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There are 181 clarifications for this DPS

87. Can you please clarify whether the RRP on the "Learning Category" tab on the pricing matrix is per individual? There is nowhere to indicate group learning/whether it is per course.
This is for you to decide, I would suggest including in the 'Additional information' column whether or not your prices are per individual or per course.
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08/11/2021 12:09
86. The pricing matrix refers to DPS Order Schedule 5 - Pricing Details but the document is blank and only includes a guidance note. Can this please be addressed?
As per the guidance note in Order Schedule 5 - This Schedule is used to show any further detailed pricing information in addition to the pricing in the Order Form, as agreed by the customer and supplier. If no additional detail is required then this schedule is not used.
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08/11/2021 12:10
85. Good Morning CCS Team, As a business, we do not provide physical goods to our customers, therefore the Product Liability Insurance is not applicable to us. Please could you confirm whether Product Liability Insurance is a mandatory requirement for the DPS, even for those suppliers who do not need to hold it for business purposes? Many thanks
Apologies , please ignore the previous response on this. Product Liability Insurance is not a mandatory requirement for this DPS unless you are providing a product i.e. some form of IT equipment / software.
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05/11/2021 11:29
84. Regarding product liability insurance at £1 Million, please could you confirm if this is a mandatory requirement? as a business we do not provide physical goods so we feel this is not relevant. Please clarify.
Apologies , please ignore the previous response on this. Product Liability Insurance is not a mandatory requirement for this DPS unless you are providing a product i.e. some form of IT equipment / software.
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05/11/2021 10:43
83. Hello. DPS Schedule 5 (page5) includes an embedded Attachment 2, which is the MI Data Template. This attachment doesn't appear to be accessible. The hyperlink on the same page goes through to a login screen for reporting MI to CCS. However there is no apparent facility to create a new user for this portal, only a login for existing users. Please can you supply a copy of Attachment 2 and instructions for creating an MI Reporting user account? Thanks.
Attachment 2 - MI Template can be found in the bid pack.
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05/11/2021 10:44
82. Can you please clarify the word limit for the contract example descriptions?
There is no word limit for these questions.
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04/11/2021 16:03
81. Do you have specific outline of courses that would be included in each of the SOTS categories?
As a guide all Standard Off The Shelf Training courses should be immediately available to customers where no, or only minimal customisation, is required.
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04/11/2021 09:26
80. We are submitting prospectuses for the Bespoke Training & the Learning Technology lots - is there any expectation to include prices in the prospectuses for these lots? Is there any expectation to include prices at all during the on boarding phase, or do we submit prices once we are live on the DPS?
No, the only pricing required for this DPS is for Standard Off The Shelf training.
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03/11/2021 11:54
79. Is Part 3: NHS Requirements mandatory for this DPS? - Please can you explain how Q158-9 are relevant to this DPS - Is Q160 in relation to healthcare/ NHS trade bodies? - Does Q161 refer to an occupational health service for our staff or as a market offering?
No, these are filters to indicate whether or not a provider can provide specific NHS training or not. To ensure we provide an accurate response, please can you confirm the actual questions you are querying as each application is different depending on what has been selected.
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02/11/2021 12:04
78. The specification states that suppliers must provide a helpdesk service between 08.30 to 17.30 Monday to Friday. Can you please clarify if this needs to be in place perpetually throughout the DPS as a general helpdesk? Or only if specified by the buyer as a helpdesk for individual call off contracts?
This would only be if specified by the customer for individual call offs.
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02/11/2021 11:36
77. A few of our sub-contractors are concerned around the GDPR for collecting their address. Is there a minimum level of information accepted for sub-contractors?
The address fields are mandatory, but to confirm only CCS can see this detail unless you accept a sharing request from a customer who wants to view additional evidence as part of a contract award.
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05/11/2021 12:53
76. Regarding the pricing matrix, who will be able to see the information. Can you provide clarification as to why the %profit is required.
Only customers can view the pricing matrices. This is to give an indication to the customer of how the prices have been made up.
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02/11/2021 11:37
75. Can you provide clarification between virtual and virtual instructor led?
They are very similar but virtual could mean entirely automated through videos etc, whereas virtual instructor led would be a person but in a different location to the audience.
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02/11/2021 11:38
74. Under our delivery model, our delivery experts are not on our payroll, they are on associate contracts, however, they only deliver our courses/content. Would they be considered subcontractors?
The definition of Key Subcontractor, Subcontractor and Sub-Contract are in Joint Schedule 1 - Definitions. If you are still unsure we would advise you to seek your own legal advice.
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04/11/2021 09:32
73. The recent answer to a CQ about the Generic prospectus supply chain 100 word/300 word answer suggested that there are more of these short answers. Could you please tell us which of the answers that we understood to be 300 word answers (i.e the prose responses in the prospectuses and SOTS) are in fact only 100 words. Please note; as a user, word count limits are not visible - the word count is only revealed if error message is generated when saving a submission.
Q84 is the only question with a 100 word limit all other free text boxes are 300 words.
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02/11/2021 16:57
72. Please can you advise if we can submit an application directly for our products and service AND also be named as a sub-contractor in another submission for the same products and services? If so, can we be named as a sub-contractor in more that one submission?
Yes this is acceptable.
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02/11/2021 11:45
71. re: SQ Part 3: NHS Requirements - Is this section mandatory for this DPS? - Please can you explain how Q158-9 are relevant to this DPS - Is Q160 in relation to healthcare/ NHS trade bodies? - Does Q161 refer to an occupational health service for our staff or as a market offering?
No, these are filters to indicate whether or not a provider can provide specific NHS training or not. To ensure we provide an accurate response, please can you confirm the actual questions you are querying as each application is different depending on what has been selected.
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02/11/2021 11:46
70. re: SQ - We don't have an immediate/ ultimate parent company so have selected n/a for Qs 6 and 7. However, Q130-132 require us to provide details of parent company accounts and guarantees. There is no option to select 'n/a' - only yes or no. Please can you advise on how to respond to these questions.
In this scenario you would just need to select "No"
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01/11/2021 10:31
69. re: Q3 - CPVs - Please can you confirm that we should select relevant CPVs for the Learning & Training Services DPS and not the CPVs that cover our entire products and services across our firm
Yes, you should only select CPV codes relevant to this DPS
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29/10/2021 12:05
67. Good afternoon. Table 1 of Attachment 1f asks for a sliding discount scale based upon the number of delegates. On the third tab of the spreadsheet we are asked to input a price per course so there does seem to be a bit of anomaly here. We price and offer quantity discounts on a per course basis rather than per delegate. How can we best present our discount offer? Can we modify cell B12 to read "Quantity (Number of Courses)" or should we add a note in the Test Box? Thank you.
Please add a description in the text box, detailing your quantity discounts.
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02/11/2021 11:47

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