II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Science and Technology Facilities Council.
Daresbury Laboratory.
Cheshire.
UK.
WA4 4AD.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ESS Eric is a Swedish limited liability company jointly owned by the Swedish and Danish Governments. The core business of the company is to design, plan, construct, commission, operate and decommission the European Spallation Source (ESS). ESS Eric is located in Lund, Sweden, co-hosted by Sweden and Denmark and has more than 22 Partner countries, including the UK. The UK contribution is coordinated by STFC. The facility will deliver its first neutrons in 2019 and is expected to be fully operational by 2025.
STFC are providing a number of goods and services on behalf of the ESS. This tender is for the procurement of pedestals to mount the LWU’s and dipoles for the ESS Linac.
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for Procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (threshold amounts). This procurement will be managed electronically via the crown commercial service’s e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If Bidders have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/emptoris by following the link “Supplier eSourcing Registration”.
Please note that, to register, bidders 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. Note: registration may take some time please ensure that you allow a sufficient amount of time to register.
Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/becomea
crown-commercial-service-supplier
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 before the procurement you wish to register for; Your organisations full name as a registered supplier; the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) 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.
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.6) Estimated value
(for framework agreements or dynamic purchasing systems – estimated total maximum.
II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.6) Estimated value
(for framework agreements or dynamic purchasing systems – estimated total maximum value for the entire duration of this lot).
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system value for the entire duration of this lot).
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement
Or dynamic purchasing system please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing.
Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service
(CCS) Helpdesk (Not UK SBS Ltd): Freephone: 0345 010 3503
Email: eenablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Training support to respond to a requirement is available to bidders at http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/supplier.aspx
Responses must be received by the date in IV.2.2.
Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
This requirement cannot be set into lots as it is one set of goods provided by one supplier.