Clarifications
There are 149 clarifications for this DPS
9. Government procurement regulation requires suppliers to provide a Carbon Reduction Plan in order to be eligible to undertake contracts worth more than £5 million. Is a Carbon Reduction Plan therefore only required when bidding for a contract worth more than £5 million within this DPS, rather than as an initial requirement for a place on this DPS?
In accordance with the Guidance on adopting and applying PPN 06/21, CCS can confirm that should a bidder not provide a Carbon Reduction Plan, their bid will fail unless the reason that the bidder is unable to provide a Carbon Reduction Plan is that the bidders organisation is less than 12 months old.
If a bidding organisation is less than 12 months old and can confirm their commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050 and that they will publish a Carbon Reduction Plan as soon as possible (providing details as to when it will be published), then under these circumstances, their bid will not fail.
In all other circumstances, a bidder must provide a Carbon Reduction Plan in order to be appointed to the DPSQ.
For clarity, the question applies to all bidders to the DPS, regardless of the size of the bidder, because there is potential for contracts to meet the threshold of £5m annual value. The Carbon Reduction plan must include the bidder's current carbon footprint and its commitment to reducing emissions to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. SME bidders may find the list of potential resources & tools at the end of the FAQ document useful in establishing their footprint to begin developing their plan.
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24/11/2021 10:15
8. The guidance for the confirmation of works states "Example provided must relate to services delivered during the past three (3) years, prior to publication of the contract notice to be valid as evidence for this procurement (i.e. not started before October 2018)"
Please can you confirm whether this means that the contract must have been signed after October 2018 or that the work must have been delivered after October 2018?
Thank you
CCS can confirm that the example provided must relate to services that have been delivered during the past three years, for example after October 2018.
The question does not ask for an example that had the contract signed at a specific point in time.
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29/11/2021 14:25
7. We have read the documents in the bid pack. We can't find any reference to a deadline by which an interested supplier would need to request to participate. Can you clarify?
CCS can confirm that there is no tender submission deadline and that suppliers are able to submit an application throughout the life of the DPS.
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16/11/2021 10:13
6. Please can you explain the difference between the three contract examples requested in questions 133, 134 and 135 on the Selection Questionnaire and the contract example requested at question 56 of the Research Insights questionnaire. Do we need to provide three contract examples for questions 133, 134 and 135 and then choose one of those contract examples to expand upon in question 56 (on the RI questionnaire)? Is my understanding correct that we only need to provide a Letter of Confirmation for the example in question 56 and not for the examples in 133, 134 and 135?
CCS can confirm that a response to the contract examples requested in the Selection Questionnaire are not required from Bidders.
Bidders must respond to question 56 of the Research & Insights DPSQ and a letter of confirmation of works should also be provided at question 58 of the DPSQ.
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16/11/2021 10:13
5. Please can you confirm how many contract examples should be provided in the SQ - is it two (Q133 & Q134)? Presumably the contract example required for the DPSQ (Q55) can be the same as one of the examples provided in the SQ?
CCS can confirm that a response is not required for questions 133, 134 and 135 of the Selection Questionnaire.
Rather, a bidder should provide details of their contract example at questions 55 through and including 58 of the DPSQ
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12/11/2021 11:33
4. Please can you confirm that, as per the CCS Standard Selection Questionnaire, Q128 should only be answered if the answer to Q127 is 'No' & should be left blank if the answer to Q127 is 'Yes'?
CCS Can confirm that Question 128 should only be answered if you have selected 'No' to Question 127 on the Selection Questionnaire and can be left blank if you have answered 'Yes' to Question 127.
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12/11/2021 11:33
3. Q6 in the standard questionnaire does not allow for non-UK postcodes. Please advise what to enter in the postcode field for a parent company that is not UK-based.
Please enter the equivalent of a UK postcode for your organisation's Immediate Parent Company. This will not cause any issues with your DPS application
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16/11/2021 10:12
2. Do we need to complete questions 150 - 154 in the DPS questionnaire?
CCS can confirm, as set out at paragraph 73 of the DPS needs document, that questions 150 - 154 of the Selection Questionnaire do not need to be answered
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04/11/2021 15:18
1. Questions 147 - 149 relate to steel. Do we need to answer these?
CCS can confirm, as set out at paragraph 73 of the DPS needs document, that questions 147, 148 and 149 of the Selection Questionnaire do not need to be answered
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04/11/2021 15:18
