Clarifications

There are no LOTS in the agreement - the special conditions apply to all services.

Customers may enter into a contract with a supplier for a period of their determining which may exceed the RM6213 Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solution DPS Agreement, should this agreement be terminated at any time. The flexibility of the contracting period allows customers (Buyers) to determine appropriate contracting timelines required to enable the supplier to meet customer needs.

We can confirm that the DPS agreement will remain as drafted. All awards will be made under identical terms

The agreement includes the ability for Suppliers to offer consultancy and feasibility services- as the agreement is now available the design and development stage has been finalised by the team.

Suppliers who apply to join this agreement are likely to be from the private sector. We welcome Suppliers who can offer the required services to apply to register on this agreement.

Supplier funding is a potential option our customers may wish to consider. Supplier funded models are those where the Supplier enters into a contract to supply, operate and maintain vehicle charging infrastructure over an agreed period of time with minimal or no upfront costs to customers, their remuneration maybe through providing chargeable services to customers over the period of time that the charging infrastructure is in place.

You can send clarification questions via info@crowncomercial.gov.uk, however we would recommend using the Supplier Registration Service to ask your questions.

Yes, the DPS can accomodate the supply of hardware only if that is required by our Buyers (Customers). They may wish to purchase hardware and arrange installation separately from different supply chains.

Attachment 6 can now be found in the Bid Pack within Contracts Finder and the Supplier Registration Service.

We can confirm that you do not need to populate Attachment 3 Financial Assessment Template. This is the document that we will use to assess your financial risk in line with the Economic and Financial Standing paragraphs in the DPS Needs document.

Paragraph 73 within the DPS Needs document sets out all of the questions that are not applicable for this DPS agreement. Therefore, if any of the questions detailed in paragraph 73 appear in your SQ, you can leave these blank.

Yes, we can confirm that the questions referred to in paragraph 73 of the DPS Needs document can be left blank in the DPSQ.

Please refer to the DPS Needs document paragraph 53. The minimum level of financial risk required is a D&B score of 45 or more.

The definition of a Key Subcontractor is in Joint Schedule 1. In general terms, we would expect you to provide details of those that are integral to the delivery of products and services and are linked to the performance of your contracts. At DPS level, this tends to be those suppliers that you would not be able to substitute for another if they failed to deliver. At the Order stage, you may feel that the requirements of the customer means that there is a Key Subcontractor within your supply chain for that specific contract. This information can be detailed in the Order Form and you can use a NDA to keep the information confidential prior to contract award if necessary.

" Please refer to Attachment 6 Selection Questionnaire & DPSQ within the VCIS Bid Pack. This can be found on the Supplier Registration Service.

We can confirm that the DPS is now live and open on the Supplier Registration Service for Suppliers to register, and will remain open for 48 months.

48 months is the duration in which this DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate and in which Customers/Buyers are able to invite appointed Suppliers to submit tenders for relevant services through a call for competition. Customers may enter into a contract with a supplier for a period of their determining which may exceed the RM6213 Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Solution DPS Agreement, should this agreement be terminated at any time. The flexibility of the contracting period allows customers (Buyers) to determine appropriate contracting timelines required to enable the supplier to meet customer needs.

The value provided in Section II.1.5) of the OJEU Contract Notice is an estimate of the total value that may be delivered throughout the DPS duration. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement.

You are not required to populate DPS Schedule 3 at this point. UPDATE: update version of bid pack ( v2.0) has been published and details of changes made has been send to all appropriate Suppliers.

Please refer to paragraph 69-71 of the DPS Needs document. Cyber Essentials Scheme Basic Certificate (or equivalent) is required for this DPS, as detailed in DPS Schedule 9 and the DPSQ. Please refer to questions 5, 6 and 7 of the DPSQ.