Published date: 29 October 2018
Last edited date: 29 October 2018
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Contract summary
Industry
Research and development consultancy services - 73200000
Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£0 to £25,000
Procurement reference
CR18151
Published date
29 October 2018
Closing date
5 November 2018
Contract start date
19 November 2018
Contract end date
29 March 2019
Contract type
Service 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 Monday 05th November 2018 at 14:00 (BST)
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.
Aims and Objectives of the Project
The key aim of the project is to get a detailed understanding from the publications arising from the use of Tier 1 ( HECTOR 2007-2014 and ARCHER 2013-ono) and Tier 2 HPC ( 5 regional centres funded in 2012 and 6 centres funded in 2016) about the nature of the research, in terms of subject areas, quality and collaboration. ,
The key questions for this study are:
• Which areas of research have benefitted from the use of HPC (for example through an analysis of the range of disciplines/fields represented in the HPC publication set)
• What is the quality of research enabled by the HPC (for example through and analysis of citation impact, and occurrence in top citation percentiles benchmarked against appropriate comparators)
• To what extent is collaborative research being fostered through the use of the HPC facilities (including collaborations across academia-business, between disciplines, and with international partners)?
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.
More information
Attachments
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- Bidder - Logging into Emptoris for the first time.pdf
- Tender notice
- Using CCS eSourcing for the first time
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- Bidder Training V1.0.pdf
- Tender notice
- CCS eSourcing Training Guide
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- CR18151 ITQ Invitation to Quote questions.pdf
- Tender notice
- CR18151 Invitation to quote Questions
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- CR18151 Services purchasing contract.pdf
- Tender notice
- CR18151 Terms & Conditions
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- CR18151 Invitation to quote 1.pdf
- Tender notice
- CR18151 Invitation to quote 1
Links
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- https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
- Tender notice
- CCS Emptoris eSourcing Portal
Additional text
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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.
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.
About UK Shared Business 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.
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.
For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/
About the buyer
Contact name
Karl Oakley
Address
Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England
Telephone
01793 867005
Website
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Closing: 5 November 2018