Guidance

Digital Outcomes and Specialists templates and legal documents

Templates and legal documents to help you buy and supply Digital Outcomes and Specialists services on the Digital Marketplace.

• From: Government Digital Service and Crown Commercial Service
• Published: 26 April 2016
• Last updated: 2 March 2021
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  1. 2 March 2021

     Added 4 new requirements templates for Digital Outcomes and Specialists lots

  2. 20 January 2021

     Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 is live. You must use this contract to buy services from 20 January 2021. Removed links to buyer benefits form and requirements templates.

  3. 1 October 2019

     The Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 framework is live. The call-off contract and framework agreement have been added to the page.

  4. 1 October 2018

     Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 is live. You must use this contract to buy services from Monday 1 October 2018.

  5. 18 September 2018

     The final Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 legal documents are published.

  6. 16 January 2017

     Added new links for Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2 legal documents.

  7. 10 August 2016

     Specialists requirements template now has a row for whether the requirements are open for 1 or 2 weeks.

  8. 27 June 2016

     Added Google Sheets versions of requirements templates

  9. 26 April 2016

     First published.

This guidance was withdrawn on 14 August 2024

This page has been withdrawn as it is out of date. The Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 framework is no longer live.

For an overview of the agreements that Crown Commercial Service currently offers, visit the search agreement page on our website.

Legal documents

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 is the latest framework. You must use this contract to buy services from 20 January 2021.

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 legal documents

• Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 Framework Award Form

• Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 Core Terms and Framework Schedules

• Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 Joint Schedules

• Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 Call-Off Schedules

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4

Use these documents if you bought services on Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4. From 20 January 2021, you must use the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 documents to buy new services.

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 framework agreement

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 call-off contract

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3

Use these documents if you bought services on Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3. From 1 October 2019, you must use the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 documents to buy new services.

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 framework agreement

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 call-off contract

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2

Use these documents if you bought services on Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2. From 1 October 2018, you must use the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 documents to buy new services.

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2 framework agreement

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2 call-off contract

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 1

Use these documents if you bought services on Digital Outcomes and Specialists 1. From 1 October 2018, you must use the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 documents to buy new services.

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 1 framework agreement

Digital Outcomes and Specialists 1 call-off contract

Requirements templates

Digital outcomes requirements template (ODS, 14.9 KB)

Digital specialists requirements template (ODS, 13.4 KB)

User research participants requirements template (ODS, 11.9 KB)

User research studios requirements template (ODS, 16.3 KB)

Shortlisting templates

These templates are examples and are not intended to be prescriptive. You should use a form of template consistent with the complexity and value of what you are buying.

Evidence of supplier skills and experience for outcomes, specialists and user research participants

Specialists requirements template (CSV, 12.4KB)

Skills and experience evidence template (Google Sheets)

Evaluation templates

These templates are examples and are not intended to be prescriptive. You should use a form of template consistent with the complexity and value of what you are buying.

Proposal template for outcomes and user research participants

Skills and experience evidence template (ODS, 10.4 KB)

Proposal template (Google Docs)

Case study template for outcomes, specialists and user research participants

Proposal template (ODT, 13.3 KB)

Case study template (Google Docs)

Work history template for outcomes, specialists and user research participants

Case study template (ODS, 18.2 KB)

Work history template (Google Sheets)

Scoring template for outcomes and specialists

Work history template (ODS, 19.5 KB)

Scoring template (Google Sheets)