Insurance Services 3

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Insurance Services 3

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is setting up a dynamic purchasing system for a period of 96 months and is inviting bidders to request to participate for the insurance services 3 DPS.

This DPS will provide central government and wider public sector departments the opportunity to procure Insurance Services 3 from a range of suppliers.

The DPS filters are for services, location, clearance and scalability. If you are successfully appointed to the DPS you will be invited by customers (buyers) to submit tenders for relevant services through a competition.

This DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate throughout its 96-month duration. CCS reserve the right to reduce, extend or terminate the DPS period at any time during its lifetime in accordance with the terms set out in the DPS agreement.

The supplier shall have the ability to provide quality assurance and testing for IT systems to central government and wider public sector departments.

Buyers may enter into a contract with a supplier for a period of their determining which may exceed the RM6138 Insurance Services 3 DPS agreement should this agreement be terminated at any time. The flexibility of the contracting period allows buyers to determine appropriate contracting timelines required to enable the supplier to meet customer needs.

List and brief description of conditions: suppliers will be assessed on their response to the selection criteria in their request to participate for a place on RM6138 – Insurance Services 3 DPS. The procurement bid pack and registration details can be accessed via the following URL address https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps and be selecting the ‘Professional Services’ link.

Please read the DPS Needs document first for a full overview of the procurement process and read the instructions carefully. To register for the RM6138 DPS agreement please select the ‘Access as a Supplier’ link which can be located at the URL address above. An example of how to register for the DPS platform can be found at the following Youtube generic guide; https://youtu.be/1gMaIEIqEyY Please note that to register you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. The procurement will be managed electronically via CCS. The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement. This procurement offering does not guarantee any minimum spend and there will be no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee under this DPS. As part of this contract notice the bid pack and the following documents can be accessed at the link provided below:

1) Contract Notice authorised customer list;

2) Rights reserved.

For CCS DPS Agreement https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ea132d6-4144-47e6-a581-b2f1f83adb00

The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. The authority cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement.

The authority expressly reserves the right:

(i) not to award any DPS Agreement as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and

(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;

And in no circumstances will the buyer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers.

We consider that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (‘TUPE’) may apply at the competition.

It is the suppliers responsibility to take your own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply in the particular circumstances of the contract and to act accordingly.

On 2.4.2014 Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this requirement.The link below to Gov.uk provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet.To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement.