Published date: 18 January 2019
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraft - 34710000
Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000
Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 79900000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£0 to £150,000
Procurement reference
CS18032
Published date
18 January 2019
Closing date
7 December 2018
Contract start date
19 December 2018
Contract end date
31 May 2019
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The final date and time for the submission of bids is 07/12/2018 at 14:00.
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.
Brief Description of Requirement
BAS is currently carrying out a major programme of Antarctic infrastructure and logistics modernisation. This is placing increased demand on the current intercontinental supply chain. To build resilience and redundancy into the supply chain BAS is seeking to augment its existing fleet with an additional passenger aircraft. This aircraft will work alongside the de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Series 110 (Dash 7) aircraft that currently provides BAS its intercontinental airbridge operation. The aircraft will be capable of transporting passengers and medical patients. It is expected to begin operating in the 2020/21 austral summer and is expected to be operated for at least five years until both it and the Dash 7 are replaced.
User Requirements and tender documents are currently being refined.
The purpose of this proposed contract is to provide specialist aviation technical advice and support to the Air Capability 2020 project during the aircraft procurement phase of the project.
Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System.
This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document.
How to Apply
As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement.
To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice.
If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; 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;
• the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
UK SBS CS18032 Technical Advisory Services: BAS Aircraft Capability 2020
- Opportunity
- Published 23 November 2018, last edited 23 November 2018
Attachments
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- CS18032 AW5.2 Price Schedule.pdf
- Bidding documents
- CS18032 AW5.2 Price Schedule
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- CS18032 ITQ Invitation to Quote questions.pdf
- Bidding documents
- CS18032 ITQ Invitation to Quote questions
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- CS18032 S2 - Services purchasing contract - high risk.pdf
- Bidding documents
- CS18032 S2 - Services purchasing contract - high risk
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- Bidder - Logging into Emptoris for the first time V1.0.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Bidder - Logging into Emptoris for the first time V1.0
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- Bidder Training V1.0.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Bidder Training V1.0
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- CS18032 ITQ Invitation to Quote V4.pdf
- Bidding documents
- CS18032 ITQ Invitation to Quote V4
Links
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- https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
- Tender notice
- CCS Emptoris eSourcing Portal
Additional text
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DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts)
Responses must be received by the date in the bid documents.
Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.
How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite
Full details of this opportunity can be found on the e-sourcing portal please follow instructions below. 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:
• name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• name of the registered Bidder;
• 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 using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.
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
Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.
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Award information
Awarded date
20 December 2018
Contract start date
2 January 2019
Contract end date
31 May 2019
Total value of contract
£160,250
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
West Keeble Ltd
Address
Chancery House
30 St Johns Road
Woking
Surrey
GU21 7SAReference
Companies House number: 11613001
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Ben Oborne
Address
Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England
Telephone
01793 867005
Coreservicesprocurement@uksbs.co.uk
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Closing: 7 December 2018