Published date: 16 November 2018

Last edited date: 16 November 2018

This notice was replaced on 14 January 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 14 January 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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

OX11 0QX

Value of contract

£125,000 to £140,000

Procurement reference

PR18164

Published date

16 November 2018

Closing date

4 December 2018

Contract start date

2 January 2019

Contract end date

29 March 2019

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

***Please NOTE: This tender will close for the receipt of bids on Tuesday 4th December 2018 at 14.00 BST.***
The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC), a component Research Council of UK Research and
Innovation (UKRI), is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, whose goal is to deliver economic,
societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people - and more broadly to the world.
STFC wishes to procure a Fibre-Based Seed Laser System for its Central Lasers Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK.
***DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER*** Note : Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this is unfortunately a system generated error that is outside of the Contracting Authority's control.

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 "Supplier eSourcing registration"
About UK Shared Business Services

UK SBS brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our customers improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. It is our vision to become the leading provider for our customers of shared business services in the UK public sector, continuously reducing cost and improving quality of business services for Government and the public sector. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. Core services include Procurement, Finance, Grants Admissions, Human Resources, Payroll, ISS, and Property Asset Management all underpinned by our Service Delivery and Contact Centre teams. UK SBS is a people rather than task focused business. It's what makes us different to the traditional transactional shared services centre. What is more, being a not-for-profit organisation owned by its customers, UK SBS' goals are aligned with the public sector and delivering best value for the UK taxpayer. Our Customers Growing from a foundation of supporting the Research Councils, 2012/13 saw Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) transition their procurement to UK SBS and Crown Commercial Services (CCS - previously Government Procurement Service) agree a Memorandum of Understanding with UK SBS to deliver two major procurement categories (construction and research) across Government. UK SBS currently manages £700m expenditure for its Customers.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Jonathan Smith

Address

North Star House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01235 446394

Email

majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk