Published date: 8 August 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 15 July 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical analysis or consultancy services - 71621000

  • Business analysis consultancy services - 72221000

  • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£60,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS CS19212

Published date

8 August 2019

Closing date

15 July 2019

Contract start date

8 August 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

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 15/07/2019 @ 14:00hrs GMT.

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

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

BGS provides expert services and impartial advice in all areas of geoscience. Our client base is drawn from the public and private sectors both in the UK and internationally.

The Geospatial Commission have commissioned, via a commercial contract, BGS and the remaining Geo6 partners to deliver on a number of projects that will contribute towards its task of setting the UK's National Geospatial Strategy. The strategic aim for one of these project is for the Geo6 partners to review how they supply their data under licence, and to wherever possible align their terms and conditions and any access constraints. It is envisaged that this will contribute towards improved access to and interoperability of licensable geospatial data for end users. BGS are the lead partner for this project and This request is for an external body to conduct a detailed review of the current state of play related to automating licensing and rights management to deliver a report on recommendations for developing and implementing a new digital rights standard for geospatial data.

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 CS19212 : UK Research and Innovation - British Geological Survey Geospatial Commission GEO6 Licensing - Year 2 (FY2019 - 20)

  • Opportunity
  • Published 2 July 2019

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 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.

About UK Shared Business Services

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our customers improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.

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.

For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/

Award information

Awarded date

26 July 2019

Contract start date

8 August 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Total value of contract

£53,950

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Bloxstore Limited

Address

16 Larkfield Road
Farnham
GU9 7DB

Reference

Companies House number: 07180499

Value of contract

£53,950

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Professional Services

Address

UK Shared Business Services,
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN2 1FL
England

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk