Published date: 18 July 2019

This notice was replaced on 9 October 2019

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

Awarded contract (published 9 October 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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances - 38290000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£72,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS RE19169

Published date

18 July 2019

Closing date

31 July 2019

Contract start date

7 August 2019

Contract end date

31 August 2020

Contract type

Supply 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 final date and time for the submission of bids is 31/07/2019 at 14:00 and the final date and time for the submission of clarification questions is 29/07/2019 at 11:00.

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.

12 surface drifters (floating buoys) with salinity will be deployed at four times in the year (3 in September 2019, 3 in December 2019, 3 in March 2020, 3 in June 2020) to track the ocean surface currents using the GPS position of the buoy, and to measure ocean surface properties (temperature and salinity) and surface meteorological conditions (barometric pressure). These will be used to complement drifter trajectories (GPS tracks) not equipped with salinity and temperature sensors, to be purchased in a separate order.

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. 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

Additional text

UK Shared Business Services eSourcing

As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements.

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

Mary Cheston

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793425046

Email

scientificresearch@uksbs.co.uk