Published date: 27 October 2016

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 November 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£90,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR16224

Published date

27 October 2016

Closing date

18 November 2016

Contract start date

22 November 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2017

Contract type

Supply 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

To express your interest in this opportunity e-mail ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.
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To register on our e-sourcing portal click on https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and follow the link "Register for CCS eSourcing"
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UK Shared Business Services Ltd, acting as the Contracting Authority, is putting into place a Contract on behalf of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
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BAS is looking for a supplier capable of providing Oceanic Floats that will be deployed in the Southern Ocean(s) for 2-4 years to capture sub-surface data.
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The required Finescale Velocity measurements will be recorded at depths between 5M & 2000M at 5M intervals with the data (and GPS location) being transmitted via the Iridium system.
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Each float will also require an Ice Guard - which is appropriate for light sea-ice - along with a shipping crate for transportation to the Southern Ocean(s)

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DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER.
As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpssourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link "Register for CCS eSourcing".
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Please note that to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation 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.
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This is done by emailing :
ExpressionOf interest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.
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Your e-mail must clearly state : the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for ; the name of the registered Bidder ; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.
Crown Commercial will process the email and then enable the bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite.
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The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
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The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at : https;//gpsesourcing.cabinetofice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents with Contracts Finder"

About the buyer

Contact name

Geoff Bath

Address

UKSBS, North Star House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk