Published date: 18 May 2016

This notice was replaced on 18 May 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 5 April 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 15000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£2,000,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS FM160024 Provision of British Antarctic Food

Published date

18 May 2016

Closing date

27 June 2016

Contract start date

1 August 2016

Contract end date

31 July 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

UK SBS is managing this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as may be amended from time to time) (the "Regulations").

This tender event is based on the following Lots:

Lot 1 - Vessel
Lot 2 - Station Dry
Lot 3 - Station Frozen
Lot 4 - Bonded stores

It is intended that a sole provider will be appointed for each Lot detailed above, and identified within the pricing schedule.

Potential Providers are invited to tender for one or more Lots on an individual basis.

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), in support of five research stations in and around Antarctica and two polar vessels, is required to supply provisions for personnel on the continent and on board the ships.
During the Antarctic summer there can be more than 250 scientists and support personnel stationed around the region. Everything they need to survive and work needs to be imported by air or sea. Those 50 or so who remain in Antarctica during the winter need adequate supplies for over six months of isolation.
The provisioning requirement falls into three distinct categories: the storing of the Polar vessels, the annual re-supply of the Antarctic Stations, and the provision of bonded stored to ships and stations.

About UK Shared Business Services
Putting the business into shared services
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our customers improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.
It is our vision to become the leading provider for our customers of shared business services in the UK public sector, continuously reducing cost and improving quality of business services for Government and the public sector.

Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.

Core services include Procurement, Finance, Grants Admissions, Human Resources, Payroll, ISS, and Property Asset Management all underpinned by our Service Delivery and Contact Centre teams.
UK SBS is a people rather than task focused business. It's what makes us different to the traditional transactional shared services centre. What is more, being a not-for-profit organisation owned by its customers, UK SBS' goals are aligned with the public sector and delivering best value for the UK taxpayer.
UK Shared Business Services Ltd changed its name from RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd in March 2013.
Our Customers
Growing from a foundation of supporting the Research Councils, 2012/13 saw Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) transition their procurement to UK SBS and Crown Commercial Service (CSS - previously Government Procurement Service) agree a Memorandum of Understanding with UK SBS to deliver two major procurement categories (construction and research) across Government.
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About the buyer

Contact name

Huw Pearce / Matthew Fowler

Address

UK Shared Business Services Ltd, North star House, North star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Telephone

01793867005

Email

fmprocurement@uksbs.co.uk