Published date: 5 November 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: 9 December 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Fluorescent and polarising microscopes - 38515000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS RE150362

Published date

5 November 2015

Closing date

9 December 2015

Contract start date

22 December 2015

Contract end date

22 December 2017

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

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 09/12/2015 AT 14:00 HOURS.

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER - PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE ADDITIONAL TEXT SECTION .

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The contractor will manufacture, supply, deliver,
position, install, test and commission one diSPIM
System at the Medical Research Council Clinical
Sciences Centre (MRC-CSC) in London.

The diSPIM System shall be purchased via an official
MRC purchase order, formed against a Contract
Supply Document for the equipment, competitively
tendered, negotiated and agreed by MRC-CSC with
the Contractor.

The MRC-CSC invites tender(s) or bid(s) for the items
described, specified & listed and generally in
accordance with the given programme.

The MRC-CSC will give due consideration to any
tender(s) or bid(s) whether of standard manufacture or
of an alternative design solution(s) that provides &
delivers innovation, good design, accounts for ongoing
product development and clearly demonstrates
measurable subsequent benefits.

For all types of tender(s) or bid(s) submitted to the
MRC-CSC, and any that are subsequently awarded a
formal Contract Supply Document and official
purchase order, the MRCCSC
shall reserve the right to agree contract flexibility
and adjust item quantity requirements and/or the
delivery timing set out in the given programme, should
it be conducive for the MRC-CSC to do so.

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Please see our e-sourcing portal for full details.


More information

Additional text

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.

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: 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.

The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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


About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Fernandez

Address

North Star House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

andrew.fernandez@uksbs.co.uk

Website

http://www.uksbs.co.uk