Published date: 24 October 2018
Last edited date: 24 October 2018
This notice was replaced on 11 November 2019
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Awarded contract (published 11 November 2019)
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Contract summary
Industry
Cytometers - 38434510
Location of contract
CB2 0QH
Value of contract
£0 to £270,000
Procurement reference
RE18382
Published date
24 October 2018
Closing date
28 November 2018
Contract start date
24 December 2018
Contract end date
23 December 2023
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
The final date and time for the submission of bids is Wednesday 28th November 2018 at 14:00. The final date and time for requests to participate is Tuesday 27th November 2018 at 12.00.
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.
Brief Description of Requirement
The MRC wish to purchase a new Benchtop Flow Cytometer to enable them to analyse the physical and chemical characteristics of particles in a fluid as it passes through a Minimum of 5 (five) spatially separated lasers and it is desirable that the proposed Flow Cytometer offered be fitted with a sixth spatially separated laser.
The Contractor shall design, manufacture, supply, deliver, position, install, test, commission and set to work a Benchtop Flow Cytometer (FCM) at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
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 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 unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control.
More information
Attachments
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- AW5.2 Price Schedule.xlsx
- Tender notice
- AW5.2 Price Schedule
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- RE18382 Contract.pdf
- Tender notice
- Terms and Conditions
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- RE18382 RFP Request for Proposal questions.pdf
- Tender notice
- Request for Proposal Questions
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- Bidder Training.pdf
- Tender notice
- Bidder Training
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- RE18382 RFP Request for Proposal v2 updated.pdf
- Tender notice
- Request for Proposal Updated
Links
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- https://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:465326-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML
- Tender notice
- TED Notice
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 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 UK Shared Business Services
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.
Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.
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.
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About the buyer
Contact name
Rosie Clarke
Address
Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England
Website
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