Published date: 11 September 2019

Last edited date: 11 September 2019

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: 24 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Vacuum pumps - 42122450

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0 to £250,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR19003

Published date

11 September 2019

Closing date

24 May 2019

Contract start date

27 June 2019

Contract end date

26 June 2020

Contract type

Supply 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.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

*** This Procurement exercise has been abandoned prior to contract award***
The project is to introduce a new ultra-short pulse laser beamline to the existing Petawatt laser to increase flexibility, enable a new range of experiments and provide an advanced probe for Petawatt laser-plasma interactions. As part of the new beamline both an optical compressor chamber and a final focusing chamber are required for transport and conditioning of the beam. This tender covers the manufacture of the final focusing vacuum chamber.

The vacuum chamber will be used to house the final optical assemblies for the beam transport line. We are inviting bids for the manufacture, testing and supply of this chamber to
the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory site at Harwell, Oxfordshire, no less than 12 months after the placement of the contract.

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The tender response closing date/time is 24/05/2019 at 14:00.

1. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing tool, and participants must first be registered.
2. This can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/emptoris by following the link 'Supplier eSourcing Registration'. 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. Note: registration may take some time please ensure that you allow a sufficient amount of time to register. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers
3. Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing tool, the 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; your organisation's full name as a 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 tool.
4. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
5. As a user of the e-Sourcing tool, 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 applicable to this opportunity.
6. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing tool, please contact the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Helpdesk (Not UK SBS Ltd): Freephone: 0345 010 3503 or email:eenablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk
7. Training support to respond to a requirement is available to bidders at http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/supplier.aspx
8. Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.

About the buyer

Contact name

Susie Lewinska

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN2 1FF
England

Email

majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk