Published date: 27 March 2018
Last edited date: 27 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
Water containers - 44613500
Research laboratory services - 73111000
Marine research services - 73112000
Location of contract
CB3 0ET
Value of contract
£50,000 to £65,000
Procurement reference
PR17079A
Published date
27 March 2018
Closing date
10 August 2017
Contract start date
30 August 2017
Contract end date
29 January 2018
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
*** The procurement procedure did not result in a contract award as no suitable offers were made. ***
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. THE CLOSING DATE FOR THIS TENDER IS 10TH AUGUST 2017 AT 14:00, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY DIRECT TO THE BUYER.
The Natural Environment Research Council, British Antarctic Survey has a requirement for two types of Niskin Bottles:
A standard 20 litre bottle to be used on our stainless steel framed unit (26 bottles required).
A special Teflon coated 12 litre bottle to be used on our titanium frame (30 bottles required).
In addition to the 30 bottles we have a requirement for titanium brackets with delrin blocks to be provided (one per bottle).
The 12 litre bottles must have no exposed metal (e.g. stainless steel) as these will be used for trace metal chemistry.
The supplied Niskin bottles must be compatible with the SeaBird carousel release system (SeaBird SBE 32).
Both the standard 20 litre and the trace metal 12 litre bottles are to operate in an open/close mode.
More information
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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.
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Swindon
SN2 1FF
England
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