Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Medical Research Council
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
UK
Contact person: Mellissa Anderson
E-mail: professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.mrc.ac.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UK SBS PS17096 Purchase and Delivery of Toyota Vehicles for Uganda.
Reference number: PS17096
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A procurement requirement has arisen for the need for a variety of Toyota vehicle model(s) apportioned and with mixed specification requirement(s) > quantities(s) for delivery to the Ugandan Research Unit of the Medical Research Council (MRC) in East Africa.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
587 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
00
Main site or place of performance:
Uganda, East Africa.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A procurement requirement has arisen for the need for a variety of Toyota vehicle model(s) apportioned and with mixed specification requirement(s) > quantities(s) for delivery to the Ugandan Research Unit of the Medical Research Council (MRC) in East Africa.
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/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers
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; 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.
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 further for this opportunity.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
100
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 157-325483
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PS17096
Title: UK SBS PS17096 Purchase and Delivery of Toyota Vehicles for Uganda.
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/10/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings Ltd
PO Box 176, 40 Devil's Tower Road
Gibraltar
GX11 1AA
UK
NUTS: 00
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 523 208.33
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting authority expressly reserves the right
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates.
If the contracting authority decides to enter into a contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded.
Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.
UK Shared Business Services Ltd wishes to establish an agreement for use by the following UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations).
Medical Research Council (MRC).
UK Shared Business Services Ltd are able to accept.
Unstructured electronic invoicing.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (threshold amounts).
The sourcing documents can be accessed using the instructions detailed in I.3.
Closing date and time for Bidder to request RFP documents: 21.9.2017 14:00.
Closing date and time for Bidder to submit their response (“the deadline”): 22.9.2017 14:00.
This contract has not been sub-divided into lots as there is only one delivery locations and therefore lots are not appropriate.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
E-mail: policy@uksbs.co.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
E-mail: policy@uksbs.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/01/2018