Awarding Organisation for HMPPS Probation Qualifications

PSQ13

The Authority will assess your financial health using the financial information available via Experian or Company’s Watch as described below.

Pass: You will pass this question, if no material risk associated with your economic and financial standing is identified and the Authority sees no material risk to your financial ability to deliver the requirements specified (Delphi or Company Watch score is 45 or higher presenting below average risk). The Authority will obtain Experian reports via your company number during the Qualification Evaluation as a preference. If this is not available for any reason, the Authority will obtain a Company’s Watch report and evaluate against the same threshold of 45. You may also pass this section if a material risk is identified, but clarification, mitigating factors or reasons in response to this, which in the reasonable opinion of the Authority, sufficiently address the previously identified risk such that it is no longer regarded as a material risk to your financial ability to deliver the requirements specified.

Fail: You will fail this question, if a concern regarding your economic and financial standing is identified, which the Authority considers pose a material risk to your financial ability to deliver the requirements specified.

NOTE: Before a Supplier is failed, the Authority will give the Supplier the opportunity to clarify any concern or material risk identified and provide any reasons or mitigating circumstances as to why this should not be considered as a concern or material risk. The Authority will decide, at its sole discretion, that the Supplier should not fail this section having regard to the clarification response, mitigating factors or reasons offered by the Supplier, which in the reasonable opinion of the Authority, sufficiently address the previously addressed concerns and/or risks such that it is no longer regarded as material.

PSQ14

Are you relying on another supplier to act as a guarantor?

If so, please provide their name and evidence of their economic and financial standing as an attachment in the 'Additional Attachments' section.

INSURANCE

PSQ15

1. Please confirm whether you already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:

a. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = £5m

b. Professional Indemnity Insurance = £5m

*There is a legal requirement for certain employers to hold Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of £5 million as a minimum.

CYBER ESSENTIALS

PSQ16

Please confirm that you have in place, or that you will have in place by the award of the contract, a Cyber Essentials Certification.

COMPLIANCE WITH THE UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION

PSQ17

Please confirm that you have in place, or that you will have in place by the award of the contract, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.

PSQ18

Relevant experience and contract examples.

Please provide details of up to three contracts to meet conditions of participation relating to technical ability set out in the relevant notice or procurement documents, in any combination from either the public or private sectors (which may include samples of grant-funded work).

PSQ19

Please confirm you are currently recognised by OfQual within the sector subject area of Public Services.

PSQ20

Please provide your OfQual Recognition Number to evidence you are recognised within the scope of Public Services. This should be the number as it appears in the most recent publication at time of Tender.