Clarifications

208. Q162. Which of the following CESG cyber certifications does your organisation currently hold? Please tick all that apply. Please could you confirm if any of these are mandatory, thank you.

207. We've completed our SSQ and our research and insights DPSQ. Immediately following submission the supplier questionnaire had the status 'completed' but this now says 'expired'. (The research and insights dspq has the status of 'assessing'.) Please can you explain why the SSQ status is expired and whether we need to take any action and, if so, what? Thank you.

206. We have been asked to provide evidence (e.g supporting policy documents) as part of the selection questionnaire. How do we provide these? And do we need to provide everything listed or only the items that have a tick next to them?

205. In the contract questionnaire for GSR / communications marketplace asks for two contract examples*. We don't have any specific company contracts as a very new company who have been working as sole traders. We have been supplying the govt dept (Active Travel England / Dept of Transport) for almost 12 months in this capacity. We have a collection of official purchase orders (POs from Dept of Transport) related to provision of video content (xxK each for specific number of videos etc). Can we use these as an example of 2 x contracts? We also have been supplying others in the same freelance fashion but tends to be single jobs (videos) and not long contracts. Do they count also? Can you advise please? Paul Boyd Yoyo Video

204. We have completed the Modern Slavery Assessment but now need to link our selection questionnaire (that we're half way through) with an invitation code. Where do we find this invitation code? Could this please be resent if this should have come through as we don't seem to have it.

203. Hi, We are going through the DPS Communications Marketplace selection questionnaire for a public relations brief and have the following question, if you could please clarify. Questions 150-153 relate to 'past performance in relation to competency, management systems, supplier performance and any breaches of health and safety legislation', and so doesn't seem relevant. Equally, having read the supplementary doc 'Procurement Policy Note 04/15 Taking Account of Suppliers' Past Performance', it states that In-Scope organisations are those where a contract value is £20m+, which is not the case with the contract we're going for. So should I just tick 'no' to Questions 150-153 as they are not applicable?

202. Hello We are applying to GSR to enter the Comms Marketplace. Is below (Cyber Essentials certification) essential? If we answer 'No' would that exclude or impede us? -- Part 3: Cyber Essentials You are 82% through this questionnaire The 'Cyber Essentials' section outlines whether your organisation has relevant Cyber Essentials certification. 155. Does your organisation have Cyber Essentials certification? --- CE is almost £400 and aimed at larger orgs with IT depts and expertise. We are a tiny 2 person startup who works via Gmail and Google Drive. We have already been supplying the govt body (Active Travel Engand) on a sole trader / freelance basis for 9 months also. Thanks

201. We're on the 'SQ Evidence Submission' page but Qs 171 and 172 (about a parent company) are not relevant to us - yet leaving them blank creates an error which reads 'you have not added enough files to this answer - the minimum is 0' and the page reloads and you cannot progress. How do we get past this? There are no fields to insert a '0' into. Also, what 'documentary evidence' is required for Q179: 'Upload documentary evidence for a list of relevant principal contracts for goods and/or services provided in the last three years'?

200. Hello We are applying to GSR to enter the Comms Marketplace. Is below essential? if we answer No would that exclude or impede us? ---- You are 82% through this questionnaire The 'Cyber Essentials' section outlines whether your organisation has relevant Cyber Essentials certification. 155. Does your organisation have Cyber Essentials certification? --- CE is almost £400 and aimed at larger orgs with IT depts and expertise. We are a tiny 2 person startup who works via Gmail and Google Drive. We have already been supplying the govt body (Active Travel Engand) on a sole trader / freelance basis for 9 months also. Thanks

199. Hi, I wanted to check to see if we are stuck in 'Assessing' stage or not, as this hasn't moved since we submitted it on 8th June. Our 'SQ Supplier Response' is marked as 'Finished' and is in 'Responding' stage. Our 'SQ Evidence Request' is marked as being in 'Assessing' stage. Is this now in your hands, and if so, do you know how long it will take to complete Assessing?

198. Hello, We're trying to complete our questionnaire but due to the size of our business we do not meet the requirements to require an audit to be conducted and we do not issue/a Statements of Cashflow isn't required as part of our official yearly accounts. We therefore do not have these to attach as files. It seems we're not able to move to the next step without adding these. Could you please advise on how we can continue with our application? Many thanks,

197. I am contacting to ask for advice on the following point: in the guidance for completing the Questionnaire it states that 'We will reject your request to participate if you:... (j) Are unable to confirm that your organisation is taking steps to reduce your GHG Emissions over time and is publicly committed to achieving Net Zero by 2050; and (k) Are unable to provide a link to your most recently published Carbon Reduction Plan or do not provide sufficient evidence that remedial action has taken place...'. As a microbusiness with a small number of employees all of whom work from home and do not commute, we do not currently have a detailed plan or policy on GHG emissions or achieving net zero. We recognise that we all have a role to play in meeting the UK's Net Zero targets and our wider climate challenge targets, but the challenges for microbusinesses are different to larger players in the market.?The supply chain we use and the services we offer are relatively low carbon/low emissions and we wondered if you would be able to advise on the sort of proportionate plan and/or policy that you would like to see as part of our application to join the DPS.

196. Hi, I was looking for the Insurance limits required for tender requirements. We are a new registration on the portal and are a film/video production agency. How much Professional Indemnity, Public Liability and Product Liability Insurance limits should be there for qualification? Thanks

195. Good morning, We have been in 'Assessing' since 24/04. Whilst we understand this is still within CCS' assessment SLA, there may be a technical issue on the portal that is preventing comments from being viewed. Please can you confirm the status as you see it to ensure we aren't missing anything?

194. Hi, I have had the same response 3 times now. PLEASE can you look into the submission we have made for RM6124 as it is in ASSESSING and we are being continuously advised it is reg 2, are we looking in the wrong place?

193. Following the response from CCS regarding the status of the RM6124, the submission states we are in "Assessing" and not Reg 2 as suggested. Please can CCS look into this again?

192. Good Afternoon, We are currently looking to resubmit our application for Communications Marketplace that was previously rejected due to our financial score. Our score is now above the required level, please can CCS advise how to submit our application, the SQ reference is SQ-S27U7DN.

191. We have been in the Assessing Stage since 6/01, please can CCS advise what the reason for delay is and if there is anything that needs to be done to be appointed.

190. We have been in the Assessing Stage since 6/01, please can CCS advise what the reason for delay is and if there is anything that needs to be done to be appointed.

189. Hello, I tried to email but was asked to submit my question via the clarifications section: We are currently working our way through the DPSQ on the communications marketplace as a supplier. We have reached question 104 'Please select the outcome(s) for the delivery of the client campaign. Tick all that apply'. Could you please confirm what it is referring to by 'client campaign'? I am aware that we previously supplied info on 2 past contracts - is it to do with this, if so how do we know which one it is referring to?