Published date: 5 February 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: 18 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Warehouse management system - 42965100

  • Freight transport agency services - 63521000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_199373/744530

Published date

5 February 2019

Closing date

18 February 2019

Contract start date

4 March 2019

Contract end date

3 March 2021

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?

No


Description

The contractor will be required to provide the following services -

1. On receiving prior notification from Authority, the contractor needs to clear the goods through customs, off-load the goods (with Estates Team supervision) at the warehouse, complete a local inventory for stock control and store the goods in a dry, humidity controlled, secure location.

2. Post that, whenever the authority requires, the contracted firm needs to take out the goods called for from the warehouse and bring them to either the BHC compound or one of the off-compound properties. The shipment needs to be inventoried.
3. Once at the location, the contracted firm needs to move the new furnishings to the location, under Estates Team supervision; place them in position, remove packaging and then take the old furnishings back to the transport. The old materiel going onto the contracted firm's transport needs to be inventoried.

4. The process will be repeated up-to four times a day, depending on time availability.

5. Once completed, the old furnishings are to be taken back to the to the warehouse and checked in.

6. When the whole process is complete, the old furnishing are to be auctioned off.

7. Once all furnishings have been replaced, the warehouse arrangements are then reviewed with a view to keeping it working for the day to day storage of the BHCs slow moving bulk stores.

8. The requirement for the other services will continue as per Authority's requirement till the end of the contracted period.


More information

Additional text

In order to be considered for this project it and receive pre-qualification and/or tender information it is necessary that you register your company (including any relevant information requested) on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Procurement Portal, e-Bravo. Failure to do this will mean your company may not receive a Tender; no tenders will be issued via open e-mail.
Project 2129, ITT 2837: Providing Warehouse, Freight & Logistics Services to British High Commission in New Delhi
How to apply in this Project:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register. - Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue" - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete - you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Login to the portal with the username/password - Click on the relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) to access the content - You can now access any attachments by clicking the "Settings and Buyer
Attachments" in the "Actions" box;
Responding to the ITT - You can choose to "Reply" or "Reject" (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek clarification - Note the deadline for completion, - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available), You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the "Actions" box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the the online help or contact the eTendering help desk.
Potential Providers should answer all questions as accurately and concisely as possible in the same order as the questions are presented. Where a question is not relevant to the Potential Provider's
organisation, this should be indicated, with an explanation. Where attachments are requested to be submitted within the electronic PQQ/ITT, these shall be submitted in a PDF format (Adobe or similar).
PQQ/ITT or Bids not submitted via the FCO's eProcurement portal will not be considered.


About the buyer

Contact name

Budhaditya Mukherjee

Address

British High Commission, Shantipath
New Delhi
SW1A 2AH
England

Email

budhaditya.mukherjee@fco.gov.uk