Published date: 14 August 2019

Last edited date: 14 August 2019

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: 3 June 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 31000000

  • Telescopes - 38635000

  • Shutters - 44221400

    • Installation services of guidance and control systems - 51900000

Location of contract

SN2 1FF

Value of contract

£100,000 to £155,000

Procurement reference

FM19047

Published date

14 August 2019

Closing date

3 June 2019

Contract start date

2 September 2019

Contract end date

1 November 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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 procurement procedure did not result in a contract award as no suitable offers were made. ***

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Monday 3rd June 2019 at 14:00

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement

Although the location and industry is based upon the UKRI Head Office, please note that the actual works and delivery will take place at the following address:

Alvarez de Abreu,
70.38700
Santa Cruz de La Palma
Canary Islands
Spain

The William Herschel Telescope (WHT) is situated on the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands and is operated by the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes for professional astronomers from around the world. The telescope was commissioned in 1987 as a general-purpose astronomical facility and today continues to deliver world-class science. The ING would like to maintain the scientific competitiveness of the facility and has commissioned a new instrument and a series of upgrades to ensure that the telescope remains functional for at least another decade from 2020.

To that end, the ING is scoping the market to determine the feasibility of upgrading the dome shutter control system of the telescope. The current control system was also designed in 1987 and has worked reasonably well until recently when more technical failures have become apparent. The motor, cable drum, drive, brakes and clutch are all in good condition and the expectation is that these will not be replaced. Only the control system will be replaced.


Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System.

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document.

How to Apply

As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement.

To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice.

If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; 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;
• the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

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

Links

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 tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.

How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite

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.

About UK Shared Business Services

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Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.

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.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Jacob Morris

Address

North Star House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793 867996

Email

Jacob.Morris@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk