Published date: 21 March 2018

Last edited date: 21 March 2018

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: 22 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£560,000 to £720,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PS18001

Published date

21 March 2018

Closing date

22 March 2018

Contract start date

1 June 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2022

Contract type

Service 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

****The final date and time for submission of bids is 22/03/2018 @ 14:00hrs GMT. Do not apply directly to the buyer, bids are to be submitted through the CCS e-sourcing suite**** OJEU reference: 2018/S018-037242.

The Science and Technology Facilities Council has a requirement to procure an Occupational Health provision. It is STFC's Policy is to provide a safe working environment and to employ best practice to ensure the health, safety and welfare of their workforces which must be implemented in readiness for commencement of full service provision on 01 June 2018.
STFC comprises of four sites - the Daresbury Laboratory in Warrington, the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, Head Office in Swindon and the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UKATC) in Edinburgh.
In order for bidders to gain a full appreciation of the complexities of this requirement and scale of the operation they are invited to attend a tour of STFC RAL on Wednesday 7th February at 11.30 am.
Bidders are to confirm attendance for site visit via Rfx message through the eSourcing portal by 11:00hrs GMT 06/02/2018. When confirming please provide details of the representatives attending, please note a maximum of two representatives per organisation.

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Do not apply directly to the buyer, bids are to be submitted through the CCS e-sourcing suite

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.

If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. 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.

The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.

As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk : Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sharon West

Address

UK Shared Business Services
Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk