Published date: 23 March 2018

Last edited date: 23 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.


Closing: 28 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Offshore drilling services - 76320000

Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£4,000,000 to £6,000,000

Procurement reference

UKSBSPR17046

Published date

23 March 2018

Closing date

28 June 2017

Contract start date

1 August 2017

Contract end date

31 October 2018

Contract type

Service 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

***THIS TENDER REQUIREMENT WAS ABANDONED PRIOR TO A CONTRACT AWARD DECISION***


CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 28/06/2017 14:00 HOURS. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER. To express your interest in this opportunity email ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. To register on our e-sourcing portal click on https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and follow the link "Register for CCS eSourcing"

Prior to 2004, geological sampling in the Arctic Ocean
was mainly restricted to near-surface Quaternary
sediments, and therefore the long-term Pre-
Quaternary geological history was poorly known. With
the successful completion of the Arctic Coring
Expedition - ACEX (IODP Expedition 302) in 2004,
428 meters of Quaternary, Neogene, Paleogene and
Campanian sediment on Lomonosov Ridge were
penetrated, providing new unique insights into the
Cenozoic Arctic paleoceanographic and climatic
history.
While highly successful, the ACEX record also had
limitations. The ACEX sequence possibly contains
either a large hiatus or an interval of strongly reduced
sedimentation rates spanning the time interval from
late Eocene to middle Miocene. This is a critical time
interval, as it spans the time when prominent changes
in global climate took place during the transition from
the early Cenozoic Greenhouse world to the late
Cenozoic Icehouse world. Furthermore, discontinuous
recovery during ACEX prevented

More information

Additional text

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 28/06/2017 14:00 HOURS
DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER
I would like to notify you that this procurement opportunity is currently live on Tenders Electronic Daily, a copy of the Notice is attached and, if you have not already taken the opportunity to register, instructions are detailed below on the process for registration and expression of interest via Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite. 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. If Bidders 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, Bidders 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. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender 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: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) 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. 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 (CCS) Helpdesk : Freephone: 0345 010 3503 email: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk Training support to respond to a requirement is available to bidders at http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/supplier.aspx

About the buyer

Contact name

Allan Norman

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

allan.norman@uksbs.co.uk