Published date: 20 December 2017

Last edited date: 20 December 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Marine equipment - 34930000

  • Sonars - 38113000

Location of contract

SO14 3ZH

Value of contract

£70,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR17158

Published date

20 December 2017

Closing date

8 January 2018

Contract start date

29 January 2018

Contract end date

28 February 2018

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply direct to the buyer" as this is unfortunately a system generated error that is outside of the Contracting Authority's control. THE CLOSING DATE FOR THIS TENDER IS 8th JANUARY 2018 @ 14:00. This tender is to procure two obstacle avoidance sonar (OAS) systems (1 primary and 1 spare) for use primarily on our new high power AUV system Autosub2KUI. Further details of the existing Autosub6000 and Autosub3 AUVs can be found at http://noc.ac.uk/facilities/marine-autonomous-robotic-systems/autosubs. The OAS is intended to provide the vehicle with sufficient situational awareness to enable the AUV to conduct low altitude benthic camera surveys, operation in canyons or operate under ice.

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Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control. UK Shared Business Services eSourcing As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Services e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If Bidders have not yet registered on the portal this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the 'Supplier e-Sourcing Registration'. Please note that to register Bidders must have a valid DUNS number for the organisation which you are registering. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respondtender. Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. If you have not done this already please follow the guidance: This is done by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. Once this has been completed, when you log into the CSS website, please follow the attached guidance notes which will show you how to find the tenders. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respondtender.

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk