Clarifications

151. Under the Learning and Training services section for Off The Shelf prospectus data, it is required we enter the delegate mixes our organisation can provide training for. We can provide both closed and public mixes, however, some courses we can only provide on a closed basis. Is there anywhere we can stipulate this?

150. Under the Learning and Training services section for Off The Shelf prospectus data, it is required we enter minimum and maximum number of learners to deliver training for each Delivery Mode. We have multiple courses within the Off The Shelf learning category and all have a different number of learner number requirements. Please can you advise how we can answer these questions?

149. Good Morning, We are at the Qualified Stage of the submission and are now required to complete the Location Prospectus. The granularity of the questions are particularly problematic due to the scope of service we offer. We are able to provide training for a minimum of 1 person and deliver all over the country, without exception. Please can CCS advise how this should be approached as the questions do not allow for this magnitude of service to be properly represented. Can CCS consider allowing for a bespoke prospectus being submitted in place of the current structure on the portal? Ultimately, we do not want this to limit the opportunities we can bid for once appointed onto the Agreement.

148. Good morning, we are aware this DPS opportunity notice was published in September 2021, but last edited in December 2022 - can you please indicate what DPS documents have been updated since the published date/based on the edited notice?

147. Within the selection questionnaire I accidentally ticked learning technologies which is we will not be providing. How can I amend this to reflect just bespoke and standard off the shelf services?

146. Hello, I understand that we are required to have employer's liability insurance. However, as a team of 3 co-founders, we do not actually employ anyone. How flexible is this requirement? Thank you

145. There is a prior information notice CS22415 that requires me to register on DPS first. The opportunity becomes live on Oct 17th. Do I need to register on the DPS before this date, or can I still access the opportunity if I don't register on the DPS until after this date (but before opportunity closes)?

144. Hello - It shows on my Dashboard that I have now been Appointed as a supplier (since Monday 3rd October). However, I cannot see my organisation on the list of appointed suppliers for Learning and Training Services?

143. If we want to add a subcontractor, do we do this when responding to a specific opportunity by including schedule 6, or do we have to register the new subcontractor in advance of responding to the opportunity?

142. Whilst we employ apprentices, as a SME, we will not be bidding for contracts in scope for PPN14/15 (i.e. >£10m and we do not intend to use a supply chain to deliver). We would therefore be grateful if you could confirm if questions 144-146 in Part 3 (Skills and Apprentices) apply to us, or whether they are mandatory.

141. We are a member of a group of companies with an intermediate and ultimate parent companies. As such the Person of Significant Control (PSC) recorded at Companies House is our intermediate parent, and in turn the PSC recorded for them is the ultimate parent company. We would therefore be grateful if you could confirm whether we should provide details of the intermediate parent company as recorded at Companies House or the PSCs for the ultimate parent company in the Persons of Significant Control section. Thanks

140. We note that the DPS Core Terms must be accepted in their entirety as part of the application on to the DPS. Is a Buyer permitted to agree amendments to the Core Terms with a successful bidder at Order Contract stage, following a call for competition under the DPS Agreement, if such amendments are appropriate/ necessary for a particular service provision?

139. To support us in assessing resourcing and product selection, are CCS able to provide data on the types of services most often procured, and the types of public sector entities that most often utilise the framework?

138. Good Afternoon, Is the SOTS Pricing Matrix the only pricing document that need to be completed or are there any others Pricing Matrix such as Bespoke Training? Also, on the SOTS Pricing are you referring to price per day or per course? Thank you,

134. Please can the Authority confirm what the role of the DPS Agreement Manager entails?

132. Hi, ELS have recently completed the application for RM6219. It advises that we are now 'Qualified'. Can you advise what that means please? On the back of that despite having 'Qualified' status we are required to complete additional questions. Can you advise if these questions are mandatory please?

131. Although our status is showing as Appointed we have received a message asking us to upload pricing, which we did as part of the original submission. Please can you advise how we check that our pricing and brochures are showing as uploaded?

130. We have been accepted. Can you please tell us how to access the page to upload: Our insurance certificates? Our accounts? Our accounts?

129. Hello, We as Capita have already been successfully registered and listed on the DPS for learning and Training services last year. But to our knowledge recently, we noticed that the status of our registration on the dashboard is showing as " Qualified" . Can you please confirm if we need to do something again on that. Thanks, Capita Team

128. Where the authority asks for documentary evidence to demonstrate our processes support PPN 14/15, what would a training provider be expected to provide for this?