ccs-digitalmarketplace-frameworks 3.14.11 → 3.14.12

package/frameworks/digital-outcomes-and-specialists-7/questions/declaration/multiqPercentageOfInvoicesPaidPast6Months.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,32 @@
 name: Percentage of invoices paid past 6 months
-question: Please provide the percentage of invoices paid by you to those in your immediate supply chain on all contracts for the most recent six month reporting period. This should include the percentage of invoices paid within each of the following categories (this should include all situations where payments are due; not all payments involve an invoice).
-question_advice: Answers must total 100% and you must enter a whole value in each box 0 to 100, if it is not applicable enter 0
+question: >
+  <p class="govuk-body"><b>Assessment methodology for the percentage of paid invoices and average payment days.</b></p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">Your responses to the below questions will be assessed as pass/fail.</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">In order to <b>Pass</b> this condition of participation, you must either:</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">Pay 95% or more of all supply chain invoices within 60 days in at least one of the previous two six month reporting periods, AND your average payments days are 55 days or less in the SAME reporting period.</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body"><b>Or</b></p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">Pay 95% or more of all supply chain invoices in 60 days in at least one of the two previous six month reporting periods after removing intercompany payments, AND your average payments days are 55 days or less in the SAME reporting period.</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body"><b>Or</b></p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">Pay between 90% and 95% of all supply chain invoices in 60 days in at least one of the two previous six month reporting periods after removing intercompany payments AND your average payments days are 55 days or less in the SAME reporting period, and you have provided an action plan with all of the required features.</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body"><b>Or</b></p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">You are a new entrant (trading less than 12 months) unable to demonstrate that more than 90% of all supply chain invoices have been paid within 60 days of receipt of the invoice, AND / OR unable to demonstrate your average payments days are 55 days or less, but have provided an explanation of your circumstances.</p>   
+  <p class="govuk-body">You will <b>Fail</b> this condition of participation if you:</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">Pay between 90% and 95% of all supply chain invoices in 60 days in at least one of the two previous six month reporting periods after removing intercompany payments AND your average payments days are 55 days or less in the SAME reporting period, but you have not provided an action plan or your action plan does not include the required features.</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body"><b>Or</b></p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">You pay less than 90% of all supply chain invoices in 60 days in both of the previous two six month reporting periods after removing intercompany payments.</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body"><b>Or</b></p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">Your average payments days are more than 55 days in both of the previous two six month reporting periods after removing intercompany payments.</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body"><b>Or</b></p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">You do not meet any of the criteria above required to pass.</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">If you fail this condition of participation, your tender will be disregarded. We will tell you that your tender has been disregarded and why.</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">For more information, please read  <a class="govuk-link" target="_blank" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ppn-015-how-to-take-account-of-a-suppliers-approach-to-payment-in-the-procurement-of-major-contracts/ppn-015-taking-account-of-a-suppliers-approach-to-payment-in-the-procurement-of-major-contracts-html">PPN015 (opens in a new window)</a> and the associated guidance.</p>
+  <legend class="govuk-fieldset__legend govuk-fieldset__legend--m">
+  Please provide the percentage of invoices paid by you to those in your immediate supply chain on all contracts for the most recent six month reporting period. This should include the percentage of invoices paid within each of the following categories (this should include all situations where payments are due; not all payments involve an invoice).
+  </legend>
+question_advice: >
+  <p class="govuk-body">Answers must total 100%, and you must enter a whole value in each box 0 to 100, if it is not applicable enter 0.</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">A reporting period is a period of six calendar months as set out in the DFT Duty to Report: <a class="govuk-link" target="_blank" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-payment-practices-and-performance-reporting-requirements">guidance to reporting payment practices and performance (opens in a new window)</a>.</p>
+  <p class="govuk-body">In a financial year, there are normally two reporting periods. The first is the six calendar months starting on the first day of the business’ financial year. So, if a financial year started on the 5th of a month, the last day of that reporting period would be the 4th of the month, six months later. The second reporting period starts on the day after the first period ends and runs until the end of the financial year.</p>
 
 type: multiquestion
 hidden: true

package/frameworks/digital-outcomes-and-specialists-7/questions/declaration/subcontractorAssociatedConditionParticipation.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ question: Please confirm what conditions of participation are being satisfied by
 
 hint: >
   <p class="govuk-body">
-    If you are a relying on an associated person to satisfy conditions of participation in the procurement, 
+    If you are relying on an associated person to satisfy conditions of participation in the procurement, 
     the lead bidder must provide the details requested for each associated person.  
     The lead bidder must also ensure that each associated person registers on the Central Digital Platform and provides their share code.
   </p>

package/frameworks/digital-outcomes-and-specialists-7/questions/declaration/subcontractorAssociatedPerson.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ question: Please confirm if you are relying on an associated person to satisfy c
 
 hint: >
   <p class="govuk-body">
-    If you are a relying on an associated person to satisfy conditions of participation in the procurement, 
+    If you are relying on an associated person to satisfy conditions of participation in the procurement, 
     the lead bidder must provide the details requested for each associated person.  
     The lead bidder must also ensure that each associated person registers on the Central Digital Platform and provides their share code.
   </p>

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ccs-digitalmarketplace-frameworks",
-  "version": "3.14.11",
+  "version": "3.14.12",
   "description": "Data files for Digital Marketplace’s procurement frameworks",
   "repository": "git@github.com:Crown-Commercial-Service/ccs-digitalmarketplace-frameworks",
   "author": "enquiries@digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk"