Published date: 1 September 2017

This notice was replaced on 20 March 2018

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

Awarded contract (published 20 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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products - 39000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS FM17136 - Bespoke Bedroom Furniture for Rothera

Published date

1 September 2017

Closing date

14 September 2017

Contract start date

29 September 2017

Contract end date

29 December 2017

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 14/09/2017 at 17:00
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.
The Natural Environment Research Council - British Antarctic Survey Require 44 No, Bedrooms to be fully furnished as per the specification below;

All Assembly and Installation will be completed on site, in Antarctica by professional carpenters employed by BAS.

There is no requirement for consideration of Electrical, Plumbing, ICT, VDU or Decoration.
This requirement will include the supply for The Rooms, Furniture and Storage.

Each room shall be designed such that it contains the following;
• 2 no. Single Beds - With Mattresses
• 1 no. Workdesk
• 1 no Desk Chair
• Individual storage space for hanging clothing for 2 persons
• Individual storage space for folded clothing for 2 persons
• Individual storage space for personal items, books etc. for 2 persons
• Individual storage space for a large backpack/bulky item for 2 persons
• Individual or communal hanging space for outdoor clothing for 2 persons
• Individual or communal storage space for footwear, hats and gloves for 2 persons
• Pin Board for official notices and personal photographs etc.
Consideration will need to be given to the issue of joint occupancy of each room by work colleagues. Please also refer to the attached Appendices, to ensure dimensions and room layouts are fully understood.

**Delivery is required, no later that November 24th 2017 **

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

More information

Attachments

Additional text

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts)

Responses must be received by the date in the bid documents.

Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.

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

How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite

Full details of this opportunity can be found on the e-sourcing portal please follow instructions below. 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:
• name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• name of the registered Bidder;
• 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 to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

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

About the buyer

Contact name

James Hackett

Address

Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1ET
England

Email

FMProcurement@uksbs.co.uk