Published date: 17 October 2019

Last edited date: 17 October 2019

This notice was replaced on 17 December 2019

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

Awarded contract (published 17 December 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • High-pressure pipeline - 44161500

  • Engineering services - 71300000

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

OX11 0DE

Value of contract

£110,000 to £140,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR19046

Published date

17 October 2019

Closing date

8 November 2019

Contract start date

29 November 2019

Contract end date

1 May 2020

Contract type

Supply 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?

No

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 08/11/2019 at 14:00 GMT.

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement:

Lot 1 - Methane Moderator Prototype

The requirement is for the supply of a cryogenic methane moderator to the detailed component drawings provided along with the requirement, to the dimensions, tolerances and specifications laid out in the technical drawings. The cryogenic methane moderator is situated within the reflector assembly at the core of ISIS TS1. The purpose of moderators is to reduce the energy of the neutrons being released from the target to a suitable level for the receiving scientific instruments conducting various studies. The cryogenic methane moderator operates with a flow of liquid methane at 3.4bar and with a temperature of 110K.

Lot 2 - Hydrogen Moderator Prototype

The requirement is for the supply of a cryogenic hydrogen moderator to the detailed component drawings provided along with the requirement, to the dimensions, tolerances and specifications laid out in the technical drawings. The cryogenic hydrogen moderator is situated within the reflector assembly at the core of ISIS TS1. The purpose of moderators is to reduce the energy of the neutrons being released from the target to a suitable level for the receiving scientific instruments conducting various studies. The liquid hydrogen moderator operates with a flow of liquid hydrogen at 8 bar and with a temperature of 20K. The hydrogen moderator is built up in three layers of safety containment due to the explosive nature of hydrogen.

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 / RFP 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.

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.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

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 tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.

How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite:

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.

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Email

majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk