Published date: 3 November 2015

This notice was replaced on 3 November 2015

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

Awarded contract (published 21 March 2018)

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

  • Miscellaneous services - 98300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£800,000

Procurement reference

UKSBS PS 150146

Published date

3 November 2015

Closing date

15 December 2015

Contract start date

1 February 2016

Contract end date

1 February 2020

Contract type

Service 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

A "Baseline Level" service contract for the security screening process of pre-recruitment candidates and existing employees for seven (7) UK Research Councils and the eighth organisation the UKSBS Shared Business Services

More information

Attachments

Additional text

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with
the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for
procurement values that exceed Regulation 5
(Threshold amounts). All Selection criteria shall be on
Mandatory Pass / Fail grounds.
This procurement will be managed electronically via
the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite.
To participate in this procurement, participants shall
first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
If Bidders 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, 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 suffient amount of
time to register.
Full instructions for registration and use of the system
can be found at
http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respondtender
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@ccs.gsi.gov.uk.
Your email must clearly state:
the name and reference for the procurement you wish
to register for;
Your organisations 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 Suite.
The registered user will receive a notification email to
alert them once this has been done.
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 applicable to this oppertunity.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing
Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service

About the buyer

Contact name

John Welch or Kevin Griffiths

Address

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS)
North Star House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Telephone

01793867305

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk