Free support available
The route to market for this solution is via a further competition and our experienced team are on hand to help you through every step of this process – offering practical advice and support when you need it.
Our free support includes:
Further competition support
• Assistance with or management of the supplier pre-engagement
• Assistance and guidance in the drafting of the documentation, including the provision of template documents
• Advice on the specification, including the provision of anonymised specifications
• Advice on the award criteria, including sustainability to ensure compliance
• Advertising the further competition on YPO’s e-tendering portal – ProContract, and full administration of the process, including clarification log management
• There are three ways to run a further competition via ProContract
1. YPO can administer the full end-to-end further competition process
2. Request temporary access to ProContract and run the further competition yourself or with our support
3. If you're a current user of ProContract you can access and use our solutions directly without our involvement. View the 'How to access YPO’s frameworks directly' user guide.
• Running or supporting the evaluation process
• Moderation of the evaluation process
• Drafting/checking award and rejection letters, including provision of template documents
Standard documents available
• Further competition template
• Specification examples
• Example award questions
• Pricing matrix
• Award and rejection letters
• Call-off contract terms and conditions
“Our new provider is doing a great job. Moving on from the framework was a smooth transition through the staff TUPE process and contract signing. All in all the whole experience was a very positive one and I would like to thank YPO for the support in making this happen.”
Beckfoot Thornton
“The team at YPO were highly knowledgeable about the processes required to be compliant when running a threshold level (OJEU) tender, as well as supporting the onboarding of new suppliers, and advising on the completion of certain documents. I am already looking forward to the next DPS tender I will be running with the YPO team. This experience has confirmed my previous beliefs that the DPS process should be increased in its use across all PBO’s and procurement managers alike.”
Inspiration Trust
“The service received from YPO was dedicated, helpful and enabling. It saved SYFR significant time managing a potentially complex tender process with lots of moving parts. I would have no hesitation in recommending YPO to other public sector customers.”
Mark Lloyd, Procurement Manager, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
“As Procurement Lead for a number of projects, I find YPO DPS’s straightforward to use and their Coordinators always helpful, knowledgeable and responsive. For this particular project, the Coordinator, Connor Featherstone, understood our urgency and helped us expedite the onboarding process for suppliers who had participated in the FTS market engagement and were not already on the DPS. Throughout, they ensured all communication with suppliers was handled promptly, as well as providing helpful advice where needed. I would happily recommend using this DPS to other local authorities.”
Essex Procurement Partnership (EPP) on behalf of Braintree District Council.
Case Studies
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