop evaluation to foster price transparency and assist verification of value for money. It doesn't dictate the price overall and shouldn't be used as a stand alone tool to select suppliers. The price is dictated by the prices submitted on the treatments tab. "

"We have spoken with NQC who manage the DPS system and they have advised: The system will display how many words the supplier has left to populate. It will let them continue typing, however they should not exceed the available words, as it will throw up an error message when they attempt to proceed to the next stage. "

The prospectus for this DPS was based on the pricing model from the RM6182 framework (this DPS's predecessor)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.

The prospectus for this DPS was based on the pricing model from the RM6182 framework (this DPS's predecessor)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.

The sections where it states this are those where services are provided via a Rapid Award, and therefore pricing must be immediately available and accurate. Subcontractors are permitted to deliver these services under the DPS. We do however require that pricing is submitted by the supplier, and the responsibility of maintaining up to date pricing will sit with the supplier.

If a supplier is providing services where an examination may be required, e.g. as part of any assessment, they should provide confirmation of any additional costs this examination may incur, in addition to the costs quoted elsewhere We cannot see the 8 pricing documents that you refer to, please could you provide further information?

If a supplier is providing services where an examination may be required, e.g. as part of any assessment, they should provide confirmation of any additional costs this examination may incur, in addition to the costs quoted elsewhere We cannot see the 8 pricing documents that you refer to, please could you provide further information?

The closing date for suppliers looking to apply for a place on the DPS will be 27/10/2028.

Provided this does not contradict any schedules or the specification this may be permissable but should be agreed at call off stage with the customer

"Yes, EAP services under the DPS may extend to employees working remotely, those posted overseas, and employees travelling abroad. You can select which of these options you are able to deliver. Outside of data storage, any other limitations or requirements for international use will be specified by the customer"

The Supplier DPS Agreement Manager would be the individual responsiblle for or with oversight of the activity the supplier conducts under the DPS, e.g. an account manager or contract manager. This individual would be a point of contact for CCS to engage in SRM etc.

Yes, the terms of conditions of the DPS in all aspects will extend to any contracts undertaken via the DPS.

The rapid award option and prospectuses are included in the DPSQ. If you wish to supply via the rapid award route you would need to fill in the rapid award sections of the DPSQ including filling out the prospectus for each service line you wish to provide.

"The prospectus is only applicable for rapid award services, and this is included in the DPSQ and starts on p128. If you have filled out the DPSQ there is nothing further for you to do until the point of being appointed. Please ensure you keep all of your information up to date"

1 . We can only accept what has been specified within the specification. 2. TBC 3. This is not optional, however it will be mandatory for contracts of £5m per year and over. If a supplier indicates that they can deliver contracts of that value, it won't be optional and a carbon reduction plan must be supplied. 4. Subcontractors - will be a specific individual or organisation providing a service Supply chain - a network of people or organisations/processes delivering the service, where a subcontractor is one individual or organisation within that supply chain 5. Please refer to the DPS needs document (Bid Pack part 1 - RM6296 READ FIRST RM6296-DPS Needs v1.0) to find out more about key subcontractors and their use under the DPS. Suppliers must ensure that all subcontractors comply with the rules of the DPS as set out in the bid pack. Subcontractor potential use e.g. a supplier offering education and awareness programmes may subcontract to an education provider. 6. What size of organisation would be the largest you could deliver the fully managed service to by number of employees they have, e.g. could you deliver to a department of 5,000 employees, 10,000 employees etc. What scale are you able to deliver on.