RE20182 — LoKi Power Operated Door and Roof — Request for Proposal

Concepts

• swindon
• precision equipment
• shared business services ltd
• loki power operated door
• armoured or reinforced doors
• loki instrument project
• roof system
• roof
• door
• loki

Location

Lund, Sweden

Description

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), wishes to establish a contract for the supply of the loki sample area cave power-operated door and roof as per the specification below and attached within the supporting Appendix to this document. UK SBS is managing this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as may be amended from time to time) (the ‘Regulations’). This is a supplies and services contract being procured under the Open OJEU Procedure regulations.

Total Quantity or Scope

This RFP sets out details of the contract and expectations of any successful supplier. … UKRI-STFC have a requirement for the supply and install of a power operated door and roof system that will be delivered and installed at the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden. The document and the supporting Appendix outline the requirements for the supply of the loki sample area cave power-operated door and roof. The translating door will have a mass of approximately 10 500 kg. The roof will have a mass of approximately 11 000 kg. The door and roof must provide radiation shielding – the material configuration of these will be provided by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). LoKI is an advanced Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) instrument being built at ESS. The loki instrument project is an ISIS in-kind project for the ESS facility involving ESS and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the RFP document. How to Apply: UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement. To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and follow the instructions to register. If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and the follow the instructions to 'Login' Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: B5N25494KG. 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.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
• 44421500 - Armoured or reinforced doors
• 44112400 - Roof

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

This RFP sets out details of the Contract and expectations of any successful supplier. This contract will be awarded to a sole supplier. The estimated start date of the contract is 28 October 2020 and the contract end date is 31 March 2022 See section I.3 for access to procurement documentation. 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) UK Research and Innovation 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: 17 September 2020 at 10.00 BST Closing date and time for Bidder to submit their response (‘the deadline’): 17 September 2020 at 11.00 BST This contract has not been sub-divided into lots as there is only one delivery locations and therefore lots are not appropriate. How to Apply: UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement. To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and follow the instructions to register. If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and the follow the instructions to 'Login' Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: B5N25494KG. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our Contracting Authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx The Contracting Authority(CA) will continue to utilise the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) for this procurement if the United Kingdom (UK) is able to gain access to the OJEU. If, however during this procurement process the UK exits the EU and this does not allow for any transitional arrangements of access aligned to the timings of the procurement, the Contracting Authority will as directed by the UK Governments Cabinet Office (via Crown Commercial Services) utilise the UK Governments own procurement portal to discharge the balance of its statutory obligations associated with this procurement.