Clarifications

The Marketing Contact would be used if there is engagement required for marketing activities such as the creation of case studies or the use of the CCS Brand.

All sections within the SQ (Selection Questionnaire, first questionnaire of two) are fixed and cannot be changed after being submitted. The DPSQ questionnaire (DPS Questionnaire, second of two) is sub-divided into two registers, with the register 2 including both the filter choices and the contact details for all roles. Every item in the register 2 of the DPSQ questionnaire can be resubmitted, and you will be asked to re-accept the declaration upon completion. In this way you can maintain details as up to date as possible.

The Supplier shall provide a suitably qualified nominated contact (the "DPS Agreement Manager") who will take overall responsibility for delivering the Goods and/or Services required within this Contract, as well as a suitably qualified deputy to act in their absence. In the event that CCS and the Supplier are unable to agree a resolution for a dispute the matter shall be referred to the DPS Authorised Representative. The DPS Agreement Manager will therefore be the main point of contact for buyers wishing to call-off and invite shortlisted suppliers to compete.

The DPS Appointment Form can be found within the Bid Pack at Attachment 7 - Bid pack Part 2 (Terms and Conditions)

We can confirm that there is no set character limit for Q.133 within the Selection Questionnaire. The minimum character criteria for the 'description of contract' segment of Q.133 is that at least 1 character is input into the text box as the field itself is mandatory.

Questions within the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) cannot be amended after completion, however once a supplier is appointed to the DPS the Commercial Agreement Manager (CAM) will become responsible for SRM activity including receiving up to date insurance and certification evidence. This means that when something changes, you can email the CAM directly with the updated details. Contact details for the CAM in the first instance for this agreement should be networkservices@crowncommercial.gov.uk and should be addressed to Jennifer Squire

We can confirm that, as per paragraph 72 of the DPS Needs document, you are not required to answer Q134 or Q135. You therefore are only required, as a minimum, to answer Q133 and Q179. Again, as a minimum you are required to upload documentary evidence for at least one relevant principal contract for goods and/or services provided in the last three years at Q179. If you have further certificates of completion these can be uploaded at Q180 and Q181.

The DPS Marketplace is a free to use tool associated with the sign up and shortlisting sections of the processes for suppliers and buyers to make use of any CCS DPS agreement. The Management Charge or Levy that is the principle source of funding for CCS as an organisation is applied only at the point of invoicing by the supplier to the buyer for awarded further competition contracts (and is set at 1% of the invoice value for agreement RM6235). There is no annual fee or charge associated with the DPS Marketplace or this CCS agreement RM6235 for suppliers, and there is no Levy due from any supplier who is not currently invoicing a buyer for contracts undertaken through this agreement.

We can confirm that, as per paragraph 72 of the DPS Needs document, you are not required to answer Q134 or Q135. You therefore are only required, as a minimum, to answer Q133 and Q179. Again, as a minimum, you are required to upload documentary evidence for at least one relevant principal contract for goods and/or services provided in the last three years at Q179. If you have further certificates of completion these can be uploaded at Q180 and Q181.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We can confirm that the DPS Appointment Form has now been uploaded to the system. The document can be found within the Bid Pack at Attachment 7 - Bid pack Part 2 (Terms and Conditions)

Thank you for your question. You are able to leave this section blank if you do not have the details of your preferred subcontractors. Subcontractors may be added and amended to the DPS once appointed. Please note that where there is a requirement to add, remove or amend a Key Subcontractor that this shall be done in line with Joint Schedule 6 (Key Subcontractors).

Thank you for your question. CCS can confirm that you will need to both register on the Supplier Registration Service (SRS) and also register on the CCS eSourcing website. Full details of the onboarding process can be found in the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Needs Document under the heading 'How to Request to Participate' 2) Specific services or products required by individual buyers that fall within the wider scope described in the document 'DPS Schedule 1 Specification' will be issued from time to time to shortlisted suppliers (with shortlists arrived at through use of the filter system to select required capabilities). Therefore, companies are encouraged to apply to join this DPS should they have any product or service that falls within the broad definitions of some or all of the filter options, and is related to at least one of the options defined within the 'Category' filter (list). In this way, DPS RM6235 will provide a compliant route to market (by way of competitive further competition procedures) for any and all relevant products or services within the agreement's scope, for public sector bodies. 3)Webinar dates have been published and can be viewed on our website (https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6235) and can be signed up to via the eventbrite website. These will provide introduction and onboarding, as well as an opportunity to ask questions, and are scheduled at the end of september and october. you are welcome and encouraged but not required to join. Further sessions and other types of engagement with the market are expected and will be communicated through both the CCS website and direct emails to suppliers appointed to the agreement, and will generally make use of the eventbrite platform.Webinar dates have been published and can be viewed on our website (https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6235) and can be signed up to via the eventbrite website. These will provide introduction and onboarding, as well as an opportunity to ask questions, and are scheduled at the end of september and october. you are welcome and encouraged but not required to join. Further sessions and other types of engagement with the market are expected and will be communicated through both the CCS website and direct emails to suppliers appointed to the agreement, and will generally make use of the eventbrite platform. 4)Thank you for your query. The correct pipeline value is as listed on the contract notice (£216m). The difference of approximately £100m was omitted from the Buyer Needs document in an attempt to reduce confusion and to only display in-year forecast values for the 4 years of operation that this DPS may run for. However, although the agreement cannot be extended into a 5th year, any procurements begun in it's lifespan may continue to operate for a number of years afterwards according to their individual contract lengths, generating 'legacy spend' which is estimated to be up to £100m. This has therefore been factored into the FTS Contract Notice Value.

You may select any example that best displays your organisation's capability to provide relevant services. This question is aiming to ensure commercial capability rather than technical quality, as technical quality must be assessed by the buyer at call off stage, through a further competition.

Thank you for your question. Subcontractors may be added and amended to the DPS once appointed. Please note that where there is a requirement to add, remove or amend a Key Subcontractor that this shall be done in line with Joint Schedule 6 (Key Subcontractors).

Thank you for your question. Once you have moved into either the 'Assessing', 'Agreeing' or 'Appointed stage you will not be permitted to change your contract example. However, should your bid be moved back to the 'Registered 1' stage for any reason, you would be permitted to change your response. Further details of the process can be found in the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Needs Document under the heading 'Updating Answers in the Dynamic Purchasing System Questionnaire'.

Yes, each of the filters and subfilters selected within the DPSQ section 2 may be updated at any time throughout the course of the DPS agreement lifetime by simply completing the DPSQ section 2 again.

We can confirm that there is no set character limit for Q.133 within the Selection Questionnaire. The minimum character criteria for the 'description of contract' segment of Q.133 is that at least 1 character is input into the text box as the field itself is mandatory.

Thank you for your question. CCS can confirm that, where the question permits, you may zip relevant certificates together into a file and return via the relevant questionnaire. Additionally, you are able to email any supporting evidence to info@crowncommercial.gov.uk.

We can confirm that CPV codes are not utilsed by the Buyers for use in further competition. Please either input N/A for the selection question or input the overarching Information Technology Services CPV code - 72222300-0

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. CCS can confirm that the date stated in the question should read 'February 2019' and can confirm that the link takes you to the most recent version of the Supplier Code of Conduct. We have requested that the wording be updated accordingly via the host service provider.