Published date: 21 September 2020
Last edited date: 22 September 2020
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
Construction work for university buildings - 45214400
Construction work for buildings relating to law and order or emergency services and for military buildings - 45216000
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000
Fire-brigade and rescue services - 75250000
Location of contract
United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands
Value of contract
£150,000 to £200,000
Procurement reference
CF-0118800D58000000L5A4EAK1
Published date
21 September 2020
Closing date
6 October 2020
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
23 October 2020
Contract end date
22 October 2021
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.
This is an accelerated procedure.
Justification
Mini competition via Crown Commercial Framework RM6018 failed to identify any suitable bidders. Accelerated procedure is now required due to the decreased timescales for when work must commence.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Home Office is seeking to externally commission scientific evidence to assist the production of operational guidance in relation to evacuation strategy in blocks of flats.
The Fire and Resilience Directorate in the Home Office is looking to appoint a supplier (or suppliers) to undertake this operational research and testing of procedures.
Subject matter experts to research, test and produce report into revised evacuation strategies to support the recommendations of the Hackitt review
More information
Additional text
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This procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office's eSourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the eSourcing Portal.If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com by following the link 'To register click here'. 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 Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk and quoting "Stay Put Evacuation Research"-C19380" in the title to request access to the ITT documents.Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The eMail will be processed and then the buyer will enable the supplier to access the procurement online via the eSourcing Portal. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at customersupport@jaggaer.com or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs).
About the buyer
Contact name
Nigel Prideaux
Address
2 Marsham St, Westminster
London
SW1P 4DF
GB
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