Published date: 5 December 2016

This notice was replaced on 20 March 2018

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

Awarded contract (published 20 March 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Spectrometers - 38433000

  • Airborne particle monitoring - 90731800

Location of contract

CB3 0ET

Value of contract

£55,000 to £70,000

Procurement reference

RE160419

Published date

5 December 2016

Closing date

16 December 2016

Contract start date

22 December 2016

Contract end date

1 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

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 16th December 2016 at 14:00 am DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

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

Item Description

SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER with long DMA (10 to 1000 nm) and Advanced Aerosol Neutralizer (Soft Xray)

The item being procured is an instrument to measure particle size distributions of aerosols in the nanometer range and the Soft Xray neutralizer essential for its operation. It must permit the measurement of both number concentration and complete size distribution of nanometer-sized particles in a minimum of 10 seconds. The instrument must be able to measure particles down to 2.5 nanometers. The detector within the particle size spectrometer must be a butanol based condensation particle counter with a lower sensitivity of 2.5 nm and proven 50% efficiency at that size. The spectrometer must include a choice of at least two DMA's that can be interchanged quickly.


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.

To register on our e-sourcing portal click on https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and follow the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.

To express your interest in this opportunity email expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk

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DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER 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: 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 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 utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

About the buyer

Contact name

James Mills

Address

North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Telephone

01793 425099

Email

James.Mills@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk