UK SBS PR19062 Super Insulated Vacuum Lines (SIVL)

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 31/07/2019 at 11:00am.

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

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

Brief Description of Requirement

The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is the largest of the Science and Technology Facilities Council's laboratories. RAL, whose main function is to support the advancement of science, is situated 15 miles south of Oxford, in the UK. The RAL Space Department is seeking to procure Super Insulated Vacuum Lines (SIVL) and vacuum-insulated valve assemblies for the supply of Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) to its third large Space Test Chamber (STC-3).

In order to better understand the install location for the SIVL requirement, UKRI STFC will offer a shared site visit to all interested bidders on 09/07/2019. The site visit will take place at UKRI STFC's RAL site: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX.

Following registration of interest within the Emptoris e-sourcing tool, bidders must further confirm (via Emptoris RFx message) their wish to attend the site visit. Within this message, bidders must provide their organisation name, the name of the person attending (please note there is a limit of just one attendee per organisation) and an emergency contact telephone number. Further details regarding the site visit will then be provided.

Note - all clarifications, questions, answers and further information provided as part of the Site Visit will be uploaded to Emptoris for all bidders to review no later than 12/07/2019.

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 / 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.

Additional information: 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.

**This Contract was awarded on 05/08/2019 with a value of £94,200

This requirement included the option of the modification of RAL Space's second Space Test Chamber (STC-2) in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a), which was awarded on 15/01/2020.

Modifications have been made in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (b), which have brought the total Contract value to £184,640.**