Published date: 12 October 2015

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: 29 October 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£5,000

Procurement reference

UKSBS PS150209

Published date

12 October 2015

Closing date

29 October 2015

Contract start date

13 November 2015

Contract end date

30 November 2015

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Medical Research Council (MRC) HQ based in Swindon UK is seeking a provider to deliver a specialised electrical diagnostic training for its mechancis and operatives (10 number) for the Land Rover Puma model (13 number) vehicles based in the MRC Research Unit based in The Gambia, West Africa. Quotations are invited from qualified trainers to submit either or option(s) of training delivered to MRC premises in Gambia and or delivered at own UK premises. See specification for options regimes to bid against

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Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter V11, Section 2 of Directive 2004/18/EC), on the basis of information provided in response to a Request for Proposal. 

This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.

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the name of the registered supplier;

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Responses must be published by the date in IV.3.4.

About the buyer

Contact name

JOHN WELCH

Address

UK SBS Business Services
Common Goods & Services Procurement Team; North Star House; North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Telephone

01793 867305

Email

john.welch@uksbs.co.uk