We held the Digital Training and Support framework Supplier Clarification Event in London on 8th December 2015. This was the presentation which was used on the day.
Understand the demographics of geographical delivery
Learning Supplier capabilities, this led us to making the Lots wider
Learnt about commercial delivery models - fixed price, time and materials, schedule of rates
Making the forms simpler
Easy to complete
Technical scope
This enabled us to shape our Invitation to Tender overall
Allowed us to break the commercial elements
Changed this from the Supplier Industry Engagement event - i.e feedback
Lot 1 - Assisted Digital Services: support to use government digital services (end-to-end or discrete components)
Lot 2 - Digital Inclusion: digital inclusion research and analysis;
Lot 3 - Digital Inclusion: the design course intervention or product;
Lot 4 - Digital Inclusion: the delivery of basic digital skills/ digital inclusion training;
Lot 5 - Digital Inclusion:and/or marketing and and promotion;
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On 19th November 2015
Overview of Timetable
28th December 2015 - Clarification period ends.
6th January 2016 - Deadline for responding to clarification questions
18 January 2016 - The deadline for Suppliers to submit bids
January-February 2016 - All Suppliers’ bids will be evaluated
March 2016 - Issue Intention to Award notification to suppliers
March 2016 - There will be a 10 day standstill period
From April 2016 - Buyers can run mini-competitions or single tender actions against suppliers on the framework
We will be publishing the outputs of today’s session on the e-Sourcing portal
If you have any further questions they should be directed through the e-sourcing portal.